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    How Can I Get SimPoints?

    SoretooliSoretooli Posts: 233 New Member
    in The Sims 3 Store General Discussion
    How should a teenage girl living in S. Africa buy SimPoints?

    I asked my parents for permission and they said their cards are off limits.

    How do other South African simmers get their SimPoints?

    All help appreciated. :D

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      pegasas1993pegasas1993 Posts: 4,856 Member
      edited December 2011
      No worries. I'm from Eastern Europe and I can't buy SimPoints too :oops: :mrgreen: You're not alone, dear ;)

      Hope that you'll find a way how to buy them ;) Good luck ;)
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      SoretooliSoretooli Posts: 233 New Member
      edited January 2012
      pegasas1993 wrote:
      No worries. I'm from Eastern Europe and I can't buy SimPoints too :oops: :mrgreen: You're not alone, dear ;)

      Hope that you'll find a way how to buy them ;) Good luck ;)

      Thanks! :(

      So if you don't buy from the store, do you download third-party items instead?
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      SoretooliSoretooli Posts: 233 New Member
      edited January 2012
      Is there anyone out there who can help, any fellow South African simmers? :(
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      SoretooliSoretooli Posts: 233 New Member
      edited January 2012
      Bump!
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      SimsManiac2k9SimsManiac2k9 Posts: 11,322 Member
      edited January 2012

      I can't buy them either and im from the UK.

      Unless you can buy them from stores, I can't see any other way sorry. :(
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      blewis823blewis823 Posts: 9,046 Member
      edited January 2012
      Are pre-paid cards available in your area? For example, money cards, Visa or Mastercard pre-paid money cards, greendot, etc. When people are not trusting their credit cards being used on-line, the above cards are used instead. I use Greendot on paypal for purchases. Maybe your parents can purchase them for you to use directly with EA or through Paypal?
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      SoretooliSoretooli Posts: 233 New Member
      edited January 2012
      SimsManiac2k9 wrote:
      I can't buy them either and im from the UK.

      Unless you can buy them from stores, I can't see any other way sorry. :(

      Thanks for the help! :)
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      SoretooliSoretooli Posts: 233 New Member
      edited January 2012
      blewis823 wrote:
      Are pre-paid cards available in your area? For example, money cards, Visa or Mastercard pre-paid money cards, greendot, etc. When people are not trusting their credit cards being used on-line, the above cards are used instead. I use Greendot on paypal for purchases. Maybe your parents can purchase them for you to use directly with EA or through Paypal?

      I am not sure about the cards being available in my area...or maybe they are but I am not aware :) .

      Thanks, I'll try asking my parents, again! :D
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      Writin_RegWritin_Reg Posts: 28,907 Member
      edited January 2012
      You can buy EA cash cards at regular stores - not sure the store you have in SA, but here we can buy them from Best Buy, Target, Walmart, and some game stores. You can also get a debit card from your bank that you add your own money to as needed and EA accepts most of them also. There is also a way to buy Simpoints with certain cell phone - not the pre-paid phones though, it has to be one with subscriptions - like T-mobile service. Also via Pay Pal.

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      LittleKittenCatLittleKittenCat Posts: 660 New Member
      edited January 2012
      Try visiting your local game stores and ask them if they sell simpoint cards o.O
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      LittleKittenCatLittleKittenCat Posts: 660 New Member
      edited January 2012
      LittleKittenCat wrote:
      Try visiting your local game or electronics stores and ask them if they sell simpoint cards o.O

      *edit: I meant to edit the first post :oops: :oops: :oops:

      Maybe this link will work for you https://sims3.checkout.ea.com/lockbox-ui/checkout/showMobileOffers

      Its to buy simpoints via your phone. Never tried it though :?
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      SoretooliSoretooli Posts: 233 New Member
      edited January 2012
      LittleKittenCat wrote:
      LittleKittenCat wrote:
      Try visiting your local game or electronics stores and ask them if they sell simpoint cards o.O

      *edit: I meant to edit the first post :oops: :oops: :oops:

      Maybe this link will work for you https://sims3.checkout.ea.com/lockbox-ui/checkout/showMobileOffers

      Its to buy simpoints via your phone. Never tried it though :?

      It doesn't seem to be available in South Africa :cry:
      Thanks for your time.
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      mrln420mrln420 Posts: 577 Member
      edited January 2012
      If you have a relative or maybe a pen pal from a state who has one, they could send one to you. :D
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      LittleKittenCatLittleKittenCat Posts: 660 New Member
      edited January 2012
      Soretooli wrote:

      Sorry to hear that. If its any consolation, there are lots of custom content out there that are free. Just search for "custom content sims 3" and I'm sure google will come up with at least one of the popular custom content sites around.
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