<blockquote><hr>
<blockquote><hr>
I used to enjoy providing food (HC or Buffet) free of charge, but in light of recent costs, & my lack of making suitable money jamming or waiting tables; it's just not affordable for a service house to provide anymore. I really hate to do it, but, i may have to.
My question to you is, do you charge for food?
[/ QUOTE ]
No, I never will charge for food when I host. I will provide what I feel is exemplary services (serenades, as little AFK as possible, engaging conversation whenever possible) and will put out tip jars, and those who are inclined to tip and can afford it will, and those who can't or don't want to won't. If it gets to the point that I can't afford to feed guests on a given day, then I'll just not open that day and instead spend the day, or a couple hours making jams or whatever money object is highest at that given point, and then reopen when I have enough of a nest egg to afford to feed guests for a few days, based on *no* tips, and adding whatever tips I get to that to make it last longer. I have always been against charging my guests for something that I *want* to provide for them. If I didn't want to provide it, I wouldn't do it....I wouldn't feel *forced* to. For a while before my hiatus I was in burnout and I did feel *forced* to, and I blamed the ungrateful, greedy sims for this, but then once I cooled off I realized I could have quit way sooner than I did if I felt that way, I didn't HAVE to feel tied to my house, so that's why I feel the way I do now. You'll probably get as many different opinions on this question as there are posters, but that's how *I* personally feel about it.
[/ QUOTE ]
I agree with you. I won't charge my guests for food, there is NO barfett table at my house. (The only reason my DG sim has one, is because she has no cooking skill lol, and even then it was rarely used.) If you were a guest in my rl house, I would not charge you to eat, sleep, use the toilet, etc. Why should I do it in my sim life? (rhetorical question!)
If you are a roomie in my house, you are NOT required to open the lot. I don't always open the house, and I don't expect anyone to do something I don't.
I don't mind paying a FEW simoleans for food when I am at some else's house, and I especially don't mind tipping for good service. (And no, I don't tip just a few simoleans. I believe in tipping good, irl and in sim life.) But I also will NOT pay to use a toilet, or to sleep in a bed. Once again, I don't pay to use these things irl, why should I pay to use them in a game?
It is everyone's perogative to play the game the way that makes them happy.