"igazor;c-16228937" wrote:
Yes and paying several of those dollars (simoleons) for a single egg or piece of fruit at the grocery store. Volumes have been written about the potential for a dollar (euro, pound, etc.) to simoleon exchange rate formula, but I don't think anyone has come close to nailing it yet. Now we're going to need one for bitcoins as well. ;)
I don't understand. Is there something off about those prices? That's pretty much what I pay for organic, locally sourced, low-water-use produce at the local farmers' market. And I'm sure that the in-game store has the same high standards. You would never want to poison your sim children with pesticides or heavy metals, would you? Your precious progeny deserve only the very best, and if you don't care enough about them or the environment to grow it yourself, the least you can do is buy the safest, cleanest, highest-quality produce available.
Can you tell I'm from Northern California? But then so is EA. Maybe the exchange rate is just reflective of the going rate for self-righteousness here. On the other hand, in Silicon Valley, fourteen grand wouldn't buy anyone a mailbox, much less an entire empty lot.