I tried searching the forums to see if I could find an answer to this question or if anyone else had experienced this before, but no luck. I've been having some problems with my families asking for "different kinds of groceries" even when there are as many as over 1,800 units of food remaining, and I don't know what it is they want. When I buy groceries for my families, I always buy them in equal measures (one each of veggies, meat, dairy, and grains), so it's not as if I'm buying them, for example, only grains to save money.

Makes me wonder if my families are all secretly vegetarians and those left-over 1,800+ units of food are all meat products...lol.

If anyone else has had this happen or could shed some light on exactly what it is they want, I'd sure appreciate it.

Hi Sepphira!

This happens all the time here!

When it does, I usually buy some food and give them.

I noticed that happening when I was buying lots of the same groceries cause they were on sale, but later the message was sent again and I was already buying different kinds of groceries (like you were).

I would not worry with that, probably is just small talk or maybe they just want something fresh!

I have five families, and the same thing has happened in all five. I tried an experiment with one family. I just kept ignoring their requests for different groceries, and let the supply get down to under 100 before I bought any more. When I did replenish their supply, I went back to my usual routine of one each of veggies, meat, dairy, and grains. This seems to have fixed whatever the problem was, at least for the time being. Since I praise my peeps for emailing me, they generally send me at least one message every time I check in, and the last few messages from the "experimental" family haven't said a thing about any dissatisfaction with the grocery situation. *grin*

However...the other four families are still complaining.

It probably sounds wasteful, but at this point, I'm actually hoping for one of the randoms that empties the fridge in these families, just so we can start fresh with the groceries and they'll stop complaining already.

Yeah, I keep getting the same message in Gen 4!! They have lots of money and I buy one of each organic now and then (they've got over 1200 in food), but I still get that message now and then. If you've got enough food in the fridge, don't worry about it!

Thanks for letting me know I'm not alone in having this happen. The thing is, I'm like a puppy dog (without the tail, I mean). I just want to please everyone...even my virtual families, as well as the real one...lol. I'm looking for that pat on the head..."Good girl!".

We all give you the praising glove!! Mine do the same thing. It doesn't matter how much they have. They even ask for different groceries and then tell me about the new baby as an after thought!! Too cute!

LOL...thanks. Wouldn't it be nice if real life had an equivalent of the praising glove? Especially when it seems like we get hit with that red glove all too often. :P

Talk about some food-obsessed people: "We need different groceries!...and, oh yeah, by the way, we had a baby...but don't forget about the groceries!".

One of mine sent me an email shortly after her husband died, and she didn't even bother to mention the death, just groceries. Nice.

i know, they can be so ungrateful. especially after i've been buying organics for awhile.

Tuna Puzzler,
The emails they send are randomized Sweetie. It has no bearing on the peeps personality.