So my sim had her "birthday" (I made it a holiday so that she wouldn't have to age up but could still celebrate ^U^) and one of the traditions was Giving Flowers because she loves outdoors and gardening, so I wanted people to give flowers!The night before her birthday, I had her brothers go outside and pick the flowers that she had gardened (they were both level Magnificent) and gift them to her in the morning, but when one brother gave her a flower, she said she didn't like it! It made him immediately sad but she didn't have a buff. So I had her gift him a flower (also from her garden) and he immediately disliked it as well! Which made HER sad! I think one was a bluebell and the other a chrysanthemum.I then, to test this, had her younger brother BUY a flower as a gift (a level Good tulip) and gift it to his sister and she loved it!! I'm so confused??? They both got buffs for a "successful gift giving" or something along those lines after the tulip was given.Then later still, I had the older brother gift his real gift to her (Gift Giving was another tradition) which was a signed guitar (he's a level 10 Musician so I bought it through Build and Buy) and she hated it and made him sad again!Has anyone experienced this and does anyone know the nuances behind it? If I'm not mistaken, I think the girl sim is also a music lover! Is it just the fact that it's not a "bought" gift that made them dislike it? I thought that she would like any flower considering she loves outdoors! She even LOVES the Giving Flowers tradition because of her trait! So why would she turn down their gifts? It's not like it was of bad quality!I'm just wondering if there's any rhyme or reason behind this, or if anyone has noticed this as well! (Hope this isn't in the wrong area or that this hasn't already been said!)

I got the same thing on Love Day! I was really upset. I have a seasons story save with a young married couple starting an orchard. They both garden and they both love gardening, and I had the husband give her a "romantic gift" tulip and she hated it. HOW??? You LOVE gardening! You LOVE Love Day! You're a romantic! What is going on??? It's super frustrating.

Yesyesyes! I just don't understand! Her younger brother painted a portrait of her and I didn't even bother having him perform the action of gifting it to her because I didn't want her to make him sad! I'm just gonna put it in her room. >w<I just wanna know if there's a method behind the madness? Both the sister and the oldest brother are Young Adults and the the younger brother is a Teenager. Do the ages have anything to do with it? But if your couple is giving each other flowers as romantic gifts and they have all the traits that should make them love it, then it doesn't really make a whole lotta sense for them to dislike it?? So silly!The gift giving animation is absolutely BEAUTIFUL, it's so cute to see them give gifts and to see the sparkles inside and stuff, but why do they dislike the gifts! It's very silly.

One of my Sims gave someone a 9k simoleon relic frog thing from Selvadorada and they didn't like it! So ungrateful! Do you know how many Llamas I can feed with that!!! :D

I presume with the way these seem to be working and since you're not the first to report this, it has to be a bug. I would suggest filing a report for this because none of this makes any right of sense.

I had a sim that didn't like the tablet her mother gave her as a child but as a teen she liked the yoga mat she got I think it might be random most my sims that I've given flowers didn't like them but I had one who did.

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AxeEcliptica
7 years ago
I got the same thing on Love Day! I was really upset. I have a seasons story save with a young married couple starting an orchard. They both garden and they both love gardening, and I had the husband give her a "romantic gift" tulip and she hated it. HOW??? You LOVE gardening! You LOVE Love Day! You're a romantic! What is going on??? It's super frustrating.
Pointeful
7 years ago
Yesyesyes! I just don't understand! Her younger brother painted a portrait of her and I didn't even bother having him perform the action of gifting it to her because I didn't want her to make him sad! I'm just gonna put it in her room. >w<

I just wanna know if there's a method behind the madness? Both the sister and the oldest brother are Young Adults and the the younger brother is a Teenager. Do the ages have anything to do with it? But if your couple is giving each other flowers as romantic gifts and they have all the traits that should make them love it, then it doesn't really make a whole lotta sense for them to dislike it?? So silly!

The gift giving animation is absolutely BEAUTIFUL, it's so cute to see them give gifts and to see the sparkles inside and stuff, but why do they dislike the gifts! It's very silly.
StardustBunny
7 years ago
One of my Sims gave someone a 9k simoleon relic frog thing from Selvadorada and they didn't like it! So ungrateful! Do you know how many Llamas I can feed with that!!! :D
paradiseplanet2
7 years ago
I presume with the way these seem to be working and since you're not the first to report this, it has to be a bug. I would suggest filing a report for this because none of this makes any right of sense.
Reddestiny921
Seasoned Veteran
7 years ago
I had a sim that didn't like the tablet her mother gave her as a child but as a teen she liked the yoga mat she got I think it might be random most my sims that I've given flowers didn't like them but I had one who did.
Kittybass
New Spectator
7 years ago
I've had that happen too, I thought "How rude!" Last night, it was Love Day and this couple were only just starting out their relationship so I thought the holiday would be great boost to their romance. She gave him flowers, which he liked and he gave her a flowers back, which she didn't like and it made their romance take a hit. I was like "What?? that can't be right!"

I have seen it for friendly gifts too. Maybe it should only be happening for funny or mean gifts? It's quite rude to show disapproval of a gift, or at least that's what I was taught as a kid. If you don't like something, smile and say thanks and do what you want with it at a later time. :p
juliekaye
7 years ago
If I remember correctly, I did this with my gardener sim and her children. I had them give roses from the garden to each other. She loved the first one. When the 2nd and 3rd child gave her their roses, she didn’t like them. I wondered if it was because it was the same thing as the first. Maybe 3 different types of items would have gone better. Or maybe it is simply random.

I stopped paying attention to the reactions after that, just wanted to get the check mark and move on. LOL
paigeisin5
New Spectator
7 years ago
I think our Sims are getting a bit spoiled with all this gift giving and receiving. I have two Sims I am hoping will fall in love. They are both gardeners and are at level ten. The male Sim has been searching for an orchid seed for a Sim month and I cannot find one anywhere. On Love Day I had the female Sim give him a perfect orchid seed as a gift. And he proceeded to pitch a fit. Wow. Ungrateful much? I thought it was the perfect gift for a level 10 gardener but he treated it as if it were dog poop. When I rotated through my families I checked his inventory and he still has the orchid so at least he didn't throw it away. :/ I think their reaction to each gift is totally random. Kind of like a chance card.
sheronparris
New Spectator
7 years ago
I truly feel like they only like gifts that are bought.

If I remember correctly when you go to give a gift and its part of the tradition - or flowers, even, the tradition, if scrolled over says, "Buy a gift from the computer or phone." Those seem to be the only ones considered actual "gifts," unlike handmade things from your Sim's inventory.

And even though I've experienced Sims not liking bought gifts so it may just be personal Sim preference.
BlueSeaWaves
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
"MaggieMarley;c-16638524" wrote:
I’ve come to the conclusion it’s random whether a sim likes a gift or not. It has nothing to do with what the gift is or their traits. I might be wrong, but this has been my experience.

I think you’re right, it’s such a gamble whenever I give a gift. I get kinda scared they won’t like it and when they get a friendship buff I know it went well.

Side note: can we buy friendship by giving money? Does giving the highest amount of simoleons does the friendship bar gain more then the lower amounts