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Sims 4 cottage living code in box or cd?

I was waiting for a way to buy Sims 4 cottage living as code in box, or CD if needed, (since buying it for my daughter who has a child account and these can't use the Origin online store)

Now the local reseller in Sweden who previously announced they would have this available on the 17th August have completely removed the product, and Amazon.se only has a French language edition. (Amazon UK seems to have an English edition at least, but I'm not sure I can order from the UK anymore since Brexit, so many stores won't ship to EU)

Will the Cottage Living expansion be available in Sweden/EU for purchase somewhere else that via the Origin online store and when?

My daughter is somewhat annoyed she will miss the bonuses that expire some time early September.

There are a few other online stores that sell codes, are these legitimate codes and not fake or piracy? (I mean it would of course depend on the store in question, what I'm asking is whether there are any legitimate 3rd-party resellers of codes at all)

Best regards

Edit: Sorry, too late I noticed this went into General discussion and there exists a dedicated Sims 4 forum. if this is the wrong place to ask and there's an admin who can move the topic please do so, or can I delete it and repost in the right forum?

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puzzlezaddict
5 years ago
@fafner There are too many physical retail partners for EA to list them all, but only a few legitimate digital resellers. Others (G2A, CDKeys, InstantGaming, etc.) buy their keys from sketchy sources and sometimes pass on bad codes to their customers. That's what EA is trying to communicate: don't buy from a keyseller because a) you don't know what you're getting, and b) we won't help you if you do get scammed.

When you buy a sealed physical copy, on the other hand, you should get a legitimate key regardless of which store sells it. However, I've heard enough stories about bad or missing keys in sealed boxes that I'd personally open the box in front of an employee and try to register the code while they watched. That might be overkill, but it saves a potentially frustrating exchange with a store manager that thinks the company's "no returns" policy covers it in these circumstances.

If Amazon is the most convenient source for you, you should be fine; just make sure you're buying from Amazon itself, or barring that, from a third-party with the "Fulfilled by Amazon" tag, so that if there is a problem, you have recourse.

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puzzlezaddict
Hero+
5 years ago
@fafner I've moved your post to the Sims 4 General Discussion section.

If you buy a physical copy of Sims 4 or a digital code, the language shouldn't matter: it should follow the language of the installed base game. If you want to buy a digital code, here are the legitimate sellers:

https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/faq/where-to-buy-ea-games-v2/

Origin doesn't sell boxed copies, nor is there any way you can buy the game from EA directly other than directly through Origin.
fafner
5 years ago
Thanks for your reply. A follow-up question, EA seems to mention that other resellers than the ones mentioned may be fake, but does there exist "real" ones too, so is the list of trusted 3rd party resellers "exclusive"?
Additionally, the part about language means I should be able to buy the French DLC from Amazon SE and activate on her Swedish installation, that's great to hear.
puzzlezaddict
Hero+
5 years ago
@fafner There are too many physical retail partners for EA to list them all, but only a few legitimate digital resellers. Others (G2A, CDKeys, InstantGaming, etc.) buy their keys from sketchy sources and sometimes pass on bad codes to their customers. That's what EA is trying to communicate: don't buy from a keyseller because a) you don't know what you're getting, and b) we won't help you if you do get scammed.

When you buy a sealed physical copy, on the other hand, you should get a legitimate key regardless of which store sells it. However, I've heard enough stories about bad or missing keys in sealed boxes that I'd personally open the box in front of an employee and try to register the code while they watched. That might be overkill, but it saves a potentially frustrating exchange with a store manager that thinks the company's "no returns" policy covers it in these circumstances.

If Amazon is the most convenient source for you, you should be fine; just make sure you're buying from Amazon itself, or barring that, from a third-party with the "Fulfilled by Amazon" tag, so that if there is a problem, you have recourse.
fafner
5 years ago
@puzzlezaddict Thank you very much for your help!