Refrigerator restocking bug
J. M. Pescado:
Usually, reselling ANY fridge is better than trying to order groceries unless you actually notice it in advance, because by the time it tends to inform you that you are out, you need it *NOW*.
cwykes:
Quote from: Jack Rudd on 2006 November 26, 01:26:41
I think Pescado worked out that using Wornable fridges, and selling and re-buying when they became empty, was cheaper than buying groceries anyway, and therefore fixing this bug was low priority.
That's a well known dodge, but it's only true of that Uni fridge. It's not cost effective for any of the other fridges, so if you don't have Uni - like me - replacing the fridge is an expensive way of grocery shopping. These days my sims usually have food in the inventory, so they have something to eat even if the fridge is empty and there's always pizza. I pretty much always take a Sim on an outing when the fridge is empty - one they've got the groceries, they socialise or go shopping for other stuff. I find this bug really annoying.
Gus Smedstad:
I know this won't make any sense at all to JM, but I consider sellling and re-buying fridges to be an exploit. Sure it's legal, but it feels enough like cheating that I won't do it, even if the Headmaster is waiting on dinner. The closest I'll come is purchasing a 2nd fridge if the family only has one. From then on, I'll replenish groceries when one of them gets empty.
- Gus
J. M. Pescado:
The Sims pretty much encourages this behavior, as fridges are sadorandomly programmed only to be empty when you need them not to be, unlike real fridges.
cwykes:
Sounds just the same as RL to me - I had visitors this weekend and my fridge was empty! took them out to eat instead....
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