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8 years ago
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[FIXED] Sims sit somewhere else or stand instead of eating at table

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Often (50% - 99%)
What is your current game version number? n/a
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Have your sim(s) make some food and eat it and have a table with dining chairs and a couch.
What happens when the bug occurs? Sims will either eat their food either on the couch or standing up, will rarely sit at the table.
What do you expect to see? Sims to go directly to the table when eating food.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not now. I've removed them.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure 

This is really bugging me because it breaks story lines I create and they look so annoying when they stand and eat their food to me.


  • Sims will now use the dining table to eat again. Sometimes if I’m in a hurry, I grab a meal on the go and don’t sit down to eat, but sometimes you need to sit down and enjoy a nice meal, you know?


    Fixed in Patch 1.67.45/ 1.32

    If you're still experiencing this issue, please create a new thread.

    Please give details what you're eating if it's still happening and post a picture of your setup.

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  • I had to add 2 more fridges to the home because literally every single sim would just camp out in front of the fridge to eat and block everyone else from getting food. My sims NEVER use the table unless I specifically direct them to.

  • theBolda86's avatar
    theBolda86
    5 years ago

    I just started having this issue.  My sims always stand in front of the fridge unless I instruct them to sit.  If I try and cue tasks like using the bathroom after eating they will move to the toilet and eat there.  Do you still need save files? 

  • Bearpal64's avatar
    Bearpal64
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago
    @theBolda86 I'm getting kind of frustrated having my Sims block the fridge especially in my current 5 Sim household.
    • I hate that if 1 sin is getting an item from the fridge, a sim on the other side of the house is like,  "fridge?  What fridge?  I couldn't possibly. "
  • Psychotps's avatar
    Psychotps
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago
    @theBolda86 Lol. Yeah. It's so weird that if you have a group meal on a counter and "call to meal", all sims will queue up to get one, but do the same on the fridge, and they're like... NOPE.
  • sappiechan's avatar
    sappiechan
    New Ace
    5 years ago

    Yeah, I'm getting really tired of this. I didn't have a huge problem with it, as long as I directed them to sit at a table they'd go and eat at the table, but now it's gotten to a point where even if I tell them to sit down they won't do it. I've had at least three sims in one household do it today, and it got to a point where I had to actually drag the leftovers out of the fridge so some of them could eat before school/work. 

    And if they don't stand in front of the fridge to eat the entire plate of food, they wander all over the house to talk to every single person and take almost 2 hours, so I've started just sending them to work/school without food because otherwise they'll be late!

  • My sims love to stand in front of the fridge eating and blocking everyone else from grabbing food :/ Before, they just went to sit at the table...


  • Sims will now use the dining table to eat again. Sometimes if I’m in a hurry, I grab a meal on the go and don’t sit down to eat, but sometimes you need to sit down and enjoy a nice meal, you know?


    Fixed in Patch 1.67.45/ 1.32

    If you're still experiencing this issue, please create a new thread.

    Please give details what you're eating if it's still happening and post a picture of your setup.

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