OK. I give up...how do I buy a pizza?

"viola-illyria;c-18179848" wrote:

"StuffyMarx;c-18179830" wrote:
It's funny to think back to (the original, year 2000) the Sims - where we had to use a wall or desk phone object for that sort of thing. It's quite amazing that mobile / cell phones have almost completely replaced the ol' landline phones.

You can actually use the sims throughout the years to chart how mobile phones have entered our lives and changed.

The Sim: Landlines only, no mobiles

TS2: Had mobiles but only as part of a pack, very limited use

TS3: Had both landlines and smartphones

TS4: Smartphones only, no landlines.

Well, The Sims 3 here is a special case.

Otherwise the game itself has the classic buttoned mobile phones, but when you have University Life installed, it gets upgraded to the smart phone. In fact, if you have a toddler age up there, for some time you'll see the classic mobile phone before the aging animation ends, after which you see that beloved smartphone.

And in The Sims 2, children couldn't use mobile phones. Yes, you can give it to them (if you have NightLife or some other DLC past that) and yes, you will see the ring in their pocket when someone calls them, but they need to use a landline instead.
So, in The Sims 3, landline is entirely optional. I keep forgetting about those after all!

The Sims 4 has no landlines. Well, the front desks in hospitals, police stations, and science labs do have those and sims there take the calls. The host station also has one... But mostly, everyone has mobile phones.


But anyway...

"Simmingal;c-18179824" wrote:
yeah its weird i think it should be under shopping bag and buying groceries should be and i keep clicking that when i know fully well it isn't there

Agreed agreed totally agreed! It is shopping except a sim is there physically delivering it. You can buy apples when shopping for gifts after all!