really strange issue with store bought stuff

It happened to me, too. But with the pet store... I'm sorry I can't help you more, but I started up a fresh save and it resolved the problem.

Thanks @jillbg

Thanks for responding..

it's driving me nuts I will try your suggestion and hope it makes a difference :)

@Springfairy556

No worries thanks for letting me know I haven't been into my ip game yet to add them as I have not had the time..The ferry and fire island lot is adorable and perfect for that world I am really looking forward to using them, Island paradise is one of my most favorite EA worlds.

I placed your romance park in a test world because as I missed that promotion for the skydive lot at the store I was hoping it would download with your lot but of course it didn't then i thought well maybe I can add the ITF overhead one but I am not sure yet but I really like the lot for the purpose of using the balloon and the jetpack as I like sending sims to community lots like this for those sorts of activities but there are not many lots I have come across on my searches that have been specifically for that purpose so i will find a way to use it come heck or high water.. :)

I will redownload your new version of the romance park when you let me know that's done :)

Sorry for the long rambling reply :)

@Springfairy556

LOL never offer me something like lots I am a terror for taking up such offers because I cannot build for toffee but really love looking at and using what other really creative players put together and think maybe in the next life I might have some sort of skill like that :)

seriously though I adore the jetpacks from ITF and the couples romantic jetpack dancing and whenever i take my sim families over into ITF from their home worlds I cannot help spend a lot of my time sending them to that jetpack cafe where they can jetpack in that sort of semi inside structure because it is high enough..

I usually play in cities or IP one of my favorites and right now am kitting out Rflong7's supernatural world and honestly apart from the city where the ITF structure can be added to a lot and semi looks okay for a community jetpack lot but it just does not look right in other worlds so i am constantly searching for a lot where there is some sort of outdoor jetpack structure but have yet to find one.. I think the most left out activities in my games are the gondola, the balloon and jetpacks because I prefer them to go somewhere they can all meet up to do do balloon/jetpack activities so if you have any further ideas on that would love to hear them :)

I don't know if you are still looking for banks but I have only 2 saved they might not be your cup of tea but thought they may be of some use..

Sims national bank 30x30 little CC

https://i.imgur.com/GaAlLkf.jpg

http://modthesims.info/d/540886

and Harry Potter-Gringotts Wizarding Bank if you are playing in that style of world 30x30

https://i.imgur.com/mCkgJ7h.jpg

https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9076797

I just checked mine and it looks like everything is there. But I don't have nearly as much store content as a lot of other players do, so that may be why I'm not being affected. Or I might be missing a few things, but not recognizing their absence. But I keep all my downloaded content saved and sorted into folders by type of item, not only on my computer, but also on a removable hard drive I store in a media safe. So even if the store loses them or gets shut down, and I lose my computer itself, I'll still have them.

Hi @jillbg

Nope nothing working re downloading from the store purchase history whatsoever and they have lost 20 pages of store content I have already bought so I panicked obviously but then remembered I had backed the full store simpaks up at some point on an external hard drive and went looking for that and found them all copied them into a new sims 3 folder/downloads folder and the files look weird as in pic below?? but they installed fine through the launcher into my game but I still don't like the fact I cannot download from purchase history or my content has been lost-)

Then I tried downloading player made lots from the exchange and the files look odd again..but still install fine??

https://i.imgur.com/HlQbVjO.jpg

I thought this happened after a Google update however I realised Origin had updated as well so it could be either or both but I have never seen anything like it for sure :)

This happened with me as well.I'm missing half my stuff.Though my player created items is okay.

@Springfairy556

so did you ever resolve it? I have still not managed to sort out being able to download from my purchase history at the store but I did find all my backup store simpaks so thankfully I still have everything but if I did not have those backups I am not sure how I could have proved I own everything especially as we had to use simpoints to buy those purchases over the years so I have no records of which simpoint purchase bought what store items..

It wasn't until I was trying to download your own lots from your studio that I saw what I thought were package files instead of simpaks (of course without realizing it did not state .package at the end-) It took me ages to think of trying to install these files through the launcher because I thought they had changed format somehow but it did work they installed okay and turn up in the game so I am grateful at least I can still download and use player made content until I figure out what i can do about the store..

I don't know if you still need this, but you can find the info in Crinrict's S3S browser. Very handy to identify your stuff. There are 28 individual items:

MillSet.Sims3Pack
lightingCeilingJarsMill.Sims3Pack
sculptureChimneyMantleMill2x1.Sims3Pack
sculptureChimneyBodyMill2x1.Sims3Pack
sculptureChimneyTopMill2x1.Sims3Pack
sculptureFloorPlantCornStalk.Sims3Pack
canningStationMill.Sims3Pack
sculptureBoxOfJarsMill.Sims3Pack
sculptureButterChurnMILL.Sims3Pack
sculptureWheeledCartMill.Sims3Pack
fireplaceMill2x1.Sims3Pack
lightingCeilingStringMill.Sims3Pack
sculptureWallThickIvyMillleft.Sims3Pack
sculptureWallThickIvyMillmiddle.Sims3Pack
wheelMillMill.Sims3Pack
TeaSetTableMILL.Sims3Pack
sculptureFloorStoneStackMill.Sims3Pack
sculptureWallThickIvyMillright.Sims3Pack
staircaseStoneStackMillFenceSuite.Sims3Pack
fenceStoneGateMill.Sims3Pack
fenceStoneMill.Sims3Pack
StairsLShapedMILL.Sims3Pack
sculptureWellDriedUpMill.Sims3Pack
staircaseStoneStackMill.Sims3Pack
sculptureWallGardenClutterMill.Sims3Pack
sculptureWallThickIvyMilltopLeft.Sims3Pack
sculptureWallThickIvyMilltopRight.Sims3Pack
sculptureWallThickIvyMilltop.Sims3Pack
sculptureWallThickIvyMillwindow.Sims3Pack

Glad it installed! :) I've noticed that when I try to use the stuff I've downloaded to my PC on my laptop, it doesn't work. So each time I've bought a new computer, I've had to download the items from the store all over again. I own the store, so it takes long...