I find myself in a bit of a dilemma at the moment and would appreciate if the more experienced mallers could enlighten me on this one =) I have been in a mall since I was a wee little size 50, starting off in the lowest branch and now finding myself at the top with the rest of the cool kids. Since around mid-October, I decided to make my shop more visually attractive by adding a side background (the kind that goes along the right and left borders of the screen, not the full background). I was a Neggs & Training shop at that time so I guess it was more of a fancy addition than anything but now that I've picked up Grooming and Clothing (the non-wearable type, aside from Fire Faerie Quest items), I feel it's more important than ever to appeal to customers as it seems to be a slightly less profitable category. I've received positive comments about the overall shop while advertising and some of these people became regular customers. Getting to the point, the mall leader made it clear today that backgrounds were unacceptable, unless you're a seasonal shop, and that they should be taken down. I feel it is beneficial to my shop and my views/sales have been doing great (for a shop of my size/category) lately despite a recent category switch and recent mall move. However, I could be wrong and this is where you, the experienced maller, come in. What is your opinion on this? Is my background an asset or a nuisance for my shop and the mall as a whole? If you're curious, here's a link to my shop: http://www.neopets.com/browseshop.phtml?owner=cerberus_neo Your insight would be greatly appreciated as I'd like to get a "professional opinion" before bringing the matter up to the mall leader. If people generally feel it would be better to take it down for whatever reason it may be I will, no questions asked. I enjoy the way my shop looks at the moment but I can compromise if it's for the better of my malling community.