The Sims 4 Cottage Living Expansion Pack

"greydonn;c-17907573" wrote:
Heck, maybe I'm just from a different universe, but personally the way I see it is: Option A: If you buy this pack within this time, you get three free items in addition to your paid content. or Option B: The free stuff just doesn't exist.

I really don't think it's as bad as you're making it out to be. It's not like it's something special locked behind a buy-by-date, like bunnies or something. If they took the bunnies and said "Hey, you're only allowed to have these if you order by a specific time." it'd be an entirely different story!

Also I don't see how it's money hungry, it's going to cost the same amount regardless. The only reason it would cost less is if it went on sale past September, and since the packs seem to be on sale so often, the pack might even be on sale before the end date.

(One more side note and then I have to go: it's not "right now" it's July 22- September 2, if I remember the release date right. That's over a month)

It could a digital picture of paper cups used at a sims team gathering for all the "specialness" matters. What matters is that if someone has FOMO or a collector's mindset, they will feel pressured to buy the pack and buy it earlier than they might otherwise. It is blatant psychological manipulation to get more sales and get them more quickly before prices are slashed, and it doesn't stop being psychological manipulation because it doesn't personally manipulate you in particular.

You aren't from a different universe, you're just confusing "am I personally manipulated by this" with "is this manipulative generally and designed to be manipulative."