I've been on the "Alternate route for Best of 2012", so today I downloaded India Inspirations Clothing and Hairstyles from the DD. I already had a couple of items in the set from the DD list, so Clothing and Hairstyles only cost me 185 SP with the CYS discount. This left only me 85 SP from completing the India Inspirations Collection, so I went ahead and bought it rather than waiting for it to be free at DD 900. So with India Inspirations in the bag, I was happy to finally get the Green Button for Best of 2012.
I don't know of any way to check at this point, but I do wonder if using the CYS discount on the April 2012 Compilation Set to acquire all parts of the India Inspirations Collection - rather than buying it directly - might not have been cheaper. I wonder just in idle interest, because I can't complain about spending 85 SP to be able to complete the Best of 2012!
I've been on the "Alternate route for Best of 2012", so today I downloaded India Inspirations Clothing and Hairstyles from the DD. I already had a couple of items in the set from the DD list, so Clothing and Hairstyles only cost me 185 SP with the CYS discount. This left only me 85 SP from completing the India Inspirations Collection, so I went ahead and bought it rather than waiting for it to be free at DD 900. So with India Inspirations in the bag, I was happy to finally get the Green Button for Best of 2012.
I don't know of any way to check at this point, but I do wonder if using the CYS discount on the April 2012 Compilation Set to acquire all parts of the India Inspirations Collection - rather than buying it directly - might not have been cheaper. I wonder just in idle interest, because I can't complain about spending 85 SP to be able to complete the Best of 2012!
hmmm... I have no idea about that. Did you already own Fabulous Fiesta? I imagine the CYS on the compilation would have been much higher than the roughly 250 sp you spent, but I'm not for sure. Those Indian items are weighted pretty heavily. Congrats on the green button though!! That's so exciting! I still haven't gotten to explore my greenhouse! Crazy.
Yes, I did have Fabulous Fiesta already (as well as India Clothing and Hair today), so because of having two sets out of the four composing the April 2012 Compilation versus having only one set out of the three in the India Inspirations Collection, I wonder if the April 2012 might have been slightly cheaper to finish off. As I say, its really just idle curiosity.
Yes, I am looking forward to using the greenhouse also. I use Lunar Lakes as the home world, and I don't feel that any Earth type plants should be able to grow outside there - so the greenhouse makes more sense to me in the game's story.
@simgeek79, just heard from Shirley, @Grandmothergamer, who absolutely bombed me with gifts! Pretty sure she wiped out my wishlist Anyway, more importantly, she said she's been ill, and wanted me to send you "big, squishy hugs". So, big squishy hugs
@Grandmothergamer, miss you dear. Thank you so much for the lovely gifts, you've gotten me closer to Jazz Age and the Fairy collection. Sending you prayers for a quick recovery!
Thank you @gnlovew for passing on the message and the hugs. I was afraid @Grandmothergamer was ill. ..I've been so worried. I am happy to see though that she is feeling up to gift bombing so that is a good sign. I absolutely adore Shirley and wouldn't be so close to owning the store without her I'm so glad you've had the pleasure of making her acquaintance
My dear Shirley sending you great big squishy hugs and hope that you feel better soon
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If you already own the Chicken Coop- the Country Livin' set will be free when it pops up on DD# 450
@LadybugLeslie and all, I think this might have been missed in the OP but the same applies here. If you already own the Milkin' It Dairy Corral, the Farm Fresh Folk Set will also be free when it comes up on the Daily Deal, numbers 224 and 552. I'm not certain about sale number 289.
Oh, thanks so much for confirming that! I had looked at it and wondered if the set would be free after owning the corral. Such exciting news! Next time it rolls around I'll be sure to snatch that up!
@simgeek79 Just finished it off. Geeez, I only just now saw this post. My notifications are sadly lacking it seems. Thanks for your helping getting me the cascade! ^_^
From today's Green Button experience, I'm happy to say that DD 375: Front Row Center + Wretched Threads is actually free if you already own Front Row Center Bedroom.
You probably already addressed this in 24 pages of comments :smiley: , but why do some things say, "This set is not available for the Complete Your Set discount at this time." Specifically, I have Swiftgro Gardening Station, Stones Throw Greenhouse is on DD, but "This set is not available for the Complete Your Set discount at this time" comes up.
You probably already addressed this in 24 pages of comments , but why do some things say, "This set is not available for the Complete Your Set discount at this time." Specifically, I have Swiftgro Gardening Station, Stones Throw Greenhouse is on DD, but "This set is not available for the Complete Your Set discount at this time" comes up.
Basically it's EA being mean and unfriendly.
Initially new sets wouldn't be CYS enabled so they could make the most money out of the "early adopters" who had to have the set immediately it was released. After a few months they would often enable CYS so us more frugal Simmers could take advantage of the discounts.
They also changed prices on some sets which made them (for EA) difficult to justify giving discounts because the Item and Set prices didn't add up. The same price discrepancy also applies to several venues which don't have many individually purchasable Items.
Then on other sets, especially venues, they just didn't get round to it and have long since abandoned the Store so aren't too bothered about helping us save money and buy more stuff.
Yes @5W33TH34RT - @ajaxpost is right unfortunately. However- check your Best of 2012 compilation and see if the gardening station has affected your CYS there. I see that it has it called out individually in the list of included items.
Just got Everyday Teens for 35 sp! Woo. And then I clicked the green download on Fun For Kids of All Ages I love checking things off my list!
@simgeek79 -- I had a very good weekend! My husband is busy studying for a big licensure exam this Friday. So I've been trying to keep the kids out and about so he can study. Thank you so much for the gift this weekend
You're welcome and so happy for you and your green downloads I only have two more sets to pick up...I so miss checking my spreadsheet daily. Enjoy your DD stalking and hope hubby's exam goes well
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Really glad u did @rionismyname. I saved oodles of points thanks to Leslie and her mathematical skills. Have you checked out the Daily Deal spreadsheet and Eliana's Calculator? Two vital tools to help you on your journey to Owning the Store. I'm on my phone so it's hard to put in links. But the spreadsheet is in this General Discussion Forum and it's in a threaf called something with the word Daily Deal in it....lol I'm on that thread a dozen times a day...how can I forget! Anyway page one of that thread has tons of info and a link to both the spreadsheet and the Calculator. Do check them out! And do check out the Animal Abounds glitch in this thread. It still works - gnlovew recently got it. Have fun
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I don't know of any way to check at this point, but I do wonder if using the CYS discount on the April 2012 Compilation Set to acquire all parts of the India Inspirations Collection - rather than buying it directly - might not have been cheaper. I wonder just in idle interest, because I can't complain about spending 85 SP to be able to complete the Best of 2012!
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hmmm... I have no idea about that. Did you already own Fabulous Fiesta? I imagine the CYS on the compilation would have been much higher than the roughly 250 sp you spent, but I'm not for sure. Those Indian items are weighted pretty heavily. Congrats on the green button though!! That's so exciting! I still haven't gotten to explore my greenhouse! Crazy.
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Yes, I am looking forward to using the greenhouse also. I use Lunar Lakes as the home world, and I don't feel that any Earth type plants should be able to grow outside there - so the greenhouse makes more sense to me in the game's story.
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@Grandmothergamer, miss you dear. Thank you so much for the lovely gifts, you've gotten me closer to Jazz Age and the Fairy collection. Sending you prayers for a quick recovery!
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My dear Shirley sending you great big squishy hugs and hope that you feel better soon
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Oh, thanks so much for confirming that! I had looked at it and wondered if the set would be free after owning the corral. Such exciting news!
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Initially new sets wouldn't be CYS enabled so they could make the most money out of the "early adopters" who had to have the set immediately it was released. After a few months they would often enable CYS so us more frugal Simmers could take advantage of the discounts.
They also changed prices on some sets which made them (for EA) difficult to justify giving discounts because the Item and Set prices didn't add up. The same price discrepancy also applies to several venues which don't have many individually purchasable Items.
Then on other sets, especially venues, they just didn't get round to it and have long since abandoned the Store so aren't too bothered about helping us save money and buy more stuff.
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@simgeek79 -- I had a very good weekend! My husband is busy studying for a big licensure exam this Friday. So I've been trying to keep the kids out and about so he can study. Thank you so much for the gift this weekend
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