Sometimes a frugal Second Life can be a taxing one, fraught with hours spent on freebie hunts, frequent marketplace searches, and fingers crossed that a benevolent brand or two will graciously release a free gift or offer an unexpected discount.

And then once in a while the stars align, and the overwhelming generosity of virtual world designers falls like manna from the skies and literally floods your inventory with a fabulous bounty. That time is now, friends: pull on your galoshes and prime your umbrellas, because there’s an absolute storm of amazing group gifts brewing this week!

In what must be an incredible stroke of happenstance for me n’ my modest wallet, LaVian & Co have entirely waived their group fee now through May 20th. If memory serves, their group normally costs around L$750 to join, so it’s a fantastic deal. I had to fight a bit of lag when I teleported in to snag my group tag, and the asset server was experiencing delays, but I believe there were easily over 100 group gifts to collect. It’s funny: I was just telling my new friend Markham that I was keeping my trips around the grid brief because I only had one outfit to my name. LaVian & Co to the rescue! (A special thanks and shout-out to Jujube for alerting me to this limited time offer on Twitter.) Teleport to LaVian & Co

In another excellent twist of fate, three of the monthly fashion events that feature some of the grid’s most coveted brands are all having anniversaries this month, offering gifts aplenty in celebration:

Through May 14th, visit the dreamy Chapter Four event and find upwards of 20 group gifts, including clothes, accessories, shoes, and more. Joining the group is free; just wear the group tag and click the gift boxes! Teleport to The Chapter Four

Through May 27th, pick up loads of original mesh group gifts from the designers at FaMESHED. It’s free to join the group, then just wander around and look for the navy blue parcels. Lots of amazing freebies to be found! Teleport to FaMESHED

Through May 31st, celebrate the 2nd anniversary of We Love Roleplay with an entire area full of exclusive deals, discounts and a number of free gifts as well. And don’t worry if you’re maxed out on groups – no joining or subscribing is required. Teleport to We Love Roleplay

Apologies for the lack of compelling photos! I was going to snap a pic of myself surrounded by a mountain of yet-to-be-opened boxes, but I’m sneaking in this post between work-related tasks (shhh, no telling) and later I’ve got about an eon of gift opening and joyful inventory sorting ahead of me. Hope everyone is having a wonderful week so far. Now go get some free lovelies and sundries!