Would you like a Grocery Store Game Pack?

I liked the rabbit hole options for the bookstore, grocery stores and various other venues for the Sims 3. It was an errand your sim had to run so it had a practical purpose. I sent my sims to sell things and buy trivial items or new books at the same time I sent them to the consignment stores. I said no to this though because I agree that putting in rabbit hole lots don't really need a whole pack for themselves. They could easily be given to us in an update. It would really need to be expanded a whole lot for it to be worth any kind of pack.

I don't even want them in the game, let alone pay money for them!

No in every sense of the word. We got various addons in packs that allow us to sell and buy items on top of creating our own grocery store. This is one of the few times I think Sims 4 does not need to really expand on what they already put out there.

I use a mod by Srsly Sim that adds custom and EA recipes along with ingredients and produce to buy. You can still cook without buying stuff but the food would be more poor quality. I love it because like in real life I get my groceries delivered even before the pandemic. You can sign up for a subscription service that delivers to your mailbox each week, or order online or through your phone and it will in the next mail run. Or if you don't want to wait you can send your Sim to a rabbithole of either 3 stores. The Sim just disappears off the lot for awhile and comes back with groceries in their inventory. Then you must open all the packages and they go in the fridge. Since it would get tiring dragging everything I use a smaller mod my Little Ms Sam that transfers everything.

I just love the mod and Srsly is good about updating. I support her on Patreon but she also releases all new updates within 2 weeks. I have so many more dishes to cook and her mod includes recipes by other modders so you must have their recipes and ingredients too but that's a small part and you don't have to use third party dishes but I have used custom food long before this mod. I've used it for over a year and love it.

But it would be awesome to have an official grocery shopping service similar to TS2 where you could inside the store no rabbithole or order delivery. You also ran out of food. I also want the rabbithole option from TS3. I have used grocery stores from the gallery no mod required it uses the GTW retail system bit I prefer the mod I use.

So this is my long answer to say yes groceries would be great but since I use a mod I don't feel deprived. But not a tip priority for me.

"MeteoraStorm;c-17741884" wrote:
It annoyed me having to go shopping before, especially for clothes in Sims 2- I like the click on fridge option more.

But Justine ftw :)

But you could have the groceries delivered which was kind of cool. Maybe they could add an online version for retail clothing etc as well. Kind of like I have to do these days in my real life.

I'd like it but only if they integrated it with produce that can be grown in the game and added some more things to harvest/raise or included it with a farm pack. That way you have to buy from an in world supplier, your produce is limited to the amount they have (for instance 5 tomato plants produce x tomatoes in certain seasons or amounts/types that would logically be grown in that climate) so your options are to either buy local and decrease the carbon footprint, while helping local farmers/fishermen, the produce is higher quality, and some other benefits (maybe something for organic can be in this too) but be limited to the local supplies, have some higher costs, and only be able to offer things in season. Or they can buy from a distribute for less but the produce has lower quality, increases the carbon footprint, may hurt local economies but it is lower in cost and has no limit for season/availability/amount. The option to go with one or attempt to balance the two (for instance there aren't many avocado farms in Brindleton Bay so you'd need to import those) could be very interesting game play. The issue with this is that it would be difficult to implement (I don't know much about games but I know that) and will need sliders and toggles for it to be really good.

That being said if anyone just wishes to go shopping then they want this mod: https://littlemssam.tumblr.com/post/175410777688/retail-overhaul-hire-certain-employeesbetter

It provides the ability to go to stores and buy every fish, fruit/veggie/herb/flower, pet toy, jungle/camping supplies, book, and baked good in the game. The fish, fruits/veggies/herbs/flowers, and books include ones added by CC too. So it makes it far easier to cook. All you need to do is go to a store and click on the appropriate objects. It's one of my must have mods for this reason and it doesn't conflict with very much. They have one for other business as well as the option to run a business out of your home. Which is epic.

A Big "NO" for me (Not shouting Just emphasis hehe).

We already have Get To Work. We can already have bookstores, Groceries, Pharmacies, Art galleries, Toy Stores, Bakeries and many more to be built with That Expansion Pack. No Need to create another one.

No really. I didn't even really like in Sims 2 that I had to order groceries - especially since 1/2 the time I couldn't answer the door before they left and I feared my Sims would starve to death. I sort of like that the fridge always has food.

I find it creepy that Colton seems to be obsessed with a fictional character....

I'd like to have grocery stores, but only if they came as an update to Get to Work. There's not enough content to support its own game pack.