New Gift Wrapping!



We\'ve simplified the gift giving process this luminaire by purchasing all of the stock of wrapping paper that the Holiday Shop has! You can now send gifts directly from the gift wrapping center without worrying about finding wrapping paper! We\'re even giving everyone 10,000sP if they redeem their wrapping paper from their inventory, since we aren\'t taking it anymore!



The owners of the holiday shop have taken the sP from the purchase of the remainder of their stock and skipped off to retirement in Veta!
December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Cacaro
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That is very handy! But 15k to choose? D:

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Mythology
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However, I want to echo the same question in regards to the most recent releases of combo items-- what happens to those, now that the papers are being phased out? Any chance the paper could be replaced with something else (paints, decals, stuff from thimble and co maybe) so the items don&;t basically inflate beyond reason :c?

I too, have this sentiment; What is going to happen to the various combos that require wrapping paper?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Nova
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Miramel, that is a good point. I purchase around 100 MKBs and a few thousand tokens to give out around the holidays, plus other random items.. and paying 15K for holiday wrapping paper per item.... woo, not going to happen. 2.K is even pushing it to send it in a random one. Sadly I'll probably resort to forum giveaways instead... which don't seem nearly as spirited.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Cobaltbluetoo
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Hold on a sec, I need to be sure I understand this correctly. You're giving me 10K to buy back my wrapping paper and then charging me 15K to use it again? Whoa. For heaven's sakes, lower that 15K to 10K. Also, a mass redeem would have been a little easier. Obviously another annoying sP sink and I do understand the Holiday Shop is being phased out but surely you know a lot of us are hoarding the stuff and clicking 'use item' for each one is going to be annoying as hell. I'm really not looking forward to it.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Babycake
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This is the first I've heard of it o_o, but okay, that's good. While I like the idea of gift sending being easier. Still, price is steep :/. I mean, to most users it isn't much, but when you compare to when we used to pay next to nothing for wrapping paper, it is.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by StarShadow
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OK now I see, we redeem the paper by clicking on it in inventory. I have a bunch saved in my vault, now have to decide sell or redeem.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by WhiterWinter
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WOW why do this during Luminaire? 10,000 doesn't really seem like a fair trade when you want another 2000 to 15000 for something I already had in my inventory.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Peridot
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why change a perfectly good system? was anyone actually complaining about the old system?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Classical
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what would happen if i slapped the holiday shop owners with a class action lawsuit and demanded they unretire?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Zeke760
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and now people are buying wrapping paper for 2k and turning it in for 10k? ummm free money?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Miramel
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One of the nicest things about Luminaire, beyond the expensive gifts friends give each other, is total strangers giving and getting Anonymous gifts even if the cost of those is low. It really is the thought that counts. I'm afraid this cost is going to take that away, which would be very sad.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Andrea
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I kinda like this idea in the sense of just being able to use whatever wrapping papers I want, without having to bother restocking it or paper in general.

However, I want to echo the same question in regards to the most recent releases of combo items-- what happens to those, now that the papers are being phased out? Any chance the paper could be replaced with something else (paints, decals, stuff from thimble and co maybe) so the items don't basically inflate beyond reason :c?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Eileen
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I don't like this :(

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Krynne
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I'm keeping my extra wrapping paper now! I was trying to collect one of each type for my gallery, but now that is going to be a lot harder now this "factory" has been put into effect! I'll be lucky if I can afford one now... let alone the several dozen I still need!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by xoxo
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15,000 is pretty pricey. I am not sure I'll be using this feature anymore. :(

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Marla
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15k to wrap a gift? Um... pass :(

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Piplup
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15k is ridiculous...

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Shantal
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15k is rather high... Also, like Ninja said, what will happen with the Genetech combos that require wrapping paper?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by taffyann
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2.5 or 15k Sorry no more gift sending. Not when I bought over 2000 for less than 500 sP each. Thanks for ruining my favorite part of the holiday season.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Wolf_Spirit
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And as well as that's all well and good, charging 15k to choose the wrap you want instead of 500-1000 sP is really injust and unfair.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by StarShadow
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15K to wrap a present? Are you kidding? Glad I finished the send a wrapped gift achievement a few days ago so I don't need this. But how do we redeem the paper in our inventory for 10K? I don't see a button or link for that.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by metal
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What the hell is this? Subeta i'm poor as it is. Why are you making me pay sP to send wrapped gifts to friends? This is ridiculous

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by LadyTamarwen
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I like the idea, but 15K is a lot for new folks and players who have big hearts but little pockets. I think I'll donate my wrapping paper stash instead.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Kelso
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Really disappointed about this.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Latreia
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LOL Golden Wrapping Paper - cheapest is 3m in the shops. This is going to encourage inflation :/ Not good for the economy.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Nova
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15K? ... You so funny Subeta. He must be the little brother to the elf who is wrapping gifts for 100CSC in the CS.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by dainty
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I am really supportive of this... But the prices seem a bit much to me. I wish the cost for choosing was made the overall cost of wrapping paper from the shop, or at least half of what they are currently. The cost is kind of a problem.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Amber
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We've said over and over we were phasing the holiday shop out. Each holiday we've slowly been getting the items out. Holiday items will be used else where (like in generic shops or through other means).

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by FLUX
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Also would like a mass redeem!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by manipulation
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.... aaand Golden Wrapping Paper is out.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Blanche
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Well, the wrapping elf is lovely, the price... not so much, considering people are mass-sending gifts and the box still only fits one item... (I'd be happier about it if the 15k box would fit a few items inside)

Also, "You sent the (item name here) to your friend!" -- it would be much better if we could still see their username there instead of "your friend" (like it was before), now the message lost a bit of that "confirmation" purpose it had to me :/

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Wolf_Spirit
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Giving gifts is supposed to be a joy not an sP sink! If Staff made the price 500-1000, sure. 15k to choose wrapping? No.

As for the combos, maybe they'll modify them to need something besides paper?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Latreia
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And here comes the inflation OTL. noooooo.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by sheral
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Wait, what about items that require wrapping paper for their creation like ?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by REVERSE
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what about the other holiday items? :( where are they now ;-;

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Tomato
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This sux dude!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Mel
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Okay, first off, can somebody comment me and tell me how i redeem my gift wrap? And is it 10k per piece, or 10k for everything i have?

Also, the message box is way too small, can somebody make it bigger like it previously was?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by eclipse_171
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15k makes this a sp sink. 2.5k is reasonable enough, but still, we could go to the shops and purchase whatever we'd like for that much or less. :/// I'd rather send an unwrapped present.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Starfleet
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15k does seem a little much to choose.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Darkrai
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The achievement still works guys.

That said, I agree that the 15k to choose your wrapping paper is ridiculous. And I agree, what about all the Genetech combos that need wrapping paper? Are they just going to be ridiculously expensive from here on out?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Wolf_Spirit
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Thanks for taking the whole joy of giving wrapped gifts away, Staff!!! XS

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by corpse
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Can we have a mass redeem. /Please/. I have over 100 pieces of wrapping paper. /grumps

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by RavensDreams
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What about the other items in the holiday shop? Where can we buy those? :(

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Wolf_Spirit
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It shouldn't be more than 2k! Not even 2.5! That's nuts! XS

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by SpiritedLass
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Preferred the old way, Wrapping Elf, shouldn't matter to you if you just wrap for us - you bought out the Holiday Shop and plan to make a killing all year round. Admit it!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Amy
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Toads agree with just going to send gifts plain now -- wrapping paper was like 100sp ._. I'll just send a comment with the plain gift :P

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by AlanaBanana
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15k seems a bit steep just to choose a colour, considering that almost all of the available wrapping papers were significantly under 15k to begin with! :(

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by zephros
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i like the idea but the prices seem a little steep. glad i'm done with the achievement already.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by GreenRowan
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Oh, wow. Cost of sending wrapped gifts for Lumi just skyrocketed. 15K, really?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Wolf_Spirit
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Welcome to the Wrapping Factory! Here we wrap up those gifts of yours with wrapping paper we make right here at the factory. The first step is to select the type of wrapping paper you want. You can select paper for 15,000sP or have it randomly selected from our warehouse supplies for 2,500sP.

15k?!? That's insane!!! That's taken the whole fucking joy out of giving a wrapped gift!

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