i bought literally EVERYTHING from the sims merch store 

The shipping not being free after she paid $600+ for merch is kinda crazy

The plumbob tshirt should definitely have "ok" written under the blumbob and it would make it ten times better and worth the price 😂

“We've all got texture problems" is the most relatable thing I've heard

Excuse me the shipping for over 700 bucks should be free 😂

“that’s a picky thing to complain about but i have issues so it’s worth mentioning because i know a lot of you guys do too” guys i feel seen, she really knows her audience 💀

I work for a printing company and we also print on textiles. The Sul Sul shirt's print looks to be a puff up heat transfer flex foil print. Those prints are typically pretty durable, but they are very stiff and can make the garment sit a bit weird on you if the print is big. Also, the reason they cut out the original shirt tag is probably because they don't want you/people to know who the original manufacturer of the shirt is lol Add-on edit: The pale yellow shirt probably smells weird because of the printing process used for it. Though that process also makes for a very thin and barely noticeable print, however it's usually less durable (both compared to the heat transfer foil print).

the way simsie is fully aware half of her audience is also ND is funny to me. yes we DO have texture issues bestie

Love how every shirt gets evaluated as a sleep shirt😂

17:11 For people who get nervous about actually using stickers, reusable sticker books are a thing! Like it's a book of sticker paper where you can put the stickers on, and easily take them off if you want to put them somewhere else! no more sticker anxiety! Happy Holidays everyone!

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I wish the clothing had more swatches 😅 I'd love the crewneck, but I just don't wear white. If they'd sell it in black or at least a blue tone (since the sims 4 uses lots of blue) I'd be so happy.

Well, you did warn us that if they ever made merch, you'd buy everything! :) A very nice vid to hang out and enjoy!

For me, being able to have things in my house that are in the game (like the postcards) is better than items promoting Sims. I would like a snow globe, or a gnome figurine, or a freezer bunny neon sign. Maybe other collectibles in game, or items that are decor in the Sims that I could have a small version of in my room. The cowplant pin does look nice!

I bought the Freezer Bunny. It's now sitting on my bed. It's adorable and really REALLY well made

They should make the octopus and strawberry turtle from Nifty Knitting into plushies. I’d buy those in a heartbeat.

as someone who works in merchandising, honestly $50 for a crewneck is kind of refreshing to see, I'm so used to some concert merch being $75 for the same thing 😅 still not ideal pricing, but I'm glad to see they're attempting to keep the prices (somewhat) reasonable instead of upcharging a ridiculous amount!

I honestly love how critical Kayla is of the merch - her credibility really shines in videos like this

Yet another thing from the sims i will be experiencing vicariously through lilsimsie😅

hey Kayla ! i also dont really like white clothing, but they are super good for tie dye !!!! you could also dye it with fabric dye if you wanted a solid color as well. i think that way you can make your own unique "limited edition" crew neck or hat or whatever white clothing you have.

it would've been cool if they could sell some of the classic tshirts or outfits that Sims wear in game. maybe halloween 2024!

If you’re nervous about using stickers, I would recommend getting some magnetic tape. Cut the stickers out with their backing still attached, stick the magnetic tape on, and now you have some fun magnets that you can put on your fridge or wherever :)

I will always appreciate how real you are about the value of things. It's so obvious you are transparent and have your viewers' best interest in mind :)

As someone who works in shipping, $15 is cheap for the amount you bought!! Shipping is never free though, so I question why they didn’t offer “free shipping”-$15 is way too little to offset the shipping cost, so they’re still eating parts of it. Interesting business strategy.

This might sound a little wild, but honestly it felt like the Sims team was taking a page out of Kayla's book here with this photoshoot. Every promo photo that she scrolled through, I thought looked like it could have come from a photoshoot for Kayla's own merch. Which is a compliment to EA, because I love all of Kayla's promo stuff!

the waterbottle+stickers are definitely overpriced, buuuuuut i kind of really like that there’s two sheets with the same prints on them. soo u can use one sheet for the waterbottle and still have the other to use elsewhere. that would definitely help me with the sticker anxiety

I want sims loading screen merch like sweatshirts with the loading screen phrases!!! It would be such a niche thing that every simmer sees yet still feels like you are a part of an exclusive club like when taylor or other artists does song lyrics merch

I'm excited to get the postcards! I wish they had more worlds with postcards though and I'd be happier if they were the same as in-game postcards and not the posters.

The only problem with this is that they are sold out of everything with no idea if they will ever restock. I'd love the sweats and hoodies :)

So… completely unrelated to the sims official merch store but… when you reopen your store can we please get a re-release of Stanley’s shirt?? 👀

Watching from New Zealand! - Can confirm the pricing is NZD is on par and SUPER impressed with the shipping!! Flat rate $18 shipping charge. Which getting stuff shipped to NZ is hella expesnive! So I will certainly be buying off this store once they get more stock.

i really appreciate you saying that stuff is too expensive and not just about this merch but also when packs come out and such. alot of youtubers wouldnt be that honest about stuff so i appreciate you being real when it comes to all that, thinking about how for us, buying merch and packs isnt always feasible

It breaks my heart that society is still so hyper critical of girls' and young women's appearances that someone, as accustomed to being in front of a camera* as Kayla, still feels uncomfortable with her body image. We need to do better by our young people. * edit: this comment originally made reference to Kayla's appearance - which isn't remotely ok. I thank those in the comments that helped me realize that I was contributing to the very problem about which I was complaining. We live and learn, I will do better in future.

the cowplant t shirt looks like fan merch which i LOVE imfeel lime more companies need to make merch like that

This is amazing and the freezer bunny is SO CUTE

That takes dedication girl, love from the UK💕💕

youv inspired me to start playing again and i got my first few packs today!

I definitely feel that with the stickers. I'm a generally anxious person so I've always been worried about using the sticker in the wrong way or on the wrong thing. I finally managed to reach a point recently where I acknowledge that stickers are made to be used, and I can use them and enjoy them and there is not any one way to do so. Over the past year I have been adding stickers to the back of my laptop and it's been almost cathartic to reach a point where, instead of worrying about putting it on wrong or finding the perfect sticker, just always being on the lookout for stickers that may give me joy and find ways to incorporate it on the space that remains. If any start wearing off, that's fine, because they served their purpose and gave me joy for the time that they were there.

Need an eyeball ring in the next drop

simsie i love how humble you are. despite your large platform and ability to spend that money you still recognize how expensive things are and i appreciate it

What I think happened with the sweatpants and hoodie is, is that they used a different supplier meaning that the fabrics would be a little different. It also means that they offered fewer sizes for the sweatpants.

I also think the postcards are amazing! I would love it if they did full on poster prints of them as well. That would be awesome for decorating purposes if you only wanted one of the set! There are also a ton of in game poster designs for them to choose from!

I like how you speak your mind even if you don't like something

Phew! $700. The freaking dedication Kayla. Do you know what I could do with that much money? I would be spending all my time on Amazon buying all the art I can afford.😁

so glad to hear you’re switching your merch company. i had such issues when i ordered some of your merch in the past. excited see what comes next!

Ok the skeleton bunny as a plushie! That’s a must for the next Launch!

Well the good thing about the sims being expensive is at least we've had years and years to spread out spending that as opposed to all at once. And yeah, I agree it's overpriced. I don't spend much on merch anymore, honestly. It has to be something I REALLY want. I do love stickers, and if they sold the Nalgene stickers separately I'd probably get them. They're much cuter than the other sticker pack.

i almost want the freezer bunny plushie more than that stanley humphrey one from like two years ago. it's SO CUTE

As a person who has HUGE texture issues, thank you! XD And if you have sticker anxiety, you can always get a reusable sticker book!!!

If I were them i would take those characters from the shirtsand run with it, like imagine what you could do with those, sticker, plushies, tshirts, even stories 😩

I also bought the post cards to hang up and I’m so glad that they’re so cute! Not too small to feel worthless or too big to find space for😂

It’s also a business expense write off for you! Yay!!!

my biggest problem with all of this was the ridiculous pricing, even though it is fairly comparable to other merch stores youtubers or musicians have. I wanted the hoodie and sweatpants but, ignoring the fact that the sweats didn't come in my size, it was going to cost me $200 assuming the shipping was $17.5 CAD/$13 USD, and that's not even counting the conversion fee from my card provider. The nalgene bottle was something I looked at too, but I can get one in my own currency, albeit without the plumbob and bonus stickers, from the company for $30 less than what the Sims one would run me, which is roughly $67. I don't care enough about the plumbob or the stickers to justify that kind of a price increase. I get that they have hosting fees and material sourcing to cover, hopefully from factories that aren't exploiting their workers, but it just seems to be way too much to me. Hopefully the people willing to pay the cost enjoy their items, though, cause some of them do look nice. It's just nothing I'm going to take a look at until they have good sales or start moving things to a clearance section; and even then it'll depend on if checkout is still purely in USD, or if they've added the ability to process in different currencies.

my favorite thing about this video is being reminded that i’m super happy with my Stanley Humphrey plushie purchase😂 It sits on my shelf with everything else I collect and it’s so cute

Actually love the onyx set so much omg, the black with the bright green is such a good combo, and if I had money I’d be all over it!

they should bring the sim-artist tshirts from the in game sim sessions and the city living stall shirts from like geekcon and the festivals and stuff.

6:00 im a seamstress and i make clothing for dolls and such and from my experiense its way harder to make pants that look right on curvyer/bigger dolls so that might be why? still does not justefy it but its something to think about

the want cake t-shirt could be used for your baking streams!!! 🤍🍰

The Skeleton Freezer Bunny pin is glow in the dark, very cool

Need more cow plant and Grim Reaper merch.

It looks like the post card was scratched from the outside, maybe when opening the box? If you look at the packaging before you opened it it already has the scratch, and the plastic does as well. So looks like it could be from a box cutter or something similar.

The first thing I'd do is tie-dye the white crewneck!

I have a reusable sticker book to help with sticker anxiety! I also don't like super large stickers like that because they take up way too much real estate on my water bottle, but the sticker books helps so I can still enjoy them but I also don't have to worry about "but I'm not gonna use it" or finding the perfect spot for them. Highly recommend a reusable sticker book!!

For fear of sticker commitment, I get magnet sheets and stick them on and cut them out so I can move them around!

For international buyers, they have a set amount of 25,95 in my case euro's. But I do have to say that international shipping I expected there to be a fee but within America itself.. And after the amount of money Kayla already spend, I think it is insane to ask shipping cost. Especially that much. 🤔

Hi Kayla and don’t ever EVER feel self conscious around us ❤

SIMSIE i also have the sticker anxiety you should look into reusable sticker sheets! they're a lifesaver for people like us lmao they're plastic sheets that you can put in a journal (or buy one as a journal) and they allow the stickers to stay sticky! so you can remove them whenever you want :D

i feel like when it comes to merch people either like it so minimal you wont know its merch unless you know whos merch it is, or completely out there with eye catching art and a giant name somewhere visable

I mean, if this is not the best ad for an online shop I DONT KNOW WHAT IS

simsie: is it okay if i don’t do a try on haul? me: no simsie: i’m not feeling very confident today me: oh okay 🥺

this is honestly one of my favourite videos ever. Kayla, I love you and you bring so much joy to my days

One of my favourite pictures from Sim's 2 (Dark purple/pink lipstick pair of lips, zoomed in.) Wasn't available anywhere so i asked my mam to paint it for me 😂

What would sell out instantly too if sims team would make void critters plushies. Just imagine ❤️

I love that younger generations will never understand the GRIP Nalgenes had on us in the early 00s. Like, the Stanley craze isn't even as big. If you didn't have a Nalgene then you weren't talked to when I was in high school. So I love that The Sims is playing on that nostalgia and I def want one.

the freezer bunny plush is SO CUTE I had no idea they even opened a merch store for this stuff 😭😭😭

omg the thumbnail is so cute!! 🥺

They need to release the city living posters as IRL posters 😅

I *REALLY* want the postcards and plush but I'm in Canada so the prices are higher because conversion (The plush is $41 and the postcards are $28!!!) and I would have to pay way too much in shipping (which I can't even check because it's not letting me add items that are in stock to my cart for some reason) if Simsie who is in the US had to pay $15!!! Not to mention they're STILL sold out😭

15:48 me when i talk about texture problems with my friend group full of ND people 😂

Great video, I love how transparent and open you are about prices and PR and stuff. Love ya Kayla

Wouldn't it make more sense to sell the water bottle separately from the stickers and have a bundle for a "discount"? I'm sure more people are interested in the stickers than the water bottle.

It would be SO PERFECT if you had a Stanley themed Stanley cup! With stickers!!!

I kinda like the water bottle bottle having two of the exact same stickers because with washing i would want to change them after while

Out of curiosity, I’d be interested to know if the sweatpants for Kayla felt the same as the sweatpants for Dan! I’ve heard that sometimes things like that can feel different for the plus size and regular sizes, so if those sweats were also 2X, did they feel different? Anyway, lovely video and thank you so much for doing this judgement for us!! ❤

This is a great review, thank you for taking your time / money to collect it all before we choose to buy. It’s very much appreciated from a scot 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 here in the uk. Justifying shipping on a product that is highly recommended is normally how I choose to purchase merch ❤ 🙏

if you're afraid of "using" stickers get some sheets of magnet & put the stickers on and cut them out for simple fridge magnets

I really wish that they made computer accessories, like a Sims mouse, or Sims mouse pad. That’s what I was really hoping for.

8:12 This made me want a Stanley Humphries sticker to put on my Stanley mug.

All I want is the higher skill level paintings from the game as posters for my room. I tend to just make couples that I play as people who buy, update, and flip houses and at least one of every couple I play is an artist. I don't know why but that's what I like to do and I buy the packs just to have more options for that, so I really just want the art, unless they wanted to do some household items like the clutter they have in game or something.

I’d love if they put the merch in the game so you can match with your sims.

I hope in the future they do replicas of actual clothing from the game. Some of the more iconic items like the base game skull t shirt which ive always kind of wanted. I would also die if they did a real eyeball ring

I wish I could just buy the stickers instead of the whole bottle bundle. The stickers in the bundle seem so cute and stylized but I can’t justify 35$ for just them :(

Please bring back the Stanley plushies!! 🙏🏽❤️🌭

I think the freezer bunny plushie is about the same size as the in-game object

Amazing! Everything suits you! 💕💕❤❤

I got the cowplant pin and the post cards too. I'm glad you spoke about the clothing though, I was worried about texture and thickness of them.

i'm glad they upgraded their quality, i have a sims 1 t-shirt from the old collection and the quality of the print is very low. if it hadn't been a gift i would be angry 😾

I also really hope that there's another run eventually of the Stanley plushie, I somehow completely missed it's launch and would love to get my hands on one

You're channeling your inner Mia Maples with this clothing haul! Love it!

I will say there are some adorable items on Etsy. Particularly shirts for the different towns

Simsie having a shirt that says “the sims” when her last name is sims is cute ngl

Those post cards are so cute!! Them, the pins, and the plush are the ones I can feel myself wanting more and more!