NC Mall
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The NC Mall is a Neopets feature released into open beta on July 3, 2007, and officially launched . Its located in Neopia Central. It's operated by a Green Scorchio.
Using this special online shop, users could spend real life dollars to buy Neocash (NC for short). Users transfer money through Paypal. All items bought from the NC Mall had an expiration date of 180 days (90 during Beta), yet an update occurred on December 14, 2007, in which the majority of items no longer have a expiration date. There's also a Petpet Park NC Mall in Petpet Park.
Neocash
- NeoCash is the system of virtual currency accepted by the NC mall. NeoCash can be obtained through PayPal, or by NeoCash cards. (see below) There has been controversy about spending real money over Neopoints, but The Neopets Team insists this is purely an extra feature, not necessary to use the Neopets website. Every $1 equals 100 NeoCash. You can win neocash from the Qasalan Expellibox.
As of 2008, 150 NC from the NC Mall can be collected free when they register.
Neocash Card
On October 17, 2007, the Neocash Card began their circulation in Target stores. The cards were sold for $10 or $25, each giving their respective amounts and eight different designs. For every Neocash card redeemed, a virtual item is given which couldn't be received anywhere else, and with all $25 cards an additional 150 NC was given when redeemed. In the United States, Neocash Cards can also be purchased at 7-Eleven, CVS Pharmacy, and selected Walmart stores.
NC Card Price $10 $25 NC Payout 1000 NC 2500 NC Designs
Departments
As of September 2010, these are the different shops that make up the NC Mall:
- NC Mall Accessories Shop - White Aisha shopkeeper: sells items such as hats, wings, face paints, wigs, and hand-held items.
- NC Mall Background Shop - Blue Nimmo shopkeeper: sells backgrounds featuring locations all over Neopia.
- NC Mall Birthday Shop - Yellow Acara shopkeeper: sells items relating to the NC Mall's birthday. Only appears in July.
- NC Mall Clothing/Shoes Shop - Brown Usul shopkeeper: sells items that are worn directly directly on the body such as shirts, dresses, jackets, and trousers.
- NC Mall Daily Dare Shop - Sells items relating to AAA, Abigail, Lulu, and open only during the Daily Dare event.
- NC Mall Elite Boutique Shop - Red Kacheek shopkeeper: only accounts over 49 months have access to the exclusive items sold here.
- NC Mall Faerie Shop - Air Faerie shopkeeper: sells Faerie items such as clothes, trinkets, backgrounds, and furniture.
- NC Mall Fall Shop - Green Blumaroo shopkeeper: sells autumn-themed items, including limited edition items only available until the shop closes in November.
- NC Mall Halloween Shop - Red Shoyru (previously Halloween Kiko) shopkeeper: sells Halloween items, including limited editions that are retired when the shop closes in early November.
- NC Mall Holiday Shop - Christmas Cybunny (previously Christmas Wocky) shopkeeper: sells Christmas and some winter related items, including limited editions only available until the shop closes.
- NC Mall Limited Edition Shop - Red Hissi shopkeeper: sold limited edition items not connected with the annually returning shops.
- NC Mall Music and Sounds Shop - Orange Kougra shopkeeper: sells track music or sound effects with some appearing to eminate from physical items.
- NC Mall Negg Shop - Purple Meerca shopkeeper: opens around Easter and sells a variety of Easter-themed items including limited editions that retire once the shop is closed for the year.
- NC Mall Neohomes Addition Shop - Yellow Lutari shopkeeper: sells structures that can be added to the exterior of Neohomes.
- NC Mall Neohomes Furnishings Shop - Cloud Jetsam shopkeeper: sells furniture and decorations for the interior of Neohomes.
- NC Mall New Items Shop - Pink Lutari shopkeeper: displays only those items that have been recently added to the Mall.
- NC Mall Popular Shop - Red Xweetok shopkeeper: displays the current most popular items bought by NC Mall customers.
- NC Mall Speciality Shop - Yellow Lenny shopkeeper: sells unique items such as capsules, album skins, and New Game NC Challenge Game Tickets.
- NC Mall Spring Shop - Pink Kau shopkeeper: opens during the spring months and sells spring related (e.g. flowers) items, some of which are limited edition.
- NC Mall Style Showdown Shop - Purple Gelert shopkeeper: sells style packs designed to correspond with the Style Showdown themes.
- NC Mall Summer Shop - Yellow Xweetok shopkeeper: sells summer related items, some that retire when the shop closes.
- NC Mall Superpack Shop - Shadow Mynci shopkeeper: sells collections of items that belong to an individual set at discount prices. Usually one item in each pack is only available if the entire set is purchased.
- NC Mall Thought Bubbles Shop - Brown Usul shopkeeper: sells tiny thought bubbles that reveal a Neopet's inner most feelings.
- NC Mall Trinket Shop - Yellow Elephante shopkeeper: sells items that are shown alongside the Neopets, instead of worn directly.
- NC Mall Valentines Shop - Chocolate Kacheek shopkeeper: opens only around Valentines Day and sells items relating to love, hearts, and the colour pink in general.
- NC Mall Virtupets Shop - Blue Grundo shopkeeper: opened in conjunction with the The Return of Dr. Sloth plot.
- NC Mall Winter Shop - Yellow Aisha shopkeeper: opens during the winter months and sells winter related (e.g. snow) items.
- 10th Birthday NC Mall Shop - Yellow Usul shopkeeper: opened in honour of Neopets 10th birthday.
Controversy
When the Mall first opened, items would expire in 180 days and many users disliked the idea of paying real money for something that would be taken away in 6 months. The NC NeoBoard occasionally has topics made by those protesting the idea of buying items with real currency as opposed to Neopoints, stating that it breaks the promise that Neopets will be a free site.
Trivia
- During the official opening of the NC Mall, the image link in Neopia Central had animated flood lights and a giant float of the Green Scorchio as a large line strung out from the shops entrance.
- The most expensive item to buy from the NC Mall is the Down With NC Flag, pricing at 5000 NC points, while the cheapest is I Heart NC Flag, priced at 25 NC. This is an obvious joke on the part of The Neopets Team, requiring users who want to proclaim their dislike of the NC Mall to buy the most expensive item.
- Category and images descriptions were added to the item categories on September 15, 2007, in order to better explain their content to users.
- On September 18, 2007, the NC Mall became available to English users in Singapore, Australia, the United Kingdom and other countries.
- A special giveaway for Neocash Cards began on October 17, 2007.
External links
- NC Mall - Main
- Neopets FAQ - NC Mall
- Neocash Card Info
- Selected Fansites: Sunnyneo - NC Mall Beta
- Selected Petpages: sarika_ambrielle