Inventory

An Inventory is a feature introduced with Unleashed for The Sims and Nightlife for The Sims 2. It allows Sims to carry around a number of items no matter where they go.

The Sims
Some items can be placed in a Sim's inventory by interacting with the item, but most cannot be. Items you receive from other characters are directly placed into your inventory, as are items which you obtain on community lots. Makin' Magic added categories to keep track of the spells in a Sim's wand and the magic ingredients they have.

The Sims 2
Some items (such as cell phones, hand held games, etc.) are immediately placed in here upon purchasing them, and others must be manually moved.

To put an item in your Sim's inventory, first make sure you are in inventory mode by clicking its button near the Aspiration rewards button at the bottom of the screen. You should now be able to click and pick up any object (within reason). Simply drag the item into the inventory bar and click. To exit the inventory, just click any other button on the screen. Prior to Seasons, multiple copies of items appeared individually. Seasons introduced grouping, which grouped identical objects regardless of their color scheme. Bringing up the item tooltip allows you to select a specific object in the group.

Note: Items in your inventory cannot be removed while on a Community lot.