What do people need fruits for??

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 06.06.2007, 20:53

Hey everybody im Michelle (obviously new heh)
and I was thinking about selling fruits and possibly cattle, but I guess I need to know if they are really needed or in demand...

Thanx for all your help, you all seem really nice =]

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 06.06.2007, 21:20

Fruit is sold in groceries to the NPC, other players don't have a use for it (other than selling in their own Grocery stores). There is a very big demand with not much competition, but then there may be a reason for that.

Before you make cattle, I'm begging you to read this post. (It's a sticky in the Beginner Help forum if you ever want to look it up again).

If you have a Grocery, you might try buying other peoples' fruits and selling them, then seeing if you like the product. Try a bunch of different products and find out which ones sell better for you. Then if you find something good, decide if it's worth making your own to get the other half of the profits. And that way if you end up finding that they don't sell as well as you'd hoped, it's not like you build a whole bunch of stuff already.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 06.06.2007, 21:20

I would say that it's a good way to start.
I think a lot of people started out with seeds, fruits, plants and/or cattle.

I know I did, and I still produce some of each.

Let me know what and how much you produce and I could buy it from you for a reasonable price.

just remember, to start off with, contrary to what some people think, it's cheaper and slightly quicker overall to build new buildings than to expand.
obviously premium account users get a few more bigger and better things to play with (more buildings etc.)

have fun and enjoy the game, and don't worry if you feel you're not getting anywhere, it can take a while to settle in.

regards,
AIMHIGHs

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 06.06.2007, 21:23

Thank you for your help, I really apreciate it

Knoll, I actually already read what you said while I was waiting for an answer here. I just discovered the Search button which works wonders (couldnt find it before I made this topic)

Thanx again both of you ^_^

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 06.06.2007, 21:28

mimii wrote:I just discovered the Search button which works wonders

I don't know about the rest of you but I like her already.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 06.06.2007, 21:32

me too, seems like a nice gal, and I reckon she's got potential to do v well in this game.!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 06.06.2007, 21:38

Haha, Im guessing a lot of people dont use that feature?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 06.06.2007, 21:47

mimii wrote:Haha, Im guessing a lot of people dont use that feature?

You guess correctly, Theres like 7 pages in this forum and about 3.5 repeat the other 3.5 on same topics

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 06.06.2007, 21:51

Goodness! I guess new members think that their questions have never been asked before.

I think I like the forums =]

I havent posted much, but Im learning a lot from just reading what people have said previously

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 06.06.2007, 21:52

In pretty much any forum, any topic, anywhere, the Search button is criminally underused.

People actually aren't too bad about it around here. I can point you to forums where the exact same topic, almost to the word, takes up 9 out of 10 of the page 1 listings.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 06.06.2007, 22:15

mimii wrote: I havent posted much, but Im learning a lot from just reading what people have said previously

my advice is for you to restart, and dont go anywhere near the fruit business.
theres a couple of comparisons on profitability around the foruns and everytime you see them, the worst profits comes from fruits and fruit plantations.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 06.06.2007, 22:31

Drummore wrote:theres a couple of comparisons on profitability around the foruns and everytime you see them, the worst profits comes from fruits and fruit plantations.

I would say fruit beats the pants off of most manufactured foods (candy, cocoa & coffee powder, beverages, sugar, flour). Direct to customer pretty much all the fruit are what I would call "decent."

Not great, and I could list many products better than them. But also many worse.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 06.06.2007, 23:12

Hmm well I guess I can do some more research and then restart if I dont want to stick with what Im doing, thank you guys =]

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 07.06.2007, 01:30

Haha, Im guessing a lot of people dont use that feature?

I thought that was what Knolls was here for...

RE: Plz read this post.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 07.06.2007, 14:22

Hee hee maybe, but one person can only do so much...