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Grocery Clerk

Grocery is a rabbit hole in The Sims 3 where Sims can visit to go shopping for ingredients. The grocery offers a selection of items for cooking ingredients, fish, edible produce, herbs[TS3:UL], and kelp[TS3:IP]. Additionally, Sims can also buy items like birthday cake, wedding cake[TS3:G], firework bundles[TS3:S], and lotto tickets[TS3:ITF] from the grocery.

Sims can get a part-time job in the grocery as a Grocery Store Clerk. Sims can also attend Fishing class for §400, and sell fish or fruits and vegetables in the inventory to the grocery. Sims who have enough money can invest their money to become a partner or buy out the property to earn more money. The cost of partnership is §7,000, while the cost of ownership is §20,000. Sims can collect money from the grocery for §1,000 (partnered) or §2,000 (owner) every week.

Additionally, Sims who are at the top of the Professional Sports career can do advertising deals at the grocery, which will reward them with money. Sims can also hold autograph sessions at the grocery. Vampires can raid the grocery for plasma fruit.

Groceries generate the following red map tag in-game:

Supermarket Tag

Grocery items[]

All harvestable produce bought from the grocery has a nice quality, while fish has normal quality. Sims can buy individual items or ingredients by recipe. Sims can also save the shopping list for later use, but only one shopping list can be saved. Saving another shopping list will override the previous list.

Produce[]

Image Item Price (§) Edible raw EP
Lettuce Lettuce 5 &BG
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Tomato Tomato 5 &BG
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Apple Apple 6 &BG
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Grapes Grapes 6 &BG
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Lemon Lemon 6 &Store
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Purple Eggplant Purple Eggplant 6 &Store
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Orange Orange 6 &Store
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Blackberry Blackberry 6 &Store
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Blueberry Blueberry 6 &Store
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Cocoa Cocoa 6 &Store
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Peach Peach 6 &Store
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Pear Pear 6 &Store
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Pecan Pecan 6 &Store
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Raspberry Raspberry 6 &Store
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Strawberry Strawberry 6 &Store
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Corn Corn 6 &Store
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Cucumber Cucumber 6 &Store
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White Caps White Caps 8 &EP07
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Kelp1 Kelp 10
Mermaid
&EP10
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Onion Onion 11 &BG
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Potato Potato 11 &BG
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Carrot Carrot 11 &EP05
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Lime Lime 14 &BG
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Watermelon Watermelon 14 &BG
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Image Item Price (§) Edible raw EP
Honey Honey 14 &EP07
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Pumpkin Pumpkin 14 &EP08
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Sweet Grass Sweet Grass 14 &EP09
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Kona Bean Kona Bean 14 &EP09
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Porcinis Porcinis 15 &EP07
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Maui Bean Maui Bean 17 &EP09
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Bell Pepper Bell Pepper 18 &BG
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Midnight Bean Midnight Bean[note 1] 18 &EP09
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Wonderpetal Wonderpetal[note 2] 18 &EP09
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Licorice Licorice[note 3] 20 &EP09
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Ginseng Ginseng[note 4] 20 &EP09
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Garlic Garlic[note 5] 23 &BG
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Basil Basil[note 6] 23 &EP09
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Cinnamon Cinnamon[note 7] 24 &EP09
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Lavender Lavender[note 8] 26 &EP09
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Buzzberry Buzzberry[note 9] 27 &EP09
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Greenleaf Greenleaf[note 10] 29 &EP09
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Plasma Fruit Plasma Fruit[note 11] 30
Vampire (Late Night)
&EP03
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Ghost Chili Ghost Chili 33 &EP07
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Cortado Bean Cortado Bean[note 12] 33 &EP09
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Bumbleleaf Bumbleleaf[note 13] 39 &EP09
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Chamomile Chamomile[note 14] 44 &EP09
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Truffles Truffles 63 &EP07
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Red Berry Bean Red Berry Bean 75 &EP09
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Fish[]

Image Item Price (§) Edible raw EP
Anchovy Anchovy 5
Mermaid
&BG
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Alley Catfish Alley Catfish 6
Mermaid
Moodlet werewolf
&BG
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Goldfish Goldfish 6
Mermaid
Moodlet werewolf
&BG
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Kissing Gourami Kissing Gourami 8
Mermaid
&EP03
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Sea Bat Starfish Sea Bat Starfish 8
Mermaid
&EP06
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Image Item Price (§) Edible raw EP
Rainbow Trout Rainbow Trout 9
Mermaid
Moodlet werewolf
&BG
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Tuna Tuna 11
Mermaid
Moodlet werewolf
&BG
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Salmon Salmon 14
Mermaid
Moodlet werewolf
&BG
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Swordfish Swordfish 17
Mermaid
Moodlet werewolf
&BG
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Lobster Lobster 25
Mermaid
Moodlet werewolf
&BG
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Meat and Cheese[]

Image Item Price (§) Edible raw EP
Tofu Tofu 7 &EP06
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Cheese Cheese 8 &BG
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Links Links 8
Moodlet werewolf
&BG
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Egg Egg 11 &BG
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Image Item Price (§) Edible raw EP
Patty Patty 24
Moodlet werewolf
&BG
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Steak Steak 30
Moodlet werewolf
&BG
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Roast Roast 30
Moodlet werewolf
&BG
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Home[]

Image Item Price (§) Edible raw EP
Sims 3 Into the Future lotto combined icon Lotto Ticket 10 &EP11
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Mosquito Repellent Mosquito Repellent 15 &EP10
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Birthday Inferno Birthday Cake Birthday Inferno Birthday Cake 30 &BG
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WeddingCake Forever Wedding Cake 30 &EP04
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FlowersWhite White Flowers 30 &EP04
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FlowersYellow Yellow Flowers 30 &EP04
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FlowersPurple Purple Flowers 30 &EP04
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FlowersPink Pink Flowers 30 &EP04
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FlowersRed Red Flowers 30 &EP04
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Ducksworth of Bathington Ducksworth of Bathington 40 &BG
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Mood-Lite Candle Mood-Lite Candle 65 &BG
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White Sparklers White Sparklers[note 15] 75 &EP08
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White Sparklers Rainbow Sparklers[note 15] 75 &EP08
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Red Glare Red Glare[note 15] 75 &EP08
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Image Item Price (§) Edible raw EP
Holiday Cannon Holiday Cannon[note 15] 75 &EP08
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Ninjas Choice Smoke Bomb Ninja's Choice Smoke Bomb[note 15] 75 &EP08
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Parent Approved Snakes Parent-Approved Snakes[note 15] 75 &EP08
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The Little Maniac The Little Maniac[note 15] 75 &EP08
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Golden Dragon Fireworks Golden Dragon Fireworks[note 15] 75 &EP01
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+&EP08
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Facemelter Fireworks Facemelter Fireworks[note 15] 75 &EP08
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Sugar Explosion Sugar Explosion[note 15] 100 &SP06
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+&EP08
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World's Brew Bubble Bath World's Brew Bubble Bath 100 &BG
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W buy firecrackers Firecracker Value Bundle[note 15] 100 &EP08
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W buy firecrackers Firecracker Everlast Bundle[note 15] 120 &EP08
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W buy firecrackers Firecracker Explosion Bundle[note 15] 120 &EP08
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W buy firecrackers Firecracker International Bundle[note 15] 120 &EP08
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W buy firecrackers Firecracker Variety Bundle[note 15] 150 &EP08
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Price and sale[]

The price of harvested produce from the grocery is 150% higher than their base values. Selling fish and harvested produce to the grocery has 10% higher value than selling them directly in the inventory. Selling them to the consignment store is more beneficial, however.

Every day, there's a 5% chance the grocery store will have a sale, ranging from a 35% to 50% discount. Sales can last for one or two days. Additionally, Sims who work at the store will have a 10% discount off any items they purchase.

Frugal Sims may also collect coupons. However there is no guarantee that the coupon collected will be for the grocery store.

If Seasons is installed, players will be notified at the start of every summer that firework bundles are on sale, even if they aren't[confirmation needed].

Varieties[]

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Snobs are more likely to visit the rabbit hole. Sims will not bring toddlers to lots containing a grocery store.
  • One of the benefits of buying ingredients from grocery is that the ingredients from the grocery are of Nice quality, while they're only of Normal quality if bought directly from the fridge.
  • The music that plays inside the grocery store is the hotel theme from MySims.
  • The Market Basket in Starlight Shores shares the same name as a chain of grocery stores in the New England area of the United States.
  • Darris Teeter Grocery is a reference to Harris Teeter, a supermarket chain that operates in the Southeastern United States.

Other languages[]

Language Object name Translated etymology
English Grocery
Brazilian Portuguese
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
Danish
Dutch
European Portuguese
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian (No consistent names in the Sims 3 era; closest is Hjørnebutikk) Corner store
Polish Supermarket
Russian Продуктовый магазин Products magazine ("Magazine" as in an old term for department stores)
Spanish
Swedish
Thai

Notes[]

  1. If eaten raw, the Sim will get a 15% boost when training on certain sports-related hidden skills. Will also give the Coffee Breath moodlet.
  2. If eaten raw in Sims University, the study score gets a 10% gain bonus for 7 hours.
  3. If eaten raw, the Hunger motive decay slows down by 30% for 7 hours.
  4. If eaten raw, the Sim won't faint from empty Energy motives for 7 hours.
  5. Gives the Garlic Breath moodlet, as would be expected when a Sim eats an entire raw garlic. Gives partial immunity to vampire interactions. Can be fixed early by brushing teeth.
  6. If eaten raw in a regular world relatively soon before going to work, they will get a slight boost in career performance, promotion bonus payments, and opportunity rewards.
  7. If eaten raw, the Sim will feel more romantic to some extent for 7 hours.
  8. If eaten raw, the Sim will get a marginal 10% boost in Energy gain for 7 hours if they go to sleep during that time.
  9. If eaten raw, the Sim will get a 15% boost when training on the Athletic skill for 7 hours.
  10. If eaten raw, attempts by the Sim to lose weight will gain a 20% boost for 7 hours.
  11. Other species can eat it more or less normally if they have the Simmunity lifetime reward.[TS3:S] If they don't have Simmunity, they have a 100% chance to become nauseous.
  12. If eaten raw, the Bladder motive decay will slow down by 50% for 3 hours. Will also give the Coffee Breath moodlet.
  13. If eaten raw, the Sim becomes immune to being arrested for graffiti, and to being caught cheating in class at Sims University, for 7 hours. Should the Sim catch fire, they will get 4 hours to put their fire out instead of 1.
  14. If eaten raw, the Sim will get a 15% boost when trying to increase social group ranks for 7 hours.
  15. 15.00 15.01 15.02 15.03 15.04 15.05 15.06 15.07 15.08 15.09 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 In unmodded gameplay, grocery stores supposedly only list them for sale during Summer.
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