[OPEN] [HSY] NPCs order from Thriftea and don't drink/leave

I haven't been to the fair stall yet, I've only noticed it at thriftea

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.90.358.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Everything as of 1st August 2022
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Have a Sim go to ThrifTea
What happens when the bug occurs? NPCs (and sometimes the active Sim) will repeatedly buy Boba, often leaving it without drinking it
What do you expect to see? I really like Boba too but maybe have them less keen for it / more keen to drink it
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. Bought HSY

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This also leads to lots of mess because nobody cleans it up 🙂 🙂

I also have this issue but also my own sim can’t order because all NPCs order like crazy and takes up the queu. I have to reset the counter and remove all the food and drinks.

Encountered this as well.

Two bobas left on the counter is enough to block sims from ordering.

I haven't seen the issue with food orders. Sims usually retrieve their food properly.

Sometimes after ordering the boba they order food. They take the food but not the boba (sometimes they drop it on the floor to retrieve the food).

I've only seen this happen on the ThrifTea lot. I have traveled to the Pier but haven't noticed the issue.

I have also seen that it depends on what day/time it is. ThrifTea has events (fashion show event for example) that affect townie autonomy.

If there's no event going on they seem more eager to swarm the boba counter

It is also happening in my game. I can barely see the options active to buy a food / drink…

I also had the same issue along with a connected one. The bubble tea bar wasn't clickable so I had to debug reset it and it was then clickable but I still couldn't use it because of the plethora of teas. I think at one point there were 10 teas just on the ground in front of it.

Man, if only the objects in this game had animation + physics... the swarming boba townies would tip over all the bobas and make a large splash on the ground prompting them all to clean up again and again. THAT would be a larger mess xD 

I wonder how they'll fix this one... add more counter space? Limit the amount of townie spawns in that area to maybe 8 or 10? I feel that would fix everything up at the very least and maybe prioritize a secondary motive to clean up after their own messes. 

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.94.147.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All except Werewolves, Wedding Stories, Journey to Batuu and Paranormal.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Go to any Thrift and bubble tea store.
What happens when the bug occurs? Sims repetitively order bubble tea over and over at counter causing masses of bubble tea to be made but not drunk.
What do you expect to see? Sim order one bubble tea and drink it before ordering more.
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 

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It's as if the sims are caught in a loop when ordering bubble tea. I've seen a single sim replay the ordering animation upwards of 10 times before grabbing a single drink. Other times I've seen a sim order twice and then just leave the lot. The sim tending the bubble tea counter dutifully makes every single drink. Sometimes a sim will order multiples, pick up each one, place them on a table and then return to the counter to pick up another, eventually placing bubble tea all over the shop.

I have this issue all the time and I am so disappointed it was not fixed in the most recent patch!