Broken Hearts Club

[inkedgemini84]

☆did the pic show up? not sure lol...☆

[MizCricket]

☆did the pic show up? not sure lol...☆

It showed up. You have a lot of clothes racks and very few dressing rooms. I would add one more to start and see how things go. The picture is fuzzy but the green box above the customer's head looks like a dressing room.

[MizCricket]

If you're seeimg mirrors above their heads you might add another mirror too. None of your wall mirrors are accessible because you have items in front of them, but you do have 3 floor mirrors and fewer accessory tables than clothes racks so 3 mirrors might be enough.

Customers who want to buy an item from a rack go to visit a dressung room before purchase. Customers who want to but an accessory from a table need to look in a mirror before purchase.

Your shop is very pretty by the way! :-)

[inkedgemini84]

☆thank u! I need to expand so bad but I keep spending the money lol! I have more dressing rooms in storage but my shop is so small that it makes it look crowded... I guess it keeps coming down to shop score vs what I think looks right lol... but when it drops to 30 it's really weird... I haven't heard of anyone elses doing that... and I am always looking for good friends if u would like to add me cricket! u r very sweet to take your time and help us with this! id inkedgemini84 ♥#^_^#♥

[MizCricket]

No problem! I sent you an invite. :-)

I hate having to alter my design to keep the broken hearts away too. One time I had a symmetrical design along the right wall, and I had to remove one item to keep them happy. No matter how I tried to reconfigure it, it was just one too many items against the wall so I gave up and removed it. It was so annoying!

Now that my shop is fully expanded I don't worry about it anymore, but lately I haven't redecorated anything in a way that makes them angry anyway. It figures now that I don't care! LOL

[inkedgemini84]

☆I know right?! I used to be more concerned with rating but figure that since I have to look at my shop all the time it might as well please my eye lol; ) but I don't think it's very good when my rating drops so low... :/ I will have to let u know when it happens again... ☆

[kerriescastro]

The number of customers entering, examining items, buying items, and leaving the store per min/hour does not seem to vary regardless of the number of doors or store layout as such.
If a purple 'I'm angry - broken heart' or green 'I want something - broken heart' occurs, then check and modify the accessibility & product/store facilities/layouts as indicated below.

In my humble opinion, the best Fashion Story strategy is to have;
- 100% pink 'unbroken hearts',
- maximize coin income by selling items that earn 5 coins per unit versus 2 coins per unit sold,
(I'm currently at level 53 so the number of coins per unit sold may increase at higher levels)
- maximize gem income by repeated catalog slot purchases of the same item,
- maximize unit stock levels by purchasing items with a higher number of units per catalog slot,
- minimize waste due to expired catalog slot purchases,
- minimize the coins/gems spent on, or store space occupied by, 'decorative' items,
(at least until you have so many coins/gems you don't know what to do with them)
('decorative' items are any design item that is not a; rack, counter, changing room, mirror, or cash register)
- maximize coin/gem 'bank' levels by only purchasing 'basic class' design items,
(a Basic rack costing 1,000 coins is just as useful as a 'decorative' International rack costing 30,000 coins).

In my humble opinion, achieving the Fashion Story 100% pink 'unbroken hearts' trick is to ensure that;
- all racks, counters, changing rooms, mirrors, cash registers, and doors are accessible from at least one side (they have front, back, & 2 sides),
- there is an adequate number of racks versus changing rooms/booths ratio,
- there is an adequate number of counters versus mirrors ratio,
- there is an adequate number of purchasers versus cash registers ratio.
I do not yet know what the 'ideal' numbers for these ratios are.
- there is an adequate number of items available on racks & counters,
And finally, there is adequate distance (number of 'squares' in a route) between each door, rack/counter, changing room/mirror, and cash register(s).

So, given that items can be divided into two classes;
- rack items (gowns, dresses, shirts, shorts, etc), and
- counter items (boots, shoes, necklaces, bracelets, bags, hats, etc),
then the purchase process appears to be;
- customer enters via door and visits one or more racks/counters containing an item,
(purple 'I'm angry - broken heart' is shown if not enough items are available/accessible),
- if customer decides to purchase a rack item - then customer visits a changing room/booth,
(green 'changing room/booth - broken heart' shown if not enough changing rooms/booths are available), or,
- if customer decides to purchase a counter item - then customer visits a mirror,
(green 'mirror - broken heart' shown if not enough mirrors are available),
when customer shows 'pink heart' - wants to buy product,
then customer visits a cash register,
(purple 'I'm angry - broken heart' shown if not enough cash registers available/accessible),
then customer shows 'a bag in hand',
then customer exits via door,
and sale coins are added to running sales/coins total.
OR something very similar.

I suspect there is a minimum/optimum 'route/congestion' store layout, such that each customer has to be able to move across/through at least one 'square/tile' between one activity and the next activity - a count of three squares in total for the route.
For example;
Customer enters through a door and crosses one square, then moves through/across at least one other square, and stands on a third square to examine a product.
Customer stands on one square to examine a product and decides to buy, then moves through/across at least one other square, to occupy a third square inside a changing room/booth or in front of a mirror.
Customer leaves changing room/booth/mirror square, then moves through/across at least one other square, to occupy a third square by a cash register.
As your store increase in size, customers seem to prefer longer, rather than shorter, routes.

I hope this helps.

[Volkriana]

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[kellyleroc111]

The number of customers entering, examining items, buying items, and leaving the store per min/hour does not seem to vary regardless of the number of doors or store layout as such.
If a purple 'I'm angry - broken heart' or green 'I want something - broken heart' occurs, then check and modify the accessibility & product/store facilities/layouts as indicated below.

In my humble opinion, the best Fashion Story strategy is to have;
- 100% pink 'unbroken hearts',
- maximize coin income by selling items that earn 5 coins per unit versus 2 coins per unit sold,
(I'm currently at level 53 so the number of coins per unit sold may increase at higher levels)
- maximize gem income by repeated catalog slot purchases of the same item,
- maximize unit stock levels by purchasing items with a higher number of units per catalog slot,
- minimize waste due to expired catalog slot purchases,
- minimize the coins/gems spent on, or store space occupied by, 'decorative' items,
(at least until you have so many coins/gems you don't know what to do with them)
('decorative' items are any design item that is not a; rack, counter, changing room, mirror, or cash register)
- maximize coin/gem 'bank' levels by only purchasing 'basic class' design items,
(a Basic rack costing 1,000 coins is just as useful as a 'decorative' International rack costing 30,000 coins).

In my humble opinion, achieving the Fashion Story 100% pink 'unbroken hearts' trick is to ensure that;
- all racks, counters, changing rooms, mirrors, cash registers, and doors are accessible from at least one side (they have front, back, & 2 sides),
- there is an adequate number of racks versus changing rooms/booths ratio,
- there is an adequate number of counters versus mirrors ratio,
- there is an adequate number of purchasers versus cash registers ratio.
I do not yet know what the 'ideal' numbers for these ratios are.
- there is an adequate number of items available on racks & counters,
And finally, there is adequate distance (number of 'squares' in a route) between each door, rack/counter, changing room/mirror, and cash register(s).

So, given that items can be divided into two classes;
- rack items (gowns, dresses, shirts, shorts, etc), and
- counter items (boots, shoes, necklaces, bracelets, bags, hats, etc),
then the purchase process appears to be;
- customer enters via door and visits one or more racks/counters containing an item,
(purple 'I'm angry - broken heart' is shown if not enough items are available/accessible),
- if customer decides to purchase a rack item - then customer visits a changing room/booth,
(green 'changing room/booth - broken heart' shown if not enough changing rooms/booths are available), or,
- if customer decides to purchase a counter item - then customer visits a mirror,
(green 'mirror - broken heart' shown if not enough mirrors are available),
when customer shows 'pink heart' - wants to buy product,
then customer visits a cash register,
(purple 'I'm angry - broken heart' shown if not enough cash registers available/accessible),
then customer shows 'a bag in hand',
then customer exits via door,
and sale coins are added to running sales/coins total.
OR something very similar.

I suspect there is a minimum/optimum 'route/congestion' store layout, such that each customer has to be able to move across/through at least one 'square/tile' between one activity and the next activity - a count of three squares in total for the route.
For example;
Customer enters through a door and crosses one square, then moves through/across at least one other square, and stands on a third square to examine a product.
Customer stands on one square to examine a product and decides to buy, then moves through/across at least one other square, to occupy a third square inside a changing room/booth or in front of a mirror.
Customer leaves changing room/booth/mirror square, then moves through/across at least one other square, to occupy a third square by a cash register.
As your store increase in size, customers seem to prefer longer, rather than shorter, routes.

I hope this helps.

Great piece & thanks for taking time to write it all.

[Bellamiux]

I am not good at explaining reasons or looking at every detail but I always waited to see if all my clients had hearts or broken hearts after a remodeling I found out (I think) the problem was on where I placed my register, if my register had one paying all other clients would get out of changing room broken hearted so I used to have a hard time finding the right way (I guess the other details are similar this is just how I saw it)

Now I placed one next to each door (usually have 1 door on each side) and they both take more than one client so always have good hearts. (Hope I made sense )