A question about parties
Do you have to have everything from a career and/or hobby collection out in order for it to appear on the party search (or can I just own it and have it in storage)? One, I don't want to junk up my house with a bunch of stuff that doesn't really fit my decor, especially when I'm having company over. Two, that would explain why so often I click on a party that claims to have items for my sims to interact with but when I get there it turns out to only have the party items and people to interact with.
Now, I don't want to falsely advertise my parties, but I'm willing to use this loophole to attract people to my parties since I have several 75 point items and I always bring my parties to level 10.
So here's the answer to my question, for anyone who wonders about this in the future, so you don't have to read through the whole thread:
It seems that if you want the career and hobby icons to appear on the party search feature, you must have the items for said careers and hobbies out and on display in your home for the duration of the party. Or, at least until your guest list fills up.