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Apart from wheat obviously? I'm desperate for the expansion items but they don't ask for wheat often enough so I'm wondering if I should sell them the other crops like corn, carrot, soybean etc. I currently do not sell them anything besides wheat and eggs coz they offer too little.
Give them nothing, because apart from a few measly XP points, they always undercut the selling price anyway... The most 'regular' way to get expansion items is from your pets, believe it or not... I now have the full compliment, and feed them three times a day, and when you whistle them in you get loads of goodies - lem's, bem's, and sem's.... I know they are random, but I sell all my land expansion items anyway now... You even get saws and axes to boot...
The only other way is to trawl every ad on every page, in every DD... It's a pain, but worth it now and again...
John.
They are real pests. I've had mine hostage for Almost 2 months now. There is a taken prisoner thread here somewhere. Anyway I think they are like the armadillo that came to our house some winters back we gave him food and water finally gave him a Name because he never left. :)
I only ever sell wheat to them, and the occasional glut of corn or carrots if I'm drowning in them and I don't want to wait for a sale in the shop to clear out the silo. I'd rather fill my shop with wheat and put an advert up to get rid of it than sell to those skinflints!!
The prisoner thread is in the off topic section... There's could be a competition going on as to who can keep 'em there the longest... lol.
John.
HAHA we really do hate them dont we? i wished they'd come less often, and stop asking for things we dont have!
john - i didnt know whistling to them will get you expansion items! i only have one horse which i feed regularly. how many times do you have to whistle though before the items drop?
I think John's referring to calling them for food with the whistle, which works just the same as tapping on them when they're sleeping. No extra items unfortunately :(
Can someone explain to me how exactly you get expansion items from pets? (I have 1 btw).Quote:
Originally Posted by danabrey
You only have to whistle them the once, but if I remember correctly, you have to have three of each pet (a kennel full, a stable full, etc,) before you receive any items... I am not totally sure, because I have had mine for months now, and they do take a lot of getting, but it's well worth the effort for the returns... Try getting three of anything 'easy' to find out...??? Racking my brains to try and be certain for you, but it's not playing... Lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by kaylinpickles
John.
I always sell what I can, when I can to the visitors, as long as I have a decent stock of the item. Most of the time they just ask for crops or animal products which are quick to remake anyway. The reason I sell is partly for the XP but mostly because I'm working towards the Patronage 3 achievement.
A little over 2000 customers to go...:(:cool::cool::cool:
Not the case, John - one cat, two dogs, one horse - gets me LEM'S.Quote:
Originally Posted by BOROYOB
Oh and I completely disagree about the little folk, as I have a system with them that gives me loads of exp. mats, but I've written it out so any times now, and for Kaylin, so I'll save my breath to cool my porridge...
Is your system just making sure that you keep very low amounts of everything but wheat and corn? (which are grown quickly) This would make most customers ask for wheat/cornQuote:
Originally Posted by Woozle
Woozle - Thanks for helping me out with that one... I can't remember yesterday, never mind a few months ago... Lol.
John.
i dont think keeping low amounts work because they either ask for what you have most (first two items) or those that you dont have any. i think keeping one of each item will prevent from asking for them at all so thats what i usually do. i need them to buy my wheat basically!Quote:
Originally Posted by ncil
i wished they'll leave on their own, maybe for future updates they'll do that? i like keeping them captive too but not the woman in the tall hat and umbrella coz shes ugly lolQuote:
Originally Posted by BOROYOB
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Originally Posted by ncil
Originally Posted by kaylinpickles
What do you guys think about the little people? I find them a major annoyance (except for Greg who buys most of my wheat). Those people come every minute asking for the same thing and in my case, saws and axes. I stock up about 20 each so I will have enough as I expand my land. And each time they ask nothing except for these two items! Either that, or expensive stuff like chili pepper or those things you don't have in your inventory. Is there anyway to disable them or to at least reduce the frequency of their visits?
You don't say what level you are. If you are trying to level up and expand your barn and silo they can be your best friends!
Don't sell them anything except wheat, corn, soya, sugar cane, carrots, except maybe eggs. They will give you 11 coins for an egg usually. As Swisspie says, they will ask you for what you have most of, so as a lower level player, that is likely to be crops. Grow and sell, regardless of price, it costs you nothing and it will bring you lots of expansion materials, saws and axes to sell if you don't need them plus Xp every time you harvest. It also brings you money, which mounts up surprisingly quickly as their offers are sometimes really high. Also it's the best opportunity you get to sell your crops in bulk.
It always amazes me why people moan about them. Sure they can be irritating as they also ask for things you have none of, (sometimes I think I'll turn into an axe murderer), but make them work for you and you will 'reap' the rewards. Gosh that was an awful pun, sorry!
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You're welcome John dear, can I go back to sleep now?Quote:
Originally Posted by BOROYOB
For me it's just all on wheat. Everything else gets sent away.
I used to sell them pretty much anything they wanted, and would even ask them to stick around while I baked muffins or cookies for them. But once I caught on to the fact that they were taking advantage of my kindness and not offering fair price for my goods I put a stop to that. Now they only get crops, and only the ones from the first tab. Once I get the Patronage III achievement though, all hospitality will end. I will pick the least annoying two and hold them hostage for the rest of eternity. :)
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Originally Posted by Woozle
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John.
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Originally Posted by kaylinpickles
For some reason she reminds me of the old lady in the Wizard of Oz who eventually turns into the Wicked Witch of the West. I keep expecting her to jump on a bicycle and shake her umbrella at me while she's riding away after I've refused one of her requests. She will definitely not be one of the ones I hold hostage. :)
haha thats really funny!! so which are the two you're currently holding captive? i think the little skipping girl and the one who bats her lashes arent too bad :D greg keeps waving his hand and the short fat guy puts up his hand (he thinks hes in a restaurant), both are too attention seeking lolQuote:
Originally Posted by xjuelx
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Originally Posted by kaylinpickles
I haven't taken any hostages yet, but I was leaning towards the two younger girls when the time comes. Greg's legs seem unusually small for his body and I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to handle all the standing. Plus he may retaliate by no longer selling me cheap dynamite in his shop and refusing to by my bacon and eggs after they've sat too long in my own shop. :)
I totally agree with you there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Woozle
I always sell short-harvest-time crop (up to 30m for sugarcane) to them. Harvesting wheat is not the only way to get expansion items and I don't feel lucky selling wheat on my roadside shop, they don't get bought for 1 or 2 hours !!
I use crops to produce cow feed and chicken feed. My expansion items usually come from several ways :
- harvesting crops
- picking up produced goods by feed mill
- collecting milk or eggs
Not many people sell animal feed, my neighbors always buy and if I advertize, they are sold within a minute.
Those little people help me a lot by asking for eggs, milk, and crops so I can make space in my barn/silo and produce or plant again. If they ask for other stuff, just turn them away so the next one will come asking for what I expect.
at what price do you sell your wheat? i sell them at 10 for 10 coins at the shop and they're usually gone within a minute. same goes for milk. i sell them at full price of 324 and they go very quickly too. i will never sell milk to the visitors, their prices are way too low. for the expansion items you forgot to mention the mystery boxes! i usually get mine there.Quote:
Originally Posted by meonhoc
I used to sell wheat 10 for 10, sometimes 10 for 1 to get it bought. I don't have too much free slot to sell and have to wait 30 minutes to advertise again is not my best strategy. As for milk, I expanded all 9 slots for Dairy and use milk to produce ice cream or cake. My barn capacity was 400 (now 425), at level 37 I have a stock for boat orders, expansion items and others goods.
I try not to fill my shop with basic stuff such as milk or egg if I can (only sell them to free barn space), only uncommon produced goods.
What I described earlier is my way to get expansion items. I consider the loss at selling to little people as price paid for expansion items. The faster space is made in silo/barn, the faster I get random items.
If I want to make money, I will sell premium stuff with high ration money per produce time (cookie, cakes, juice, buttered popcorn...).
You're right. I was referring to the "wheating" method applied to "collecting" and "picking up".Quote:
for the expansion items you forgot to mention the mystery boxes! i usually get mine there.
sell wheat ,chocolate/strawberry icecream, popsicles, apple pie,casserole, shepherds pie,strawberry/chocolate cake, baked potatoes, pizzas, corn/potato bread, land expansion item and saws/axes when I need room in my barn
you seriously sell these things to the visitors?? :eek::eek::eek: i mean the little people like greg who visits your farm, not at the roadside shop.Quote:
Originally Posted by relentless25
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Originally Posted by kaylinpickles
Was reading others response so get mixed up for visitors I only sell them wheat and other crops that i have a lot of