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Restock Costs Money!?!?!?
GoldenBuffy
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Why does restocking a shelf costs money? My sim just opened a small organic fruits and vegetable shop. His inventory is full of stock. But he was to pay like $100 per item to re-shelve what has been bought. How does that make any sense if your sim has provided their own items to sell?
Is there a mod out there that fixes this?
Is there a mod out there that fixes this?
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It's been a while since I've run a store but go into store mode clear the now empty spot. Replace it with an item from your inventory and set the new item for sale. It won't cost you anything and your using the product that your sim has produced/collected themselves.
Same for baked goodies and wood sculptures from the woodworking table, I think, though I might be wrong and if I am I don't know why this doesn't work for harvestables. In TS2 it takes it from you're inventory, in fact you can't restock it if you don't have it, regarding craftable goods.
Yeah, I know about the restocking fees. lol But I was surprised that they would charge when it's coming out of the sim's inventory. Because in Sims 2 when sims have items in their inventory, they can just restock and no charging.
Yes, that's what I did. *cries* It takes a small amount of effort to do so. lol I like Sims 2 way better. Have no idea why they didn't do it like that.
Yup. I like the way OFB worked in Sims 2. I don't understand why they just didn't do that. I mean, if it's not broke why try and fix it? And I also missing ringing customers up at the register. It just seems wrong to have them in the store but not use them.
The only items that don't work this way is clothing items.
Well this is my first place. lol I did open a bakery waaaay back GTW first came out, but I never played it. I may do a traditional store at some point, where my sim will have to be charged to stock the shelf. And like I said before, I'm not worried about that ( well, a bit, since I don't want them to go broke lol ). But over head is over head, and they have to pay for that. I was just surprised that unlike Sims 2, in Sims 4, if you sim has stuff in their inventory you have to manually place it on the shelf to be sold.
I just don't get why they did it like that? lol
As for the convenience of restocking from inventory, I'm all for that. I find the game can be a bit unfriendly in this regard. Dealing with items, inventory, etc in general across the game is very finickity, IMO.
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Yes it was. And I had a ton of business. Some where good where handmade (like my tea shop/bakery) and others like electronics and furniture. Which had to pay to restock. I even had a boutique that my one sim sewed clothing on the sewing machine and sold. *sniff* Makes me all nostalgic. Once I get a larger hard drive I'm going to install Sims 2 again.
I agree. And that brings me back to, why did they do it like that? lol Oh, well. I guess we will never know.
Sadly you have to manually put the stock out of the inventory
Yeah.
Yeah, I'm just doing a farm. But you never know, I may try a crystal or gem store too!
You don't need anything in inventory to restock and why it cost you to restock. The point is it plays like an rpg game, or tycoon game if that makes sense, you are supposed to be purchasing perks so you can afford cheaper stuff and make a bigger profit. There are a lot of things in TS4 that play like tycoon games instead of Sim games.
Yeah, but I hardly every used those perks. lol I just never was interested in getting them.
Um, rude much? Don't mind feedback, but being nasty is uncalled for. And if you took the time to read my previous posts. Yes, I know real life there are costs for stores. And again, I said, my sims are farmers, they have their own produce in their inventory, and unlike Sims 2, Sims 4 doesn't allow your sims to restock from their inventories. So they are being charged.
Learn to read before trying to get snarky.
From your pics, I'm really liking the bakery! I think that's what I'll do when I have a sim open a bakery. Make it at home, load everything up, then bring it with them.
In my Sims 2 game, I made a kitchen that only the owner and staff could access. So her daughter did most of the baking (along with her), but the owner (mom) restocked the shelves. And I had two employees, one who manned the register, and the second ran the tea bar, getting drinks for customers.
Now I'm wondering, can we have sims who are employed work as a barista, or must your sims just hire someone to come to the lot and work?
It's been ages since I've tried, but unless they've changed things, Baristas weren't compatible with the retail system.
Take advantage of the Lice Fridge if you're running a grocery store. You just need to drag your fruit and vegies from your inventory into the fridge, and sims will automatically purchase your fruits and vegies. No restocking required, no checking out required, but also!! no perk points accumulated. So you have to weigh up the cost/benefit. I usually have both, a Lice Fridge, and other shelves. Keep in mind too, that Lice Fridges all share the same inventory, so you only have to fill one an ALL of them will store your items. It's good to have more than one if you can afford it, cause then sims will purchase from them ... and don't clump them together, but spread them throughout your store so you avoid bunching up (which can lead to routing problems, and then suspension of movement...)
The Lice Fridge functions differently when running a store, and when setting one up as a community venue to visit the store. When you're running the store, you will have to refill your fridge. Just keep dragging your produce into the fridge once you've harvested. (I grow fruit and vegies at my bakery for convenience.) If you're setting up a Grocery Store for your other playable sims to visit, then you only need to put one of each fruit and vegetable you want to sell. Then your controllable sim will get the option to "purchase from display", and they can buy as many fruits and vegies as they want.