Actually «Nobody ever told you it was going to be a thing, you bought it knowing it wasn't the thing» is not true lol. I wouldn’t complain if I knew. Everyone said you can make basically ANYTHING with this dlc. And no. You can build a huge gym but you cannot sell items bigger than a slice of pizza. What kind of small shops are you talking about? It’s not about bakeries or coffee shops. This dlc is about monetization your hobby.
In any case it’s not a reason to blame me. It’s EA’s task to explain us properly what this dlc actually is.
Where did you see content declaring that you could make full retail stores where you can sell anything? Because it doesn't exist.
Guys, seriously, you have to take personal responsibility with some of your purchasing choices. If you bought a Sims 4 pack that doesn't present itself as a retail pack, doesn't have full retail functionality, had no previews declaring it did, and many previews noting that it doesn't, all expecting for it to be a full retail focused experience... YOU are to blame, yes. It's not EA's fault you bought a product without understanding what it was, it just simply isn't. There are thousands of hours of gameplay footage of these packs BEFORE they come out and another thousand the day they come out, you don't have an excuse to be confused here. It's on you.
The ONLY mention of selling things on the store page specifically says sell craftables.
https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/buy/addon/the-sims-4-businesses-and-hobbies-expansion-pack
The ONLY mention of selling things on the official blog post specifically mentions retail surfaces.
https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/businesses-and-hobbies-expansion-pack
The ONLY mention of selling things on the official livestream specifically states that you can only sell items from the retail surfaces and that there's no restocking or deeper retail elements.
https://youtu.be/RMx4Ko9ouYo
