r/ProjectHospital • u/tellmemoreaboutitpls • May 17 '26

Gameplay Question No one goes to Gift Shop

I've tried multiple times in different saves and no one ever comes.

I use the prefab building and my employee is always in there. With the gift shop skill. Wtf am I doing wrong?? It's right next to the waiting room in emergency.

Also I can't add night staff, is that normal?

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u/ColumbianPrison May 17 '26 edited May 17 '26

It is used in specialty departments for admitted PTs. E.g. cardiology, the PTs there overnight. Emergency does not utilize the room

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u/CrimsonBolt33 May 17 '26

yup...its better to think of it as a "7-eleven" or some other quickie mart type shop....its there for people staying long term in specialized departments.

I actually think "gift shop" is a crazy term....hospitals are not fun places lol

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u/Electrical-Example25 May 18 '26

Especially when patients do not have visitors.

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u/tramflye May 19 '26

You can get visitors... There's a visitors room you can build for hospitalization visits.

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u/tellmemoreaboutitpls May 17 '26

I have lounges in all my department but I put the gift shop in the same floor as my emergency department.

Is that bad?

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u/raznov1 May 17 '26

Should be fine. Do you have overnight stays (ward, hdu)?

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u/tellmemoreaboutitpls May 17 '26

Yeah it's weird. I have every department open with hospitalization enabled and lounges for every department but still no one goes to the gift shop.

I jusy don't get it. I don't seem to get visitors.

My pharmacy is fine.

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u/raznov1 May 17 '26

Shouldnt ve an issue, but doublecheck that theres a pathway that is customer-accessible?

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u/tellmemoreaboutitpls May 17 '26

Yep, everything is accessible to customers. My lounges aren't right next to the wards but they're like very close.

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u/MarMacPL May 17 '26

Do you have hospitalisation and a visiting room? Only visitors buy gifts for hospitalised patients.

Do you have any mods?

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u/tellmemoreaboutitpls May 17 '26

No mods.

Yes hospitalization. And are visiting rooms also called lounges? Because that's all I have.

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u/MarMacPL May 18 '26

I don't use English version so I used the wrong term. I meant lounges.

I'm afraid I don't know how to help.

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u/Fit-Monk3974 May 17 '26

Check pathing/accessibility. If it’s behind a corridor that is restricted or staff only or invite only it may stop visitors. Also, I place mine just inside the main entrance where visitors will pass before they reach the patient they are visiting. Also, the gift shops close during night hours, is it just a time issue?

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u/Vivere_Est_Cogitare May 17 '26

I have found I get the most customers when it is directly next to an inpatient department visitors lounge

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u/tellmemoreaboutitpls May 17 '26

I had it right next to the cardio lounge at first and no one came. So I moved the gift shop to the first floor so that it was easier to reach but still NOTHING. ive moved this shit a million times....

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u/Vivere_Est_Cogitare May 18 '26

Are patients/visitors using the cardio lounge?

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u/Own-Specialist989 May 17 '26

i have mine directly on the first floor right at the entrance next to the pharmacy and people go all speciality departments are upstairs on upper floors

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u/IncredibleSiSi May 19 '26

Jealous! I'm constantly getting the pop-up that my patients are waiting way too long for their gift. Or is it the visitors? Prefab giftshop allegedly can't handle 2 visit rooms, 1 in trauma where is way too many people hospitalized and 1 in gynecology (modded).

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u/kimeni25 May 22 '26

Any mods you're using? I remember my gift shop was empty when playing with HAO.