Hello! This is from the ShoeDazzle team. We know that this question was raised over a year ago, but we would like to address it.

You can keep the VIP membership for as long as you would like. Skipping is always an option to avoid the monthly VIP Credits. Just simply visit the website within the first five days of each month. Go under the "My VIPs" tab, and you will see the skip button there in green. Just press it and answer a few questions until you see a confirmation saying, "You've successfully skipped the month." Then you are good to go. We send out email reminders every first and fifth day of each month so that our members will be reminded to skip. Please be sure to check your spam or junk folder to see if you do not see the email in your inbox. You can also set an alarm or put a note on your calendar to be reminded.

You dont cancel your vip membership every month you skip the month so you don't have to pay the monthly fee if you forget to skip the month the monthly fee is put as credit to your account and you can use it to order shoes or whatever you like. Yes the vip membership is forever or for as long as you like it. You also get points everytime you purchase that add up and you get discounts on your orders. So the longer tour a vip member the better. I've been a vip member for years I love it.