Items that have been banned from your played sims households?

I find my sims gathered around the high chair all the time stuck in a never ending process of in and out with the children. To save the kids (and mine) sanity I have sold it.

Radios are a big no no too.

I haven't banned it long term but have short term, and it's.... surprise surprise, the GRILL! I have had two sims now almost burn the house down or burn themselves alive (that one was over to visit and not in my control, the other who almost burnt the house down was in my household but snuck by me while I was tending to a toddler). All because they had zero cooking skill and instead of waiting two seconds for whoever was at the fridge to move, they autonomously decide that it's a good idea to cook something on the grill with no cooking skill! But alas, I like burgers and steaks (and meat in general), and like for my sims to eat it too, and for some reason hardly any of the stove meals have meat in them, so I can't actually ban the grill (even though I want to).

Things that I did end up banning in my first save file, which have also never made their way into my new save file, are the gaming rig as mentioned (it's all been said well, no further explanation needed), and the cupcake factory. When my sims would get hungry instead of going to get leftovers made by the Level 10 cook in the house, they'd decide they were just going to make a batch of cupcakes instead. Then I'd have to cancel, only for it to be too late and I'd have to throw away the cupcakes (I prefer my sims to eat more nutrionally as a whole and not gain 400 lbs). In my first save file I also ended up having to ban the observatory, because everyone in the house seemed obsessed with it, to the point where they'd ignore what I told them to do. I do have one in my current save, but it is kept at the very back edge of the lot, and now these sims hardly ever try to use it (not sure if it was patched or if it's a matter of distance).

In my sim homes I place the computer(s) in a locked room. Completely locked to everyone and only unlocked for a specific sim at a time who may need it for work/entertainment (because the needs bar is too low). Couldn't handle them all fighting over it or getting mad because someone else was already on it all the time. They ignore bathroom, food, entertainment from other sources, talking to each other and a few other things in favor of fighting over those silly computers.

"duhboy2u2;c-16725181" wrote:
In my sim homes I place the computer(s) in a locked room. Completely locked to everyone and only unlocked for a specific sim at a time who may need it for work/entertainment (because the needs bar is too low). Couldn't handle them all fighting over it or getting mad because someone else was already on it all the time. They ignore bathroom, food, entertainment from other sources, talking to each other and a few other things in favor of fighting over those silly computers.

This is a good idea. I might try it for the doll house. So people don't destroy it all the time.

The items that are banned in my game are the high chair and the talking toilet.
I also have very few telescopes compared to the previous sims games. In sims 2 every household had a telescope but now they are just way to big.

A few things that have been mentioned already.
Gaming rigs, high chairs, talking toilet.
Umbrellas, I'm fed up with my sims gathered round the TV with their umbrellas up, and the constant up, down, up, down when they are talking to someone one and decide to hug or something.
I am about to ban fireplaces too, they have them on year round even in a heatwave and are always warming themselves. I tell them to put it out, they light it right up again.

"Gruffman;c-16725022" wrote:
It isn't a thing ... but maids.

I will never use a maid to come over and clean the house. They either don't work, or they have the klepto trait.

I've never once used a maid in TS4, I have yet to find a need for them; since beds don't need to be made and other items don't get dirty that often, plus I usually have sims max out handiness so most items get upgraded to self clean; maids are superfluous. I've yet to hire a butler as well, again I've not had the need to. :smile:

bushes ;x gahh how many times i had to go to the vets before finally realizing it was the bush that kept messing with them

Stereos, my big annoyance is Sims dancing at every opportunity. If they're throwing a party I'll put one in, but otherwise, nah!
I'd also like to ban computers, but they give the sims I'm not paying much attention to, to be occupied.

* Highchairs and woohoo bushes for the same reasons others have already mentioned.
* Dollhouses because it's always the adults that play with them.
* The woodworking bench for a while, but the developers fixed the sims' obsession with it, now it's time they do the same with computers.
* Stereos in bedrooms. Sims autonomously turn them on before going to bed and then wonder why they can't sleep.
* Coffee machines. They are completely useless, what little energy one cup provides barely makes up for how long sims take to drink it, and since I don't drink coffee in real life, I don't feel weird leaving it out.
* Washtubs, unless I have at least one sim in the household who has absolutely nothing to do all day. It takes way too long to do the laundry in there, and it never gets really clean. Clothes lines have also become more difficult to use with Seasons, I wish you could place them inside without cheats.

The highchair. I do like the talking toilet's sanitise feature, even though my Sims occasionally decide to stare at the toilet instead of using it (even with autonomy off). I've also stopped using sofas, since my Sims always want to sit on top of one another when I tell them to read a book, and then both end up throwing their books on the floor and standing up.