@LadyMarmelade01 You're totally welcome! Now I have a grin from helping someone out, it sure feels good to be able to do that. We can both thank the sim folks for keeping those free bonus points ads going! Heaven only knows how they manage to keep those deals from falling apart. I played a obsessively years back and off & on since then. I bought the store back in those days but I was mostly a lurker here on the forums. I'm hoping to give TS3 another whirl as I have a bit more spare time to waste now. Again, you're very welcome & I hope you can find plenty of bargains to come. All of that new content can really reignite interest in the game. Its even a bit overwhelming, that's a LOT of content, its like a whole new game even. So much to play, so little time
There's a whole other thread about cascade deals that's currently below this one on this forum. And definitely learn all you can from that Daily Deals thread, that's just packed with savings information. Sry, as a new member I can't post direct links yet
THANK YOU SO, SO, SO MUCH!!!!! This is so generous and sweet
And yes it worked perfectly fine. I´m so happy right now. I think I won´t stop smiling today So again, thank you very much.
I´m playing the Sims for quite a while now (started years ago) but I never got into the store in detail. I recently discovered all this amazing tips and I ´m very impressed by all the helpful information that has been shared.
I'm the same. I've been with Sims 3 since 2010 but I haven't been active on the website, the store or the forums at all within the 7 years. Only about 6-8 months ago did I become active when I realised that I could farm an almost endless amount of simpoints on the website. I joined the forums again, especially the gifting directory, and within 3-4 months I owned the whole store with the help of many generous people.
I own the store since March 4th, 2017! Thanks to everybody who has helped me achieve this!
TheSims3.com: Jahnna
@Dusty_Boots
Yes, the free bonus ads. They are the reasons why I started buying things from the store. And I had much luck before. But strangely since the beginning of the year I rarely get any. In September I had plenty free ads and now I feel lucky when I get 5 ads per day. I´m wondering if anybody is experiencing the same? Hopefully it will get better.
Thank you for the hint. @Jahnna
wow that´s an impressing time to own the whole store.
I´m not looking to own it all, but there are so many sets still left that I want to have
Thank you for the links. I´ll have a look (and hopefully the courage to post )
Since I´m strangely not able to edit, another comment @Dusty_Boots
You´re totally right, I cant wait to play with all the new stuff for my kids. I absolutely love all the sweet decor things. They look so adorable.
@LadyMarmelade01 The free bonus point ads - I've dropped in here over the years and in my, albeit limited, experience the ads seem to come in a torrent starting in fall and throughout the year-end holidays. After that they seem to reduce to a trickle of the volume with some increases around other various holidays. Understandable, they want high exposure for their money and I'd guess the Store & website are busiest at such times. I think the availability of ads is also highly dependent on your location. People that live in or near big cities just naturally seem to receive more ads than rural locations. And lastly, iirc there's many areas around the globe where there are advertising black holes, with users never getting any ads at all. That's probably because of either some odd local law (simpoints *are* a form of currency) and/or because there's simply no local advertisers signed up with EA's Store program for that region. Again, an advertiser would be silly to spend on ads in a location where the users can't access their service/goods. There's always exceptions but that seems to be generally true.
When you're hunting ads make sure to temporarily disable any sort of Ad-blocking software you may use. If you're using a current version of Chrome it may be causing issues with Flash content. Chrome is phasing out Flash support and some users have experienced that browser simply rejecting Flash content. There's more information on how to deal with that possibility here: h---ttps://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/enabling-flash-player-chrome.html
Oh just you wait until you get some of that premium content that adds new gameplay! You definitely will need to plan ahead because you'll lose some serious time checking it all out And no, sadly we new members can't edit our posts at first. As we level up we get increased forum privileges. We can all thank the snarky spammers & spambots for that little inconvenience.
@Dusty_Boots
Concerning the free ads: That makes sense. At least I get a few
I´ll check for ad-blocking software Yeah, I noticed that Chrome often doesn't work that well. Therefore I often switch to Mozilla Firefox which has been working a little bit better in the past.
Oh, I saw you gifted me again! Thank you so much!!!!!!!! I can´t express my gratitude! This is so generous and I feel very undeserving for it
Sadly I won´t be able to play that soon, since I somehow manage to crash my games. Now I´m searching for solutions to fix everything without needing to re-install everything hopefully.
Nevertheless I can´t wait to play and try out all the new stuff.
Just shortly after I posted I found the new member threat where the rules were explained.
@LadyMarmelade01 You're totally welcome! Please don't feel strange about any gifts. Random gifting is something I, and many others here, enjoy doing when I can. I especially enjoy gifting/helping members that are new to the whole Store experience -its such a blast! And hey, all I had to do was watch some ads while resting my back & enjoying some coffee. I just wish there was more to spread around so more simmers could enjoy all this added content! I'm sorry to hear that your PC is having some troubles and I hope its an easy fix for you. I'm in desperate need of a new one myself so, except for older titles, most of my gaming is on hold atm.
Oh wow, although I've played Sims for years I only recently started using the store and never realized there were all these mechanics to it! And this one worked perfectly!
@Dusty_Boots
I just realized you had a note send with your last gift I´m blind I suppose and yes I did already bring up the courage to actually post
Now you got me irritated and interested for these glitches. I saw a review recently which said that there may be troubles with selling food on the lot.
I yet have to find a decent solution to my game issues but that has to wait a little bit since I still have real life calling for me But I can´t wait to try the Bakery out.
Oh I know that problem. My computer isn't that good as well. I tried to install Assassins Creed 2 (while back ago) and I took much effort to make it work Wish you much luck with yours. Hopefully you´ll get a good deal for a new one. (Since they´re so expensive)
@Shiaren
I know It´s the same with me. I wish you happy simming with all the new content.
@LadyMarmelade01 Thank you! It's just so much stuff I'm having trouble finding everything in game.. especially because all of the items don't seem to have the Store icon that indicates it's from the store
I'm also digging through all sorts of store tips and tricks-threads, I'm so addicted to store and CYS now It's very satisfying to see the price of a set go down....
Happy simming!
@Shiaren
Oh, I know that so well. And some items even show up in strange categories.... therefore I started to organize every set in a collection, but sadly many of these sets don´t come with any collection file icon. And the in-game ones aren´t that good. Maybe collections could be helpful for you too?
Nice, I do so aswell
Yes, Daily Deal shopping is very addicting Especially when you realize you lowered your CYS so much you´ll get the set for free in the next row. Had that happen now for a couple of deals Hopefully you have that feeling soon as well.
By the way is "Shiaren" your sims 3 store page name aswell?
@LadyMarmelade01
Oh collections sound very useful, though it does seem to require some effort and time to make them, mostly in the sense of finding the items But I'm definitely going to try that, thanks for the tip!
I hope so too aswell, should be achievable with few sets soon enough Sadly some of the sets I want aren't part of the Daily Deal rotation so getting those are slower
No, my name there is Delfu, for some reason I couldn't register with that name here because the name was suppoesdly taken
@Shiaren
Yes, it is true. Making collections takes a lot of time. Especially if you search for something in the misc decor section (nothing is less organized in the game than this section)
No problem.
I send you a friend request if that´s okay with you? I´ve never tried that before but I thought I give it a shot since I´m feeling a little bit lonely on the Sims 3 page
@LadyMarmelade01
Yeah, I've noticed that too Need to put some time aside for that soon.
That is perfectly fine, I accepted it too It's nice to have some friends there for change
Hello! I completed the cascade a couple of weeks ago, it totally works still! I was so happy about it because I always wanted to complete the kids sets, they're so cute! <3
So thank you for this thread Franny! and to everyone else that has helped to spread the knowledge!
Hello! I'm going to try to do the Animals Abound Playground - Outdoor Fun Cascade! I put some of the objects on my wishlist if any of you are willing to help:) Sims 3 username is rebekah_lindsey3
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There's a whole other thread about cascade deals that's currently below this one on this forum. And definitely learn all you can from that Daily Deals thread, that's just packed with savings information. Sry, as a new member I can't post direct links yet
I'm the same. I've been with Sims 3 since 2010 but I haven't been active on the website, the store or the forums at all within the 7 years. Only about 6-8 months ago did I become active when I realised that I could farm an almost endless amount of simpoints on the website. I joined the forums again, especially the gifting directory, and within 3-4 months I owned the whole store with the help of many generous people.
TheSims3.com: Jahnna
The Gifting Directory
Complete a Set
Cascades & Daily Deals
TheSims3.com: Jahnna
Yes, the free bonus ads. They are the reasons why I started buying things from the store. And I had much luck before. But strangely since the beginning of the year I rarely get any. In September I had plenty free ads and now I feel lucky when I get 5 ads per day. I´m wondering if anybody is experiencing the same? Hopefully it will get better.
Thank you for the hint.
@Jahnna
wow that´s an impressing time to own the whole store.
I´m not looking to own it all, but there are so many sets still left that I want to have
Thank you for the links. I´ll have a look (and hopefully the courage to post
My thank-you thread: https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/917258/ladymarmelade01-thank-you-threat#latest
@Dusty_Boots
You´re totally right, I cant wait to play with all the new stuff for my kids. I absolutely love all the sweet decor things. They look so adorable.
My thank-you thread: https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/917258/ladymarmelade01-thank-you-threat#latest
When you're hunting ads make sure to temporarily disable any sort of Ad-blocking software you may use. If you're using a current version of Chrome it may be causing issues with Flash content. Chrome is phasing out Flash support and some users have experienced that browser simply rejecting Flash content. There's more information on how to deal with that possibility here: h---ttps://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/enabling-flash-player-chrome.html
Concerning the free ads: That makes sense. At least I get a few
I´ll check for ad-blocking software
Oh, I saw you gifted me again! Thank you so much!!!!!!!!
Sadly I won´t be able to play that soon, since I somehow manage to crash my games. Now I´m searching for solutions to fix everything without needing to re-install everything hopefully.
Nevertheless I can´t wait to play and try out all the new stuff.
Just shortly after I posted I found the new member threat where the rules were explained.
My thank-you thread: https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/917258/ladymarmelade01-thank-you-threat#latest
I just realized you had a note send with your last gift
Now you got me irritated and interested for these glitches. I saw a review recently which said that there may be troubles with selling food on the lot.
I yet have to find a decent solution to my game issues but that has to wait a little bit since I still have real life calling for me
Oh I know that problem. My computer isn't that good as well. I tried to install Assassins Creed 2 (while back ago) and I took much effort to make it work
@Shiaren
I know
My thank-you thread: https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/917258/ladymarmelade01-thank-you-threat#latest
I'm also digging through all sorts of store tips and tricks-threads, I'm so addicted to store and CYS now
Happy simming!
Oh, I know that so well. And some items even show up in strange categories....
Nice, I do so aswell
Yes, Daily Deal shopping is very addicting
By the way is "Shiaren" your sims 3 store page name aswell?
My thank-you thread: https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/917258/ladymarmelade01-thank-you-threat#latest
Oh collections sound very useful, though it does seem to require some effort and time to make them, mostly in the sense of finding the items
I hope so too aswell, should be achievable with few sets soon enough
No, my name there is Delfu, for some reason I couldn't register with that name here because the name was suppoesdly taken
Yes, it is true. Making collections takes a lot of time. Especially if you search for something in the misc decor section (nothing is less organized in the game than this section)
No problem.
I send you a friend request if that´s okay with you? I´ve never tried that before
My thank-you thread: https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/917258/ladymarmelade01-thank-you-threat#latest
Yeah, I've noticed that too
That is perfectly fine, I accepted it too
Just saw it
My thank-you thread: https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/917258/ladymarmelade01-thank-you-threat#latest
Yay, me too
My thank-you thread: https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/917258/ladymarmelade01-thank-you-threat#latest
Thank you
you´re very welcome
My thank-you thread: https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/917258/ladymarmelade01-thank-you-threat#latest
thank you @Franny
I completed the cascade a couple of weeks ago, it totally works still!
I was so happy about it because I always wanted to complete the kids sets, they're so cute! <3
So thank you for this thread Franny! and to everyone else that has helped to spread the knowledge!
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Wishlist: http://store.thesims3.com/myWishlist.html?persona=rebekah_lindsey3
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