Retail store VS yard sale

"Simmerville;c-17695902" wrote:

"crocobaura;c-17695616" wrote:
The sales tables are definitely easier to use than a shop, but they all have such a shabby and garage sale vibe to them. It's not possible to make a proper looking shop with them.

Did you check out the CC street sales tables at aroundthesims? Sandy made a few versions, still kinda backyard but without the banners and boxes, they make a much cleaner impression. I used some at my Oasis Springs market, you can see some pictures on this old blog post. I think the link to dl might be there, if not - let me know :)

Edit: Why didn't I just post one of those pictures... LOL

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RfQruFqBU14/XqbUvrHY1oI/AAAAAAAAM8o/9nv9v6wtwoYsQ20v6ngdaDjsfu-ZBk7xQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200427-sandtrap6.jpg

Thanks, I'll take a look. Love your blog by the way. :)

"crocobaura;c-17695913" wrote:
Thanks, I'll take a look. Love your blog by the way. :)

Thanks! :)

I like to use retail and the sales tables in different situations. The sales table I like to use to make quick cash without much effort, you also can’t sell most objects on the sales table so the retail stores come in handy for that, retail stores are also more fun for me to play with.

Hmm... I only make stores that my played sims can visit. Sometimes it is nice to just not magic stuff into the home. However when it comes to played sims I much prefer just going to the park and selling stuff at the table.

Retail store is store running mode, for all intents and purposes and CAN be very appealing. IMO it is better to separate sales and day to day life.

I agree trying to sell in a retail store is very boring and repetitive, I've moved away from having one for my Sims to 'sell' anything. However, they do have one sometimes as a 'tax shelter' to reduce their bills. I guess a lot of Simmers like high bills though. *shrugs*

It's also possible to sell stuff in a retail store without any interaction with customers at all if you just use the Lice Cold Retail Freezer to sell home cooked meals, baked goods and produce. Customers just take out what they want to buy and your Sim automatically gets paid. They could open the shop and take a nap or do whatever while making a profit! I've had a shop like that which was very lucrative!

As others have said, another plus for retail shops is for immersion purposes and you can't sell furniture or other large objects using a yard sale table. There's the street gallery for paintings, but I'd rather sell those in a retail shop/art gallery, IF they don't just sell them outright or use Plopsy instead.

I mostly just use the yard sale table myself these days as well though, especially my Rags to Riches Sims. It's quick and easy, no actual interaction with customers required, unless you want them to, but it slows down sales. The only annoying thing about selling using the yard sale table for me is the need to constantly cancel customers trying to chat up my Sim! Gah! My Sim is here to sell stuff not gossip or chat about the weather! :D

Which reminds me about another factor against retail stores. Klepto Sims will steal your stuff! They can't do that with a yard sale table. That is, unless you've forgotten to lock the doors on their house. They WILL go in there and use your stuff or steal it unless you do. ;)

EDIT: I just thought of one more plus for yard sale tables. They can double as a fridge for Sims when they can't afford to buy one right away.

I play rotational in a type of integrated community. So usually I want my Sim B to be buying something from Sim A and so on. And it can't be done with yard sales tables. So I have tones of owned shops. If I'm playing Legacy stile I rarely bother about shops.

Also to the topic of custom sales table RVSN teased a couple here. They look super cool.

Hi @Harukotyan

Thank you for posting that link to those custom sales tables they look awesome and while i don't use CC in my 4 game (too many mods to contend with) I am defo going to try those out when they are released :)

@Karababy52

You posted EDIT: I just thought of one more plus for yard sale tables. They can double as a fridge for Sims when they can't afford to buy one right away.

I never knew that i have defo got to try that one out although the mind boggles as to why they made them that way :)

@SPARKY1922 Just to clarify, you can store food in the yard sale tables and the freshness will last the same as if it was in a fridge. You won't get a list of recipes to choose from or anything like a regular fridge. My R2R Sims store leftover grilled foods, free food from festivals, sack lunches made from leftovers they've 'borrowed' from townies in the park or from platters of bar meals they've bought.

If you've stored any food in there, just remember to take it out before stocking your table during a yard sale or it will be put on the table to be sold. Only takes a second to do though and then you can just put it right back in there. :)

@Karababy52

Thanks for clarifying. I still think it's a pretty cool function. I would probably never have known about it I had not read your post :)