These are BETTER than TREASURE ISLANDS

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Treasure Islands have become a staple for

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Animal Crossing players.

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They're one of the easiest ways you can

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gather items quickly for

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any build that you have

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in mind, but despite how amazing they

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are, they can sometimes

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be really frustrating to use.

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If you found yourself getting stuck in

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long loading screens or

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have lost one too many

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pocketfuls of items from a Treasure

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Island crashing, you may

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be looking for an easier

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way to get what you need for your island.

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But what are these easier

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methods and how do you use them?

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Where can you find them and

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should you be scared of them?

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Let's talk about the different types of

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Animal Crossing Discord

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bots and how they can be

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incredibly helpful for you to get items

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faster and easier than by

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using a Treasure Island.

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Animal Crossing bots are hosted on a

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modded switch and are

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designed to only spawn in-game

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items and resources which you can use to

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either decorate your

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island or play your game.

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Some of the bots are hosted on Treasure

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Islands, whilst others are

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held on their own islands

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which you can either visit to collect

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items you request or they

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can deliver items to you.

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Depending on what it is you're looking to

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get, the different services can either be

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used instead of Treasure Islands or as a

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supplement to a Treasure Island run.

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I can hear what you may be thinking,

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"Animal Crossing bots?

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Sounds like they're going to break my

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game or switch in some

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way and using them to get

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items in-game sounds a little bit dodgy."

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I can understand

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where you're coming from.

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After all, when you hear the word bot it

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is typically

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associated with bad things, but

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the Animal Crossing bots we're going to

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be covering here are

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only used to spawn in-game

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items for you to use.

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They were created as a tool to help you

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get access to

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resources or items to decorate

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your island.

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We've all been there with needing to find

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30 pieces of iron to

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upgrade Nook's Cranny

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and you just can't find them.

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Or you need a fair few Nook Miles tickets

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for a villager hunt,

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but you don't actually

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have the Nook Miles you need to redeem a

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load of them from the ABD.

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Animal Crossing bots can help you make

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the most of your time

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playing the game, but they

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aren't required for you

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to enjoy Animal Crossing.

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But if you want some help, they are a

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great way to get a hold of

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extra resources you need.

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To use any of these bots, you're going to

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need Nintendo Switch

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Online as you'll need

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to be able to access online multiplayer,

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and you'll also need a

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Discord account as all

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of these bots need the ability to send

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you a message with a

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dodo code in order to order items.

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Depending on the service you're looking

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at as well, you may need

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either a Twitch subscription

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or a YouTube membership.

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Some of the bots we're talking about

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today are provided free

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for the community whilst

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others are locked behind a paywall.

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I'll leave a list of various different

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places that I've found in

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the description which have

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access to the different types of bots,

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and I'll make a note

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beside each one which ones

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you need to pay extra for.

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There are three different types of Animal

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Crossing Discord bot

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which you may come across

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at any given point.

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In this video, I'm going to give you a

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rough guide to what they

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all are and how you use

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them, but if there is a specific bot

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you'd like to see in

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more detail, let me know in the comments.

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If you've ever run around a treasure

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island and haven't found

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what you wanted and then

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had to go through the pain of finding

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another treasure island

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that has the thing you're

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looking for, then a drop bot may be a

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good option for you to use.

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Drop bots are typically hosted on a

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treasure island, and as

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the name suggests, they're

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programmed to drop

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items that you request.

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Normally on a treasure island, the player

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character stands

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somewhere where they aren't

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going to be in the way.

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Normally this is by the airport, but they

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can be on the island

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as well and are normally

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in a position where they're not going to

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be in the way when

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you're wandering around

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and picking up items.

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However, if you're on a treasure island

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which has a drop bot,

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the player character will

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instead be in a larger open space which

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is normally marked on

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the map with the in-game pathing.

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This area is going to be large enough for

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the bot to drop items

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that you have requested

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via Discord.

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There are a series of different commands

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that you need to use

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with a drop bot to find the

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items you want before you can order them,

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but when you do enter

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the final command to

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drop the items, the player character will

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go into their pockets

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and drop each item that

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you asked for one at a time.

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Personally, I've found drop bots

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incredibly helpful and one

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of the most reliable methods

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to get access to items.

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If you're someone who regularly goes to

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treasure islands, then

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seeing a drop bot and using

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one can very quickly become second

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nature, and having access

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to one on a treasure island

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is great if the island doesn't have the

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exact item you want.

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As you may know, treasure islands often

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have a theme and will

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have items which are related

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to that theme, so as a result, they may

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not have everything you want.

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This is where a drop bot is the most

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useful because you can

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quickly request the item you

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want before you go back

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to decorating your island.

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However, in order to use a drop bot,

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there are a few commands

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that you need to get your

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head around, and unless you can remember

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the codes of all of the

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items, you're going to

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want to use all of them.

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If you're someone who isn't as

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techy-minded, this may cause some

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difficulties, but as all

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of the drop bots seem to have the same

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coding system, once you

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understand the process, it's

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a really quick method of getting every

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item you want easily with

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just a teeny bit of prep.

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The other thing to keep in mind is that

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because a drop bot is

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normally on a treasure island,

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you will still have to contend with

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people flying in and out

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and picking up items whilst

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you're using the drop bot.

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Because the drop bot has to go into its

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pockets to drop items,

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what you'll normally find with

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a drop bot is that there are limits on

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the number of items you

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can request at one time.

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This is helpful if you're looking for a

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small selection of

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items, but if you're wanting

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a full pocket of items from the drop bot,

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it can be a bit

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frustrating if you're only

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limited to drop fewer than

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10 items in one given go.

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Despite this though, if you want items

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quickly, I find drop bots

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are the most helpful when

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I'm in the middle of decorating and just

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need a few final items to

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finish a build, and I'll

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always use a treasure island which has a

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drop bot if I just want

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something quickly, as I

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generally find the queue times are often

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shorter to get onto a

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treasure island which has a

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drop bot than a normal treasure island.

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If you want more items than you can

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request in a single drop

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bot run, then using an order

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bot may be a better option for you.

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Animal Crossing order bots work in a

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similar way to drop bots,

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but the biggest differences

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are that they're not normally hosted on a

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treasure island and you

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can place one order for a

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pocket full of items to

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collect when you're ready.

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You may have heard of order bots before

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seeing this video as

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they're fairly commonly known

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and used in the community, and I would

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argue they're probably

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one of the easiest of the

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bots to use.

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If I'm looking for a lot of items where I

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want to plan ahead of time what I want to

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order to pick up later, then I'm more

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likely to use an order

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bot over a drop bot, as the

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process of getting

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items is slightly quicker.

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Although you can use the same type of

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ordering system with an

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order bot as you can with a

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drop bot, the most common method of

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ordering items from an order

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bot is to use an app called

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ACNH Spawner to build

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out your order first.

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I'm planning on making another video soon

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explaining how this

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app works in more detail,

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so if you want to see that video when it

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goes live, please do consider subscribing

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so that it hits your sub

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boxes as soon as it's out.

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For the short summary of how this works

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is that each of the

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boxes you see at the top

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is the same as one space in your pockets.

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When you want to order items, you fill in

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each of these slots with what you want to

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order, and when you're happy with your

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order, you submit it

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into the Discord server.

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You'll then be given a dodo code when

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your order is ready to

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collect, and you then fly

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over to the island to collect your order.

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Order bots are so helpful for getting

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items, and if you're

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setting up for a big build

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and you know exactly what items you need,

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you can set it up so

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that you get everything

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in one trip and can go

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straight into decorating.

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For me, this is incredibly helpful for

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large projects as I can

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review my storage and plan

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out everything I need for a build ahead

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of time, and then

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order it when I'm able to

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pick things up, which then bypasses the

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need to make multiple

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Treasure Island runs.

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What is one of the biggest advantages of

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using an order bot over

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a drop bot or a Treasure

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Island is that you're usually the only

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person on the island, so

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when you do receive the

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dodo code to collect your items, you

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don't have to worry

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about being interrupted with

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people flying in and out.

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So if you're someone who is easily

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distracted or frustrated

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with the long times you may

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have to wait to get everything you want

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from a Treasure Island,

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using an order bot may

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be the best thing for you.

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Something to keep in mind with order bots

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is that because

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they're the most well-known

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of the Animal Crossing Discord bots, and

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there are plenty of

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options you can visit to acquire

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items, they can sometimes have really

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long queues of people

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waiting for their own items.

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Couple this with only being able to place

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one order at a time, it can be slow going

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if you're looking for

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quite a lot of items.

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If you are prepared to wait out the

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queue, I would recommend

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setting a timer to go off

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about 10 minutes before the end of your

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wait so that you can be

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prepared to collect your

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order and be ready for

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that dodo code when it comes.

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However, if you don't want to wait, what

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I would suggest is

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looking into a drop bot

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instead as you can normally look up the

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code for each of the

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items you want to order and

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pick everything up in the time that it

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takes for the order bot

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to have finished preparing

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your order.

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However, as much as order bots are great

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for getting a fair few

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items for build and you

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can order the exact items you want for

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build straight away, if

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you've just started out

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an island or are starting to plan out

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what the theme is going

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to be, using an order bot

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may not be the best thing for you.

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In those cases, using a delivery bot may

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work out better for you.

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Delivery bots aren't as common and work

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very differently from

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drop bots and order bots.

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The way to think of a delivery bot is

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more like ordering items from Amazon.

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You scroll through a catalogue, select the

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items you want, and then

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you invite the bot to come

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to your island via an order code, and

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they drop the items

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when your order is ready.

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The only place I found delivery bots when

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I've been looking for

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items is in Berichan's server

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and as far as I'm aware, they're the

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person who created all

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three of these Animal Crossing

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Discord bots, so I'll link their Discord

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down below if you want to check out their

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services which are amazing and available

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for you to use for free.

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However, if you do know any other places

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which do have delivery

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bots, please do let me know

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in the comments as it's always great to

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find some new resources to

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get items for decorating.

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The biggest difference between the

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delivery bot and an order

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bot is that you can order

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more than 40 items at a time, which is

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amazing if you've just

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started a new island and

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just need access to a lot of items

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quickly to get started as

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you'll only have a limited

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amount of pocket space to

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pick up items in the first place.

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Delivery bots are also amazing if you're

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a newer player and

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aren't as familiar with

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the names of items because instead of

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ordering items individually, you

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typically order items

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from an Animal Crossing

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delivery bot in themed bundles.

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This is useful for testing out a theme

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and just wanting to

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try some items to see how

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you feel about a theme before you fully

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commit to decorating your island.

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However, because you're ordering in

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bundles of items, you may

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find yourself ordering items

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which you don't want

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to use for decorating.

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This isn't necessarily a problem if

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you're someone who works

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through their storage fairly

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quickly and doesn't end up filling all

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5000 storage slots that you have,

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but if you're

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prone to hoarding items in Animal Crossing -

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and let's face it, most of us are -

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you may

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find that you end up with some items

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you've ordered that you

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just never use which take

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up storage space for items you do want.

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If you know what you want to order, then

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using something like an

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order bot or a drop bot

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is better, but if you just need that

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first set of items,

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they are wonderful to use.

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The only thing to keep in mind with

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delivery bots is that

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because they're bringing items

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to you and you can end up ordering more

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than 40 items using this

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method, you're going to

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need a lot of space on the island for

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items to be dropped.

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If you're decorating your island and

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you've already decorated

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quite a lot of it, then

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I personally would steer clear of using a

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delivery bot unless

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you have a full pocket

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space and can pick up items as the

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delivery bot is dropping

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them to save some space for

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items that do need to be

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dropped as part of your order.

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Despite the fact we're talking about

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Animal Crossing bots here,

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there's one question which

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you may still be worried about, and that

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is whether they will

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break your game or harm

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your switch in some way, and I'll be

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completely honest here

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and say that they don't.

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Every item that you can get from them is

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a normal in-game item,

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and the bots are only

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programmed to drop items

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for you to use in the game.

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I've been using all three of these in

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different combinations

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across the last three years and

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on multiple islands and switches.

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All of them are completely fine and have

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never been harmed by

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me using any item that

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I've gotten from any of these bots.

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If you are interested in trying them out,

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it's always worth

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giving them a go, but if

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you're someone who is worried about using

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Discord and doing

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something wrong in one of

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the channels, you can always ask for help

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from one of the mods

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or the staff team and

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they'll be able to point you in the right

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direction if you are struggling.

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Animal Crossing Discord bots have

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completely changed the way

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I play my game and each has

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its own advantages and disadvantages

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depending on what items

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you're looking for and how

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quickly you want to get a hold of them.

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It's worth playing around with different

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services to see which

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one is right for you.

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Are they a replacement to Treasure Islands?

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No, I don't think they are.

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And if you watch this video next, you can

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see why I think

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Treasure Islands are amazing

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and how you can use them

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to get items for decorating.

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And I'll see you over there.