Yes it's free, but timing isn't...

Begging you to extend this event for even just a few days. Every other event you could catch up on the very last day of the event and still get everything. The fact that you have to sign in every single day starting at the earliest 9 days before the event ends to get everything is just crazy. I have every single item ever released for this game through DLC, live events, random collab items like with the sims mobile, early purchase bonuses, everything except now I'll be missing a handful of these items because the event was hosted during the absolute busiest time of the year for people.

And no, "it going into January" doesn't mean it's accessible for people because the holidays don't just magically end January 1st for everyone. People are still traveling and celebrating later than the new year. The fact we can't catch up on the last day like every other event is just downright awful.

i logged in Jan 3rd and still couldnt claim more than 2 items..  its just annoying, lol.

ill say ive heard a lot about this affecting so many players since i wrote this, so im not the only one 🤷‍♀️.

January 4th was the latest you could log in and still recieve all the rewards. That is after the busy holidays. I understand you may be upset, but it was communicated. I am not paying attention to Sims news or social media that often and I learned that much. I didn't even log in until after Christmas.