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OK, all stores know that prices are ridiculous from the catalog. I just can not figure out why this has been done.
Here;s what I see: We all know and in fact on this very board, many stores have brought over items from the old cities. Hundreds of items.
(So follow me here) When the stores could put out an item from the catalog (lets say a toilet) for 100 simoleans, then, first sims would get a much needed item for 100 simolenas, but also, second, the stores selling toilets from the old cities had to price them at or lower than 100 simoleans, right? And since it was ALL PURE PROFIT, they would get in their own pocket a nice gain in their simoleans.
NOW, with the catalog price of a toilet at (61% discount) 1,080 simoleans and a reasonable price for a store of 1,200 to stock the item, those stores with items from the old cities can put out that same toilet at 1,100 simoleans and make 1,100 simoleans on each and every one. Their net worth is going up dramatically and its adding tons of simoleans to their pockets! I hardly think the Developers have thought about this impact on the game. They have set up a system where the rich will get MUCH richer, MUCH quicker on the backs of poor sims who have to work like crazy to buy the needed items from the stores making 100% PROFIT.
with this system in place NO smaller store without warehouses of items will ever be able to compete. There doesnt appear to be any way to hang on for the weeks it will take for catalog prices to go back in line with sims earnings, and even many of the bigger stores will be hurt as we watch those sims who didnt have their warehouse items go poof on their way over in the merges set out hundreds of items at huge prices and 100% profit.
I lost over 900 items that would have been put out in our store at *reasonable* prices and I know some of you that *hate* how I play are saying, *thats great, you deserve it*, but in fact, its YOUR loss becuz i don't gouge like some of the stores that are screwing YOU right now. So between the Developers deciding the ugly red pet bowl should be priced at 3,477 and the sims making HUGE profits on their old city items. it's YOU getting hurt and sucked into the ATM;s.
BTW, our store has stopped stocking regular catalog items and we are hearing all the *way too expensive* comments just like the rest of you. So, developers? How are you explaining this absolute mess you've put stores in?? I think we would all like to hear how the thinking went on these decisions you made, and what you felt the results of these actions would be.
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like there really gonna tell you, i doubt there even reading this, and if they are, lol there sitting in there seats laughing because they are all set to go with all there little sims lol. at least they got a warning lol