diff --git a/migrations/20130208_user_customizations.js b/migrations/20130208_user_customizations.js
index de16c6b029..27cf5c28a7 100644
--- a/migrations/20130208_user_customizations.js
+++ b/migrations/20130208_user_customizations.js
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ db.users.find().forEach(function(user){
         'preferences.hair': 'blond',
 
         'items.head': user.items.armor,
-        'items.shield': user.items.armor
+        'items.shield': user.items.armor,
+
+        'flags.customizationsNotification': 'show'
     }
 
     db.users.update({_id:user._id}, {$set:updates});
diff --git a/src/app/character.coffee b/src/app/character.coffee
index a347738761..751900a545 100644
--- a/src/app/character.coffee
+++ b/src/app/character.coffee
@@ -70,6 +70,19 @@ module.exports.app = (appExports, model) ->
   appExports.customizeArmorSet = (e, el) ->
     user.set 'preferences.armorSet', $(el).attr('data-value')
 
+  user.on 'set', 'flags.customizationsNotification', (captures, args) ->
+    return unless captures == true
+    html = """
+           Click your avatar to customize your appearance. <a href='#' onClick="$('.main-avatar').popover('hide');return false;">[Close]</a>
+           """
+    $('.main-avatar').popover
+      title: "Customize Your Avatar"
+      placement: 'bottom'
+      trigger: 'manual'
+      html: true
+      content: html
+    $('.main-avatar').popover 'show'
+
 
 userSchema =
 # _id
diff --git a/src/app/items.coffee b/src/app/items.coffee
index 85f9a708e3..7631b8c00b 100644
--- a/src/app/items.coffee
+++ b/src/app/items.coffee
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ module.exports.app = (appExports, model) ->
 
   user.on 'set', 'flags.itemsEnabled', (captures, args) ->
     return unless captures == true
-    console.log "IH"
     html = """
            <div class='item-store-popover'>
            <img src='/img/BrowserQuest/chest.png' />
diff --git a/src/app/scoring.coffee b/src/app/scoring.coffee
index 25f15dec5c..ac21b95d4e 100644
--- a/src/app/scoring.coffee
+++ b/src/app/scoring.coffee
@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@ updateStats = (newStats, batch) ->
       newStats.exp -= tnl
       obj.stats.lvl++
       obj.stats.hp = 50
+
+    obj.stats.exp = newStats.exp
+
+    # Set flags when they unlock features
+    if !obj.flags.customizationsNotification and (obj.stats.exp > 10 or obj.stats.lvl > 1)
+      batch.set 'flags.customizationsNotification', true
+      obj.flags.customizationsNotification = true
     if !obj.flags.itemsEnabled and obj.stats.lvl >= 2
       # Set to object, then also send to browser right away to get model.on() subscription notification
       batch.set 'flags.itemsEnabled', true
@@ -89,7 +96,6 @@ updateStats = (newStats, batch) ->
     if !obj.flags.partyEnabled and obj.stats.lvl >= 3
       batch.set 'flags.partyEnabled', true
       obj.flags.partyEnabled = true
-    obj.stats.exp = newStats.exp
 
   if newStats.gp?
     #FIXME what was I doing here? I can't remember, gp isn't defined