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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}}.
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.
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Many of the tools available to the player, such as the hand tool, eyedropper tool,{{vgversion|TS2}}{{vgversion|TS3}} and design tool,{{vgversion|TS2}} are also available in build mode and will function just as well on items placed in build mode, like fences and trees, as they will on items placed in buy mode.
In some situations, buy mode, as well as build mode, may become disabled, such as during a [[fire]], [[burglar]]y, or other major event. This is done to prevent modifications to the lot that may impact or prevent a game event from occurring. After the event has ended, build and buy modes are re-activated. However, buy mode as well as build mode can be activated through the <code>alwaysallowbuildbuy</code> cheat.{{vgversion|TS3}} In general, buy mode and build mode are also disabled when a Sim is on a [[community lot]]. In
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Menu of the items can be filtered for an expansion/stuff and or stone, or by base game and store by clicking the top-right corner of a category catalog.
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