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A '''surface''' is a type of [[buy mode]] object that has appeared throughout [[The Sims (series)|''The Sims'' series]]. ItThey isare primarily used to carryhold small objects like [[decorations]], [[book]]s, [[computer]]s, and [[food]] that normally cannot be placed on or are not usable while on the ground. Sims tend to only be able to use objects on a surface if there is a [[chair]] next to it.
 
In general, surfaces are divided into five categories: counters, tables, end tables, coffee tables and desks, though not all games use the same category names. Some games might consist of cabinets,{{Vgversion|TS3}}{{Vgversion|TS4}} displays{{Vgversion|TS3}} and shelves{{Vgversion|TS2:OFB}} in this type. Counters are required for meals that require preparation. Island counters and dining tables can be used as eating surfaces if a stool or chair is located next to it. The one common attribute all surface objects share is the usage of holding small items, usually that are decorative.
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==Counters==
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Counters and island counters are mainly used for the preparation of meals; food cannot be prepared anywhere else without any of these preparation surface objects. Counters, just like any surface object, can hold small decorative objects. Small appliances and cash registers can only be placed down on and function properly on a counter. Meals will also typically be placed on a counter when they are finished. When a pizza is picked up by a Sim or munchie bot, they will leave it on a counter if there is no accessible desk on the lot.{{confirm}}
Counters are primarily used for food preparation in the kitchen, where they serve as preparation surfaces. They can also accommodate small appliances, [[dishwasher]]s, and [[sink]]s. Counters are also used on [[community lot]]s, where they are used to hold [[cash register]]s and certain [[display rack]]s. Like other surfaces, they can contain small decorative objects.
 
Counters are typically placed together in a row, like sectional sofas, and can be placed around corners. From ''The Sims 2'' onward, the {{Key|Shift}} key no longer needs to be pressed in order to place multiple counters at a time.
In ''The Sims 2'' and ''The Sims 4'', [[dishwasher]]s and [[trash compactor]]s{{Vgversion|TS2}} must be placed under a regular counter.<ref>In ''The Sims 2'', the [[moveobjects]] cheat can be used to bypass this restriction. This technique does not work in ''The Sims 4''.</ref> This is not a requirement in ''The Sims 3''. In ''The Sims'', dishwashers and trash compactors cannot be placed under a counter and are always standalone appliances, although objects, including plates, can be placed on top of them. A counter that has a dishwasher or trash compactor underneath cannot have sinks placed on them, as there is no room for the basin and the pipes.
 
[[Cat]]s can leap onto countertops to eat any food placed on them.{{Vgversion|TS2:P}}{{Vgversion|TS3:P}}{{Vgversion|TS4:C&D}}. [[Dog]]s in ''[[The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs]]'', [[dog]]s can snatch food from countertops. [[Vampire]]s can fly over counters when they have transformed into bats.{{Vgversion|TS2:NL}}
Certain counters, particulary commercial ones, are only available and can be purchased for a community lot.{{Vgversion|TS2:OFB}}{{Vgversion|TS2:P}}
 
[[Vampire]]s can fly over counters when they have transformed into bats.{{Vgversion|TS2:NL|}}
 
==Tables==
Tables are typically used as dining tables, where Sims will eat their meals whilst sitting at. The number of plates that can be served on a table depends on the size of the table and the number of chairs surrounding it. Sims can eat from the tables as long as there is a chair located next to it facing inward. Once all available spots have been filled, the serving Sim will place the serving platter or bowl in the middle of the table, or on an empty countertop. Certain interactions, such as toasting,{{vgversion|TS2:NL}} are only available while sitting at a table.
 
Tables can also be used to hold small items, including small decorative objects.
 
Tables can also be used to hold small items, including small decorative objects. In ''The Sims 2'', some of these decorative objects will prevent other objects, including plates, from being placed on the table. A [https://modthesims.info/download.php?t=287228 mod] from [[Mod The Sims]] is available that fixes this.
Computers can be placed on and used from a table. However, that will block food to be placed down by a sim on the area it's occupying.
 
Desks are a type of table that are primarily used for doing [[homework]] on, and are good locations for [[computer]]s to be placed. These are typically only usable by one Sim at a time, and the chair must be on the front side of the desk in order to work. Desks and tables can be used interchangeably; computers and homework can be placed on dining tables, and Sims can eat at desks if there are no other surfaces available to eat from.
==Desks==
Desks can be used for doing [[homework]] and for placing [[computer]]s, although Sims will also use them as eating surfaces if there aren't any other surfaces available.
 
==Shelves==
In ''[[The Sims 2: Open for Business|Open for Business]]'', shelves are used to display merchandise for sale in an owned [[business]]. Depending on the type of shelf and the size of the objects being displayed, up to six items can be placed on a shelf at a time. When playing the lot as the owner, Sims can set the display item price for all items on the shelf at once by clicking on the shelf, or set the price for each individual object in Wholesale Mode. In addition, if any one of the items on the shelf are sold, clicking on the shelf will provide an option to restock all the items on the display at once.
===The Sims 2===
In ''The Sims 2'', particularly with ''Open for Business'' expansion pack, shelves are used with the main purpose of selling items in a [[Business|business]]-runned lot. Depending of the type of shelf, if the object is small enough, it can hold up to six units of that item. Clicking on a display case or display shelving allows the player to "Set Display Item price" on all items that are sitting on the display. Additionally, clicking on the display to "Restock" will have the Sim restock all the items on the display at once.
 
The ''Decra-Display by Refrigifreeze'', a commercial refrigerator, can store and sell food and produce. Items placed in the refrigerator will be "locked" in its current state and will not spoil.{{Vgversion|TS2:OFB}}
Decra-Display by Refrigifreeze can hold cake and meal content.
 
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|The Tragic Stock-n-Stack Cube from UpDuggery n' Stuff
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|Quick Display by Sims Club Merchandise / Squat Pedestal by Selfless Salesman
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|Just More Corner Shelves / Roedisplay Concave Corner by Grant Industries
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|Just Corner Shelves / Roedisplay Convex Corner by Grant Industries
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|Just Shelves / Roedisplay by Grant Industries
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|Players do not need to hold down the {{Key|Shift}} key in order to place multiple consecutive copies of '''Just Shelves''' at a time.
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==Videos==
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