Exchange

The **Exchange** function in Hello Sweet Days allows you to trade duplicate items with other players. If you own a duplicate item that another player has on their wish list and vice versa, then you will see an exchange bubble pop up when visiting that player's room, prompting you to request an exchange of items.

At this point in time, only duplicate items can be traded/gifted— there is no way to trade/gift an item that you own only one of.

## Exchange Item

Under the Social tab on the navigation bar, you can access the Exchange Item menu. From there, you can pick items to add to your wish list, view your wish list, and view your duplicate items.

### Pick Items

On the Pick Items screen, you can view thumbnails of Happy Bags and Sweet Collections that have been available in-game for at least 14 days. (Items newer than 2 weeks are not available for exchange.) Selecting one of these thumbnails will bring you to a menu showing each item that was available in the collection. To add an item to your wish list, tap the heart in the top-right corner of the item icon.

Plushies can also be added to your Wish List via the Collection tab (located under Inventory on the navigation bar) by tapping the small heart icon underneath the plushie.

There are two more thumbnails in addition to the Happy Bags and Sweet Collections - the Event Item menu and the Other Items menu.

#### Event Items

In addition to items received in Events, Happy Bag Gifts, Bonuses, and items available through Dress Code Promotions can be found in the Event Item menu. The Event Item menu is the first thumbnail shown on the Pick Items screen.

#### Other Items

The Other Items menu mainly contains Quest rewards and various items that you begin the game with. Interestingly, Lucky Bag items can also be found in this menu, as well as Strawberry Cake hairstyles and other items available only through monetary purchases. The Other Items menu is the thumbnail farthest to the right on the Pick Items screen.

### Wish List

You can view the items you've added to your wish list via the Pick Items tab. The current wish list capacity is 50 items.

To remove an item from your wish list, simply tap the heart in the top-right corner of the item icon once more.

### Duplicate Item

From here, you can easily view what items you own duplicates of, how many copies of each item you own, and lock items from trades.

#### Locking Items

In the event that you don't want to exchange a certain item, you can lock it by tapping the padlock in the bottom-left corner of its icon. The padlock will turn orange when it is locked. When an item is locked, it will not show up in the Exchange bubble, for either you or other players. This can prevent accidental trades!

## Exchange List

The Exchange List menu can be found next to the Exchange Item menu under the Social tab of the navigation bar, or on your profile underneath your nickname, neighborhood, and Zodiac sign. On the Exchange List page, you can see your trade history, as well as both incoming & outgoing trade offers.

### To Others

Outgoing trades can be found under the To Others tab. When you make an exchange request, you will find it here. If the request is accepted, you can receive your item from this page.

If your exchange request disappears without being accepted, it was either declined by the other player or it expired after 24 hours. Each trade request has a time stamp above it showing how much time is left before the request expires.

#### Requesting an Exchange

If, when visiting another player’s room, a bubble appears over their avatar’s head showing two parallel arrows, this means both you and the other player own a duplicate of something that the other has on their wish list.

Tapping on the Exchange bubble will bring up a window showing you the item(s) you own that the other player is looking for and vice versa. If there are multiple items, you can scroll through the items on each side, and select an item by centering it in the highlighted bubble. After selecting which items you would like to trade, you can tap Apply to send the request. You can only request to trade a single item in exchange for a single item.

While the request is pending, you will be unable to use the item you offered. If the other player denies your request, or the request expires, you will be able to use the item once more. If the other player accepts your request, you can receive your new item for 50 coins by tapping Receive next to the completed request in the To Others tab.

### To Me

Any exchange requests you receive from other players can be found on this screen.

Tapping the Exchange button next to a request will prompt a pop-up menu asking you to either Confirm the request, accepting it for 50 coins; or Refuse the request, which removes the request from your menu entirely before its automatic expiration. The other player will not be notified if you decline their request.

### History

Your History tab shows a list of your past successful exchanges.

## Community

### Slang

Some lingo and acronyms that players use can be confusing if you have no idea what they mean! Here’s a short list of slang and its meanings to help you navigate trades:

* Dupe(s): Short for duplicate(s).
* UFT: Stands for Up For Trade.
* LF: Stands for Looking For.
* DLF: Stands for Desperately Looking For.
* Dreamie: Refers to a player’s dream item, or in other words, something they dream of owning.
* WL: Stands for Wish List.

### No Letters?

There is a good chance that, once you add items to your wish list, you will find many players with beginner’s items on their own wish lists... telling people not to request trades for them. The most common items this occurs with are letters and chairs. But if they aren’t looking for those items, then why are they on their wish lists?

These letters are used as a tactic to view what items others are looking for. Because everyone begins the game with a duplicate of these beginner items, having these beginner items on their wish list means that any other player looking for an item that they own will see the exchange bubble and vice versa.

Players may be interested in trading for many different items, but because the game's built-in wish list has a 50 item limit, they could miss out on potential trades because they didn't have the right item on their wish list at the right time. But with the letters on their wish list, seeing the bubble that says another player is looking for one of their items might prompt them to visit the other user's profile to see if they can arrange a trade.

Many players use their profile feed to share lists of what duplicate items they own, so in the event that the other user has one of these lists, the player with letters on their wish list can read that list to see if there's anything the other user has available that they might be looking to trade their item for.

To better understand how this works, let’s look at a scenario where this tactic would be used:

* Sana owns a duplicate of the Tsundere Hime Cut in Pigtails, and has the Pen Pal Letter on her wish list.
* Momo owns a duplicate of the Pen Pal Letter, and has the Tsundere Hime Cut in Pigtails on her wish list.
* When Sana visits Momo’s room, the exchange bubble pops up.
* Sana sees that Momo is looking for the Tsundere Pigtails. She is interested in trading them, so she opens Momo’s profile to see if she has any posts on her feed.
* Momo has a list of dupes on her profile!
* Sana sees that Momo owns a dupe of the Soft Pink Loose Pigtails. Sana wants this item, but it isn’t currently on her wish list, because her wish list is full.
* Without using this letter technique, Sana would have completely missed out on trading with Momo. But because she used this technique, and because Momo had a list of her dupes on her profile, the two of them were able to arrange a successful trade!

If you're tired of seeing all the exchange bubbles, only to find letters and chairs and other items that other players aren't actually looking for, locking these beginner items will prevent you from seeing any more of these trades.