Am I ruining the fun by telling the lil tardling that it can't find those items because they're not available yet as single items? As always the store waits 2 - 4 weeks before making the premium content available as a stand alone. If it was smart, which we've established as not, it could always take the compilation and use a certain tool to remove the fluff. But now it'll probably start asking about which tools to use and then how to use them, them after one half-assed try at it while not following the instructions, it'll come back and cry about it not working.
Well some of the items I specified are, but they're not up on this forum as individual items. But I'm pretty sure I've already stated that I have found the items I wanted, and also that I am aware that it is possible to remove unwanted stuff from a sims3pack file with Custard.