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XLII. MFoMT Glitch: 'I can't buy anything!'

In some games, players have encountered an unprogrammed 'bug' that creates a
situation where they become unable to interact with merchants at any of the
shops and businesses in Mineral Town. The situation appears to occur in the
second year or later, most often in the third or fourth. It occurs either
before or after the Spring Races on 18 Spring. When it occurs, even though
shops are open for business, pressing 'A' will result in no option to buy or
order items or upgrades. If the player continues in the game, however, the
'freeze' on the ability to buy or order items should end on 19 Winter or
thereabouts. It may reoccur at the same time the next Spring as well, but when
it does, it should end again on 19 Winter. Please bear in mind that this was
not deliberately programmed into the game by Natsume. There are very few
reports of it occurring, but in the games where it has occurred, the player
experienced very few events in the first year. As more information on the
'bug' becomes available, I will add it to this guide. It is unlikely that you
will experience it, but in case you do, I wanted players to know that the
situation will be resolved in the Winter season.

If you are afraid of encountering the 'bug', there is a solution. Buy 99 of
every item at the Supermarket, including 99 of each variety of seed as it
becomes available and store the items in your refrigerator and the seeds in
your toolbox. Buy 99 of every crop seed that Won offers and store them in your
toolbox. Most important of all, perhaps, is the purchase of Animal Medicine
from Lillia or Barley. Players who have experienced the 'bug' found themselves
unable to buy Animal Medicine when their animals became 'sick'. If you care
for your animals properly, they should not become 'sick', but it is a good idea
to keep 2-3 bottles of Animal Medicine in your toolbox at all times even if you
do not think that you will encounter the 'bug'. If you do not wish to buy 99
of every item at the Supermarket, at least make certain that you have 99 boxes
of flour, so that you will be able to continue paying 'wages' to the Sprites
even if your purchasing options are frozen for a couple of seasons. Having
chocolate is useful for the Thanksgiving and Pumpkin Festivals and even if you
do not think that you will need 99 of any other item, having a few items of
every variety on hand for cooking purposes is a good idea.

The most recent research with respect to this glitch indicates that it may be
connected with the Winter Thanksgiving Festival. Make certain that you give
ALL bachelors chocolate or Chocolate Cake on the occasion of the Winter
Thanksgiving, irrespective of which bachelor you are courting or intend to
marry. These small acts of generosity may avert the 'freeze' glitch in Spring
as players who receive a gift of cookies at their farm from any bachelor on the
occasion of the Spring Thanksgiving evidently should not experience the 'freeze'.