What order would you recommend getting these packs in?

Well, for CAS and build/buy the Game Packs have more as they are obviously bigger. Out of those two, you get more with Spa Day. So I would go as follows:

Spa Day
Dine Out

Then for the stuff packs, I would say Vintage Glamour has the most in it for those aspects of the game. So:

Vintage Glamour
Backyard Stuff
Romantic Garden
Perfect Patio
Bowling Night
Cool Kitchen
Luxury Party
and, lastly, Fitness

The way they were released

Get Dine Out. I use restaurants quite a bit. Even in Sims 2 I just liked taking my sims out to eat. It's a good date option, and also a way for the family to go out and spend time with one another.

For stuff packs, you should go with whichever aligns with your interests. Backyard is personally my favorite, but it really depends on you.

If you don't care about game play..

Bowling has the best CAS outfits, in my opinion. Look it up, they are super cute.
If you enjoy the Bohemian look, try Romantic Garden. The guy clothes are horrid, but you can create cool bohemian looking homes and outdoor movie theaters with the build items.

Buy dine out first. Restaurants are great for dates, family outings and friend hangouts. It adds some family gameplay (can draw on placemats), and kids can go to restaurants alone if they want to. It also adds new experimental food, the ability to run restaurants, and some great CAS stuff for kids and adults, a new aquarium, and some M.E. great plants and table lights (candles)

For stuff packs I would do them inthis order

Backyard stuff: some fun gameplay and excellent CAS items for kids and adults.Has a round table with an umbrella that sits 6 sims, and sim fun decor.
Romantic garden: great plants and statues where ch beautify gardens. Some nice CAS clothes for kids, adult clothes are mixed with some nice ones but also ugly floral print suits for males.
Vintage glamour stuff: on par with romantic garden stuff but more useful for house interiors. Some great vintage CAS clothes and hairs for adults and kids. But Tyler is also fun.
Perfect patio: hot tub wohoo is awesome. Other than hot tub there isn’t much.
Bowling Night: some CAS stuff is particularly nice (especially female adults). Bowling is a fun distracting n.
Cool Kitchen: some great jackets and CAS cloth s. Also fun hair. All stuff is for adults. Lacks build and buy mode content. Ice cream maker can be fun, and you can put ice real on restaurant menus
Luxury Party : not worth it. Some CAS stuff and little build/buy
Fitness: don’t have it yet but like luxury party night t wroth it. No content for kids and gameplay is limited

If your main focus is build/buy for Game Packs:
Spa Day ... absolutely love the modern but soft looks provided for walls and floors.. everything else is great looking too.
Dine Out.. I don't use this as much for build/buy but gameplay wise it's pretty level with the above pack for me.


Stuff Packs:
Luxury Party... two wonderful good energy/comfort beds and other beautiful build/buy. Lots of good stuff otherwise including CAS.
Romantic Garden... not a fan of the flowers in this one but has the outdoor needs for more traditional mansions/manors covered if needed and
well it's usually needed. Statues/fountains/outdoor benches ect. I also love the radio station. Really good CAS. This is the pack that comes with
the wishing well.
Perfect Patio... hottubs and really nice modern counters that don't look anything like what's in game otherwise.
Bowling Night... personal preference here but might be lower on the list if you don't like mid-century looks. Love the CAS personally.
Cool Kitchen.. I really like the clutter, at the time it came out I needed more stoves/counters/fridge looks but if you have most you can wait a bit. Some nice aprons looks ect for CAS.
Fitness.. I do use the shower and bathroom stuff often. Has nice walls/floors... I do like exercise equipment looks also. The furniture to me has a modern almost masculine look.
Backyard... The style is bright and cheerful.. furniture kind of blocky. It's nice but wouldn't be high on my list because of all you have in the game already.
Luxury Party.. only thing I use very frequently from this build/buy and game play wise at this point is the banquet tables. I do like the CAS. Glad I have Zoolander in my game to make use of the male suits.

I don't own all of it yet...But, it is based on what I have purchased and what I would like to purchase in the future...

Game Packs:
1.Spa Day
2.Dine Out

Stuff Packs:
1.Vintage Glamour
2.Backyard
3.Romantic Garden
4.Bowling Night
5.Perfect Patio
6.Cool Kitchen
7.Luxury Party
8.Fitness

Spooky @zamira82 we have the exact same tastes!

Dine Out first, Spa Day second. I love going to the restaurants and prefer the CAS/build mode.

I know you didn't ask about gameplay, but in case this gives you another way to look at the stuff packs: Vintage Glamour and Cool Kitchen are more home focused (though ice cream can be served at restaurants). Perfect Patio and Luxury Party suit both community lots and home. When thinking of the main gameplay object I view Bowling Night, Fitness Stuff, Backyard Stuff and Romantic Garden more community lot oriented packs.

CAS and build/buy buy wise I would rank them:

Romantic Garden (love the guy clothes actually and the plants!)

Vintage Glamour (the jewellery is my favourite, also really nice curtains)

Fitness (better than I thought it would be)

Perfect Patio (not a lot of stuff, but good to use)

Cool Kitchen (don't have)

Bowling Night (I dislike the build/buy, but CAS is nice)

Backyard (I quite dislike the build/buy here as well, but CAS is fine)

Luxury Party (don't have)

"elanorbreton;c-16726893" wrote:
Spooky @zamira82 we have the exact same tastes!

Cool! High five! :)