I keep mine going 24/7. I alternate candy apples, lollipops, toffee. I always have plenty and give my extra lollipops to hood mates. I send Tom for chocolate bars, tho.
I can't understand why people don't use/love Rose and Ernest. I use them both. Rose milks my cows and makes feed. I NEVER run out of milk or feed and I never have to think about it. What's not to love? Ernest keeps me in dairy and sugar products and I never run out or have to think about it. I can leave my farm alone all day long and not worry about having to stock my dairy/sugar machines. Why would you not use them?
Definetly the hat maker! I buy red hats in the DD when I need some and I buy the black and the pink ones from Tom.
And I still haven't tried Rose and Ernie.
Machines I hardly use: Sandwich maker, Salad bar, Soup kitchen, Candy machine, Sushi bar, Smoothie mixer, Pasta kitchen, Taco stand and Hot Dog maker :facepalm:XD
Maybe mine are faulty! 🤣
When they've been given to us on free trials, I've thought 'Yay, extra storage space'. Every. Single. Time. I've regretted it. I have now learnt my lesson. Finally.
I stack. I'll try to explain, but it probably won't make too much sense to non stackers.
Ernest isn't so bad if I chose very carefully what to let him make & tweak it as I go. But he's no help either as I can fill my dairy/sugar slots myself and if I forget to tweak him he might out a syrup in when I'd put 4 brown sugars in because I'm there. The only good thing is the extra storage, but, then that bites me on the duster as it messes up my collection/production/stacking system (for example I'll make an ice cream & then grab a feed, if it's coming from Ernest's stock I won't have 3 spaces so I'll have to collect something else, sometimes depending on what I've made I haven't created any spaces where I normally would).
Rose - she's just a nightmare! She has no sense when it comes to putting a feed on to make, I mean who puts sheep feed on in the middle of the day when the cows are hungry? I always have loads of feed stacked, but if she's around she puts stupid things on at daft times & I run out of feed.
No no no no no. They can enjoy their retirement up on the hill!
I loved Rose because she is doing milk job very well, I got extra storage to make dairy products (my barn always max capacity/ over - today : 886/875 ^_^) + I loved her because she gave us land deeds, nails, saws, axes. I love to share the extra feeds for my friends who take feeding task.
I also still can't love Ernest. I hire him only when there is free trial/ free booster. The last time I hired him, I set him to produce 9 brown sugar, 2 syrup, 10 cheese, etc. I have 7 brown sugars, 2 syrups, 3 cheese ready in my machines. He just collect my sugars & cheese (he only make 2 brown sugar & 7 cheese). No extra tools.
I will not spend 15 diamonds for Ernest, I prefer to use my diamonds for Tom.
Rose n Ernest. Don't care for them.
Decorations I guess? I like all my machines. I like to make things myself and rarely buy anything unless I totally run out and it's easy to find (like eggs). I do buy if I see good stuff but don't spend a lot of time in the DD.
Maybe nets are the most useless equipment? I never make them anymore. I can keep up with lobster traps and duck cages but I can not fit in any nets.
I'm level 60 so don't have a lot of the machines, but so far for me it's the candy machine. 1 day for jellybeans? Jog on!