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[[File:Buymode icon sims2.png|left]]'''Buy mode''' is one of three independent modes in the game (the others being [[Live mode]] and [[Build mode]]) that appears in ''[[The Sims]]'', ''[[The Sims 2]]'', ''[[The Sims 3]]'', and several spin-off games. It can be activated by clicking on the Buy mode icon in the user interface, or by pressing {{Key|F2}}. Buy mode allows players to purchase items from an object catalog and place them on the current lot, sell objects that are on the current lot, and arrange objects on the current lot. Construction-related elements such as doors, windows, fences, and stairs are not associated with buy mode, but are in build mode. Buy mode largely focuses on furniture and appliances.

The descriptions of many of the objects available for purchase in the game (particularly the less expensive ones) involve humor, sarcasm, insults towards the player, and wit, and serves as comic relief in the game. For example, one of the cheapest cars available in ''[[The Sims 3]]'', the "Big Lemon", notes that although the car's doors are jammed and its ignition is faulty, it is still worth buying. Another example is the outdoor entertainment item "Foot-and-Hand Ball" used to train the [[athletic skill]], which references and pokes fun at American football, which, despite its name, rarely involves contact with the ball via the feet.

 

The game is paused while the player is in buy mode. Game time only passes when the player is in live mode.

 

In ''[[The Sims 3]]'' players can access [[blueprint mode]] from build or buy modes, which allows them to plop down pre-designed rooms to form a floor plan.

 

''[[The Sims]]'' and ''[[The Sims 2]]'' automatically sorts the buy mode by object function—clicking on the buy mode icon will reorder objects to sort by room. Prior to ''[[Hot Date]]'', the function sort did not have sub-categories. Unlike some features introduced in ''Hot Date'', this was carried over into ''[[The Sims Deluxe Edition]]''. In ''[[The Sims Castaway Stories]]'' buy mode is renamed to "barter mode" and its objects are only categorized by function.

 

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[[File:Ts3 buymode byroom kids.jpg|thumb|The kids room buy mode catalog in ''[[The Sims 3]]'']]

Buy mode in ''[[The Sims 3]]'' is automatically sorted by room, but selecting the "Sort By Function" icon will resort the buy mode by function. The items within each category are sorted by function, with some items included in multiple categories.

'''45 degree angle (''hotkey'' G:'''{{Vgversion|TS2:AL}} Switches the display to (or from) a 45 degree angle view from the floor, which allows the player to see the [[ceiling]] more easily.

 

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The family inventory is a space where large objects (too large to be held in a Sim's personal [[inventory]]) are kept. Certain [[opportunities]] may make an object available in the Family Inventory. When a Sim family moves, if "pack furniture" is selected, all objects in the household will be placed in the Family inventory, to be moved and rearranged in the new house.

 

Buy mode is referred to as "barter mode" in ''[[The Sims Castaway Stories]]'', and "furnish mode" in ''[[The Sims Medieval]]''. Despite the different names, the function of these modes is similar to the traditional buy mode.

 

In ''[[The Sims 4]]'', buy mode is not an independent mode, but is instead fully incorporated into build mode. Build mode in ''The Sims 4'' contains an object catalog (including object sorting by room and function) and a family inventory.

 

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