A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a new DLC promotion with EA games and Dr. Pepper. The concept seemed simple enough, drink Dr. Pepper, save the cap, redeem your code and download content to your EA game. This worked really well with Spore. I was even surprised that one code got me a whole pack of mech parts for Spore. They downloaded and installed just fine and I made a creature with them.
However, getting the download codes to work for Sims3 is a royal pain in the ass. I have wasted four codes trying to get Sims3 downloads. The instructions are not very clear and there is no information to help with problems. Getting content should not be this hard. Hit the jump to see what happens when I try.
This is my code history that shows the codes I redeemed. I did 3 under my regular email address and one under my Ladym email address. Both are tied to EA accounts.
This is one of my download choices. See the selection at the bottom that says click here to finalize redemption? I click and …
… it takes me to the Sims3 store with no further instructions! WTF??? What are we suppose to do now? I read the forums and some other posters said to check under “My Account”, which I did and nothing is showing there. I opened the game and there are no items in the game. Where are my items?
Is anyone else having success with this? What am I doing wrong? If anyone reading has the super secret ninja way of redeeming these codes, please share with me.
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Man, I hate it when people get screwed over by poor website design…….
[...] = 'simprograms';LadyM, one of my friends has been thru hell and back trying to get her items she’s obtained from Dr. Pepper to show up at the official Sims 3 site. She already redeemed the Spore Parts Pack [...]
I finally figured it out because I was just as frustrated as u were. On the dr.pepper website I found this:
“..IMPORTANT: To claim Sims 3 prizes you need a registered Sims 3 game. After claiming a prize, you will be directed to The Sims 3 Store. Log in using your EA account, then go to your purchase history page to download the item…”
Worked for me.
I tried what you said, I logged into my EA account which is different than my Sims account. Under my “Gaming LadyM” account was my items. I just downloaded them and they went into my game launcher so it did work after all, just not like I expected. Frustration over. Thanks.
When you get back to the sims website, go to my account and then purchase history, like you do when you buy something from the store and don’t add it to the launcher.
It should all be listed in the purchase history with the most recent redeemed item first.
Hope this helps x
plz can some one give me a new dr pepper code for BFH i realy like’d
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can anyone post me a code please because i dont live in US =(