Quote Originally Posted by jnorth1007 View Post
I believe that the shopping is only tied to the contest in as much as Tricia adds a new merchant at a higher payout for every 100 posts to the official thread. The credits that we receive do not count on the contest thread. That is my understanding and I hope that if I am wrong Tricia will chime in.
speaking of which, she needs to add a new merchant and prize now that we hit 900