I just came across the weirdest tip, but it really does make a difference.While it won't help you, you can help your neighbours if you have the Gingerbread Simpsons sitting on their couch.Visit any town with them on the couch and there's nothing to tap.Tap the couch in your town to make them scarper, leaving just the couch ( you don't even have to store it ) and suddenly they'll have buildings to tap.I have no clue why such a simple thing would cause such a drastic glitch, but it does. I've got two towns running on two devices so I've tested and tested.Hopefully EA can figure out why, but in the meantime you can help your friends.

Yeah... I covered that and some related issues in my post over in the Answers forum. So EA knows, they just haven't done anything about it.

@wadebear - I just read your thread, and you'd covered quite a few items in your research to try to get to the bottom of things. Hopefully because this only mentions one state of one item, clearly and simply, EA will now know precisely what the cause is. Knowing what is only the start though, they now need to work out why it causes the problem and then they can try to figure out how to fix it. That might not be straightforward.Meanwhile everyone . . .Help your friends and get those Gingerbread Simpsons off the couch.

@1-Graham-S You should make a post over on EA answers about this

I'd posted everywhere I could think of to spread the word, so I don't know why I didn't think to add one over there too - thanks @1EllieG7294 You can see that Answers post by clicking here. ( Spoiler - it's just copy 'n' paste, but there might be replies at some point !! )

Good work @1-Graham-S. That's a great tip.

Get your Gingerbread Simpsons off their couch - they break neighbour taps !!

frosted1414
Seasoned Newcomer
3 years ago
@mudkicker7672 it already helped one person. Maybe the wacky title will get the message out.
Castiel_Touk
Seasoned Newcomer
3 years ago
"BanksysDad;c-2213794" wrote:
I tried to make it jump out at people. After the previous post, I still had several neighbors with couch gingers - it sure gets frustrating. Wanto to join my larger town? amessaert level939

Not everyone uses the forums and still don't know about it.
Razor049
3 years ago
Wouldn't it be easier to just get better neighbors?
4junk3000
New Spectator
4 years ago
What happens if we just store the couch?
1-Graham-S
Hero+
4 years ago
@4junk3000 - Untested, but it likely won't have the Gingerbread Simpsons sitting there causing havoc.
AFIK Alissa at Addicts checked and it does help :)
wadebear
Retired Hero
4 years ago
"frosted1414;c-2190063" wrote:
Now, how do I tell my neighbors to store the couch so I can visit them?

I have had limited success by using the messaging system built into this forum.

Scroll up to the top of this (or any) page.
Find the Envelope.
Tap/click it.
At the very top you'll see "Inbox New Message". Tap/click New Message.
A new message page will open. Start typing the name of the neighbor you want to communicate with in the Recipients box. If it pops "No Results" under the Recipients box you can't communicate with them.
You can send the same message to up to 5 people.

Type a message and hit "Post Message".
But remember: it isn't just the Gingerbread Couch that's the problem. I refer you back to my Answers post for more info. Another big issue is that some items can't be placed in the Heights, and I don't have the complete list.
1-Graham-S
Hero+
4 years ago
I wonder if someone forgot a semi-colon or mixed up letter O with number 0 ??
smharris129
Seasoned Newcomer
4 years ago
I haven't seen this mentioned yet.

I reciprocated a visit from a neighbor and they had nothing to tap. Smallish town so i searched until l found their gingerbread couch with the Simpsons sitting on it. I tapped it and heard the crunching sound effect though the Simpsons remained sitting on the couch. I left their town and went back in and, ta-daah!, there were buildings to tap. The Simpsons were still sitting on the Gingerbread couch.

Could somebody else verify this, please?
smharris129
Seasoned Newcomer
4 years ago
Right. Tried the same neighbor again today and it didn't work. Tried another neighbor and didn't work.

Must have been a coincidence the time it it did work.
willp_70
4 years ago
How and when was the couch attainable? I thought I had everything. I can't find it in town or stored.