Subeautique Change!

October 10, 2012 9:35 am

In order to change with fashion trends, Esmerelda at the Subeautique has changed the way that you purchase her wares!

Now you can find a Subeautique Invitation while wandering around the site, which when redeemed, gives you access to the current items that Esmerelda is selling (which change frequently!). You can also sell the invitation instead of redeeming it!

Each invitation will get you one item in the boutique, so make sure you get something you want!

She still charges an arm and a leg for her clothes though, so don't expect any discounts!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Aw shucks, there goes my method of making sp... :/

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

This looks like an interesting change, can't really comment on it until I get back home from school. Good thing I was able to snag one on my phone.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

You must have an invitation.

You can see items in the shop until you spend all of your invitations by buying items. Then you'll get an error saying you need an invitation to shop at the sbq.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Confused - if I use the invite to go into the shop and the 1 item I want isn't listed, then what? Do I have to buy something or lose the shop privilege or can I keep going back until the item I want shows up? There are only 2 items I really want from Sub so want to make sure how this works first.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

You need an invitation to even enter the shop.

One invitation = one item, then you are out until you get another one (unless you have more than one cashed in at once).

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

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So after you redeem your invite, do you only have so long to buy something before that invitation expires?

I was just going to ask this. I cashed in my invitation because I thought it expires and the items in the shop are the only ones available - meaning new items wouldn't re list and you could STILL use your invitation. Does it expire after the next re listing?
And thanks for letting us find them on the site.

Now do you HAVE to have an invitation in order to shop from there? Or can you go in on your own accord and shop?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Oh, I just saw the comment that they come in random events, never mind!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

My only question is, will the invites appear in the corner like floating items, or will they appear as random events? I'm just confused on how we're going to find/collect these invites.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Sounds good, maybe this way I can finally find something in the store.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

So there's no option to "cash out" after you redeem?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

So after you redeem your invite, do you only have so long to buy something before that invitation expires?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Best. Idea. EVER. I totally gave up RSing at SBQ ages ago and now I won't have to pay crazy amounts in user shops for the items I want!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

After the coin machine revamp, I've got grand total of 2 coins... but I suck at restocking so we shall see.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Oh my goodness. I can see how this will be good for the value of subbeautique items, but so not good for my hopes of collecting everything I want. Or maybe it'll be better? ack & Wah! for the suspense and the suspicions :P Let's hope those invites aren't totally impossible to find...I must have the rainyday sets. MUST!!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

This is all good, unless we get an invitation as often as we are able to catch a BHH restock

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Yay I might actually get something from SubQ now! XD

I'm not sure how it removes the middle man though, the invitations are sellable, which means people who don't care/want to make profit will just sell those instead, for a lot of sP still

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

But sP is still going to be moving around, you just changed what item it is going to be centered around (invites vs actual items). I'm confused. Well. .. we'll see how it pans out. I just feel bad for anyone who was/is an SBQ collector :-/

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Lol.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

If its the same rareity as the coins.. Umm i think i last got a coin random 4 months ago :( will see how things go

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Ha! Super! Thanks Keith for the explanations.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

This way it's a sP sink, and less sP moving around (to the middle men). We aren't trying to drive down prices, we want SBQ to be rare and hard to get a complete set of anything, and I think that this pretty much sets that in stone. It'll be harder to buy the items from user shops, but much easier if you get the invitations yourself and wait for the item you want to pop up.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I love this! ...I think. I need to get back to doing quests everyday so I can find some. :)

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

But the middle man is still being an sP sink, since they're buying from the shop, sP still leaves the system. The amount of sP they get from selling to other users isn't created out of thin air so. . . IDK It just seems like the same amount of people are going to be 'sinking sP' in the old way and the new way. IDK now maybe I'd understand it more if the invites were in the MC for crazy amounts but. . .random events don't sink anything lol

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I love this idea! Not great for restockers but for everyone else who fails, perfect solution! Great idea ^_^

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

sP sink.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

That way the middle man doesn't get as much sp.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Oh. Well then. I really don't understand the point of the change at all then XD Why remove the middle man if not to drive down prices?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

PoeticEnigma - This isn't really mean to bring down the prices. The idea is that the people who want the items will get the invitions (either by collecting them themselves or buying them from other users who don't care), buying the items, and putting them in their wardrobe. It removes the middle man (restockers) from the SBQ.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Not sure how I feel about this. I may be glad I gave up trying to collect all the SBQ clothing after this change. I don't see the prices coming down in user shops since this seems to really limit the pool of available items. . . but at the same time maybe this will help since more than the same people with fast connections can restock?

hrmm.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

From the questions I'm seeing: They are random events. The invitation gets used when you purchase something, so if there is nothing in the shop you want/not stocked you can come back later. You have the option to sell the invitation if you would rather the sp then items. This is what I am gathering of it so far.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

And, the shop is open to you as long as you have 1 or more invites in your currency bank. The invites are only taken away when you buy an item, so you can keep coming back until she has an item that you want! :D

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Excellent, thank you Keith.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

They are random events, like map pieces, coins, etc.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Sorry, another question!

I noticed that there is a subeautique invites in the vault section -- does this mean that we can pile up invites, and pick an item whenever one we want actually restocks? Or do we have a limited time to pick one of the items listed only? (:

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

This should be great.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I think this has the potential to be a really great change. ❤️ It seems really interesting so far, and I hope I can find an Invitation floating around somewhere~ That being said it probably is something that's really rare, so I'm not getting my hopes too up. c:

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

So do they float around the site like event bags or are they random event finds?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

So, assuming you don't like, what she has to offer, can you withdraw and come back later with that same invite or do you forfeit the invite simply by peeking into her shop?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I've never been able to restock here but if I can't find an invite I never will, but I don't want too many people to find that invite or prices will sore down. Is it a rare find?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Ummm how do we find invites to be exact? Are they like the floating gift bags or...?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Not sure how I feel about this... We'll see. :/

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

How does it work exactly, can we purchase one item per invitation or do we have a limited time to buy items...? Anyway, I see this being bad for restockers, but it's good for people like me who are too slow for restocking lol.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Interesting. I'm withholding judgement. If it makes me more able to get 'tique items I want I will be happy since I have never in my 4 years been able to restock items I wanted let alone anything for resale.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by