The Sims 2 Open for Business - " Starting a shop " tutorial

[XxClaugiexX]

when you create a business is it in a residential lot or community??

[My30SecondsRomance]

@XxClaugiexX This one was on a community lot. You can also make a home business but it has some limitations with it, for example you can't have a restaurant at your home.

[Simisek2]

Jaké datadisky (kolekce,dodatky) jste použili ?

[TheSims2MovieGirl1]

Oooh, sparkles!! BTW If you play the sims 2 still, and when you want to set things on sale, just click on the shelves and everything will go on sale. And to rotate the camera, press on your wheel of your mouse and go left and right and it will turn.

[brandilynnell]

does anyone know how to set Hydrobots for sale? Every time i try, it tells me they can't be set for sale. Do i need an EP besides OFB to do it?

[My30SecondsRomance]

@brandilynnell if I remember correctly they have platforms beneath them? I think you need to click those.

[googiespage]

I wish they could have the sims 3 open for business :(

[My30SecondsRomance]

@googiespage I agree. I think you rly can't compare Sims 3 Ambitions with this. At least I've understood Ambitions should be the same to Sims 3 as this is to Sims 2 games.

[minhang5041992]

Thank you ^^

[My30SecondsRomance]

@minhang5041992 No problem. I'm glad that this is still useful. :)

[TheHitmanteam]

Thanks!

U Helped Me Alot!!!!

[nicotanval]

Thanks!! This was very useful

[ricardas50]

hey can u tell me how u get the wall paper on to the wall with one click please sorry for asking i was not playing for a while so yeah

[iampokemonnumber1fan]

@ricardas50 press shift

[ricardas50]

@iampokemonnumber1fan thank u!

[theposhnosh1]

this music brings back happy memories

[neeribaas]

you are lucky i cant get open for buisness and a new laptop unless i get good grades : (

[JamzeyBoy14]

how do u make ur sims work on a community lot!!!?

[HMCastor]

Great Video. Helped me a lot :)

[Golegolord]

do you claim the money from the vending machines?

[stweety1234]

i love this tutorial, is so helpful

[alexdement1]

i JUST LOVE how stores are not rabit holes

[xxDarknessSaiyanxx]

my business was a family-owned. I didnt feel like hiring peepz

[mrMuurame]

Hei, ootkos suomalainen?????+

[My30SecondsRomance]

@mrMuurame Oon. Kuten profiilista pitäis nähdä..

[MegaSims2Movies]

Hahaha, this was uploaded on my 13th birthday lol and good video, me thinks imma download open for business

[TheKyle5678]

Well why come you are writing in english???

[My30SecondsRomance]

@TheKyle5678 Because the majority of people on youtube understand english?

[TheKyle5678]

@My30SecondsRomance But how do you know how to write in english???

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[TheKyle5678]

How come it is in a differnt language???

[My30SecondsRomance]

@TheKyle5678 Because I speak different language? :)

[filee1234]

aika siisti

[thesims2gurl1999]

ugglllly!!!!no OFFENSE MAYBE A LITLLE-_-

[iluvpeanutbutter202]

i found it after bout 5min or less. thanks for this awesome video!!

[Mr13ramon13]

I think the sims 2 is beter than the sims 3

[xxDarknessSaiyanxx]

@Mr13ramon13 Sims 3 is a little too Realstic, Lets keep in mind that we are in the age of animation XD

[Connie12Isa]

@xxDarknessSaiyanxx are u saying sims 3 is better than sim 2 well its not my friend had it it and we both argeed it sucked

[nils610]

@Mr13ramon13 well, ur right, but i wanna see how sims 3 looks like when all expansions are out :)

[belle91001]

@Mr13ramon13 Me to lmao

[jackawawa]

@Mr13ramon13 me too!

[Calvingreen17]

@Mr13ramon13 It is! 

[SheepTimeProductions]

@Mr13ramon13 WAYY Better, but im jelous of sims 3 pets now...

[ParisHoney1998]

@Mr13ramon13 i used to think that until i got sims 3. but even though the most awesome feature and sims 3's ONLY claim to fame is no load times when ur sims go places, sims 2 will always be bomb ass

[minhang5041992]

@Mr13ramon13 The graphic, the gameplay, everything in Sims 2 is better!

[iluvpeanutbutter202]

how do i get the option "buy community lot" ? i cant find it on my sims. :(

[My30SecondsRomance]

@iluvpeanutbutter202 You need to have the right expansion pack. Then you should be able to find the option from phone or computer.

[iluvpeanutbutter202]

i wish i had apartment life. i need that and i think two more stuff packs. then i will have the complete sims2. btw your video is very useful and im glad you have posted it, :)

[superspartans117]

can burgalurs steal money?

and what was the glow at 9:06?

[My30SecondsRomance]

@superspartans117 Well don't know. Never happened to me. :)

[Humlan11]

@superspartans117 Good witches do that glowy thing so the sun shines. evil witches makes it rain.

[superspartans117]

can burgalurs steal money?



[Gellegummi]

2 years ago i brought The Sims 2 + Business. I could not play sims because the Sims 2 disc was broken. I sent the game back and got a new one a week later. The week i was waiting for the game, i saw a bunch of videoes on Youtube about the game. I wanted to look how you started a shop, and i found this one. I saw it alot of times and i was really enjoyed it. When i was going to make my own shop, i followed your steps, and i become better to build shops. Thank you SO much! :)

[MsILoveMeh]

@My30SecondsRomance

Please reply I Really Need your Help!!

I have bought a "already made" Clothes shop and I replaced the old register with a new one. I thnk I did something wrong. My costumers wont buy any clothes AT ALL

I Evan Try To Lower Prices To "Very Cheap" and it still dosent help....

Plaese help.

And 1 more question.. How do you paint the whole room(s) with one click on the wall?

[My30SecondsRomance]

@MsILoveMeh Don't know do you need help anymore but here it goes anyway. Best idea I have is that you haven't set the clothes on sale.. And unfortunately I don't remember the key combo for the painting atm.

[Humlan11]

@MsILoveMeh I think its Ctrl you have to go around and talk to the costumers so they get hapyy if an employd makes them sad and want to leave you get to fire that sim.

[koolkittykat23]

that was so useful thank you so much!

[kok989]

thank!

[cannedbeans0001]

i love sims 2 :D i bought the double pack with sims 2, celebration stuff and night life

[cannedbeans0001]

i love sims 2 :D

[booluvscharlie]

If you build a community lot buisness, do you have to buy the buisness as your own or if you add the cash registers and stuff it's run by someone else, so you can just buy stuff? :)

[My30SecondsRomance]

@booluvscharlie Let's see if I got this right.. You have to buy the shop you build IF you want to be the one running it. If you just add the cash register it would be like any other community lot (meaning some random dude behind the cash register). And yes. You would be able to just buy stuff there then.

[sweetcherry301]

plz reply - can you have a house to live in and a shop to own

[sweetcherry301]

plz reply - can you have a house to live in and a shop

[My30SecondsRomance]

@sweetcherry301 yes

[emokatt1000]

This was really good tutorial and shop :) ps: ur shop was really good. ;D

[My30SecondsRomance]

@emokatt1000 Thanks. I'm glad to hear that this was useful.

[XxTheSweetyxX]

cool vid. !

[fellowslothb]

you do know if you want to build more than one item at a time you can hold shift on your keyboard then place the item ? good video by the way :)

[lucky7player]

i made a salon shop...but it's residential... is there a way for me to change it to community lot?

[fabioitanhaem]

Can i make car shops?

[catwomen506]

are you from Finland ?

[My30SecondsRomance]

@catwomen506 yes

[RBLXBurntoast78]

Can I make a pet shop?

[My30SecondsRomance]

@RBLXBurntoast78 if you have pets then yes I think you can.

[RedDexVideos]

@RBLXBurntoast78

Yeah, In the OFB help files it shows you can put pets up for sale!

[ameishapretty]

is the shop also where u live or is it in community lot?

[My30SecondsRomance]

@ameishapretty This one is community lot.

[Coolguy10890]

How do I start a Business with a Pre-Built Shop?

[My30SecondsRomance]

@Coolguy10890 Buy the lot where it's at?

[Amy199able]

@Coolguy10890 Call for bussiness. Purchase a lot.. And hire employes. Click the top ticket thing and click everything for sale.:) I love the sims

[bannanerman]

HAHAHAH

thanks man very helpful

I also like the new music

[My30SecondsRomance]

@tiger31898 Well yeah it probably comes with many EPs

[RBLXBurntoast78]

If you have the pets expansion with this could you make a petshop? also how did you put the floor and wallpaper in so fast?

[inuloveskagome]

@RBLXBurntoast78 You can make a petshop, yes. And if you select a floor/wallpaper and then press shift, it fills the entire area in.

[Yennie100]

with expension packs do you have??

[FreshElectroDance]

Great Tutorial! Thx!

[MrSopro123]

This is community lot? And how do u flatten the ground?

[My30SecondsRomance]

@MrSopro123 Yes this is a community lot.

And if I remember correctly you can find the ground customizing options behind the shovel icon(?) in the construction section..

[ulittlecow]

i got sims 3 but since i only have world adventures expansion it not that fun. i uninstalled sims 2 and my friend has my disc and i got the expansions OfB, bon voyage, nightlife, university, and seasons

[My30SecondsRomance]

@ulittlecow I've been also playing Sims 3 lately and now I'm waiting that Ambitions will drop to my mailbox. ^^

And I haven't been playing Sims 2 for ages but it's nice if peepz still find this video usefull. :P

[ulittlecow]

@My30SecondsRomance yea my nightlife game was overdue a few days, and it arrived the day before sims 3 came out

[theqais44]

how to get to the shop

[My30SecondsRomance]

@theqais44 What do you mean that you can't get to the shop?

[theqais44]

I CANT GET TO THE SHOP HELP ME HELP ME??????

[TheRozzersTube]

Can you sell instruments? Like have a guitar shop or something?

[My30SecondsRomance]

@TheRozzersTube I don't actually know. Haven't ever had so many instruments that I'd have tried that.

[LukasICe500]

Can you make a restaurant? Please answer me! Thanks! Good video!

[My30SecondsRomance]

@LukasICe500 Yes you can.

[MrStreetdancekid]

@LukasICe500 yes u can just tipe in sims 2 openfor buisnes how to build a restaurant hope this helped let me know if it did

[tinycrown8]

Can you sell clothes? Pleas answer me

[My30SecondsRomance]

@tinycrown8 Yes you can sell clothes.

[tinycrown8]

hew was she

[misskrissxoxo]

someone help i got open for business a couple of days ago but i want to start a bulding from scratch not just from a community lot and i dont have enough room to sart a home business.... i dont know where to click to start one from scratch please help!!

[Tin744]

you dont need to copy that every time you can press shift too.

[Twerdette]

On the phone you click the whole start business thing button. Then you click on what lot you want when the screen shows up.  Then when you get to the lot you ordered go on the phone and business button or whatever and there should be something that says something about buying employees or whatever and choose them.

[ForeverArtistify]

Helps but how do i get employee's?

[kittycat992]

how did u just click on the floor then all of the were full

[GuineaPigandDoglover]

Do you think OFB is better than Freetime because I can't decide which one to get.

[BLADEedge27]

@GuineaPigandDoglover OFB is better freetime is only have sports and hobbys but i want OFB because you can start business and earn money until you have the maximum level of business

[My30SecondsRomance]

@GuineaPigandDoglover Uh.. Both are good but if I should choose only one I'd go and buy OFB.

[DorkGirl14]

@My30SecondsRomance Really? Freetime comes with all the hobbies and new jobs, I'm surprised.

[jacky05loveyall]

@GuineaPigandDoglover me ither who knows???

[Missfreaker88]

i'm sooo happy

i'm getting that game todayy!

[My30SecondsRomance]

@Missfreaker88 Enjoy!

[briannapig]

Where did you get the hexagon toolbar

[combinedover101]

Did you create the shop at your house or at a public place?

[My30SecondsRomance]

@combinedover101 This one is on public place.

[combinedover101]

@My30SecondsRomance

I was confused for a second since I didn't see any Sim beds or something

[ALEXMASTER9999]

have you tried making a flower shop it is not that hard but it fun

yay for funness

[darkari01]

theres no way you can win with open for buisness, if you build a shop on your own residential lot your game laggs up big time and if you build one in a community lot you have to drive to that lot from your residential one and wait for it to load! thats with me, anyways

[Pabl017]

you have to build it like a residential or like a communitary building?

[My30SecondsRomance]

@Pabl017 Doesn't matter so much. Residential limits little bit more what you can do.

[videonfan]

i don't understand

i build first the house and buy lot and do buisness or i do a shop at the start?

[My30SecondsRomance]

@videonfan How ever you want to do it.

[SUPERMIKEY500]

thanx this helped me big time

:)

[My30SecondsRomance]

@SUPERMIKEY500 Glad to hear that this still helps people! :)

[Tim118Jones]

Do you think selling things is the most effective business, or are restaurants / places you pay per hour (with the ticket machine) just as good?

[My30SecondsRomance]

@Tim118Jones I've done the selling things most because you don't need to hire employees at first -> no need to pay salaries.. In restaurants you need to hire at least 2 person to help you so... And imo restaurant is so slow when your sim gets tired so fast. Haven't tried that ticket machine much but I think it might be fun.

[Slayermass]

i'm more of a fan in bakeries..........

[WeeCarolineW]

i am getting this expansion pack game tomorrow i cant wait! but i have a question when do you create a shop is it when you go to a town and then do you just click on a empty lot, then just start creating your own shop?? i know its a stupid question but i just want to know for sure if that's how you create your own store :] thanks in advance

[My30SecondsRomance]

@WeeCarolineW Yea you can do it like that. Or then you can use your sims' money to do everything.

[WeeCarolineW]

@My30SecondsRomance ok thanks, and i just got my OFB game, last copy left in the store :)

[My30SecondsRomance]

@WeeCarolineW Enjoy! :)

[xxthearamaexx]

Nice! :)

[xaxie1]

I prefured your tutorial to many others

[ebaadbawany786]

how did you add the stuff for sale? see i want to open an registrant and clothing store how do i get the store sell items like jeans where do i get them?

please help

[letmeknow96]

where do you get flower for sell? can o make 2 different things to sell on the same shop .. i mean i sell flowers and clothes on the same shop .. can we do that??

[My30SecondsRomance]

Yes you can sell what ever you want.. I just decided to specialize in flowers with that shop. :)

And I got the flowers mostly from the inventory..

[letmeknow96]

very good video .. subscribe .. thank you very much .. now i know how to play this game ..

[northerngirl780]

I noticed that you had t put a price ta on all othe flower, ifou want wholesale prices and dont want all of the work putting price tags on you simply just click on the lock under the price tag, however you can not buy wholesale things for yourself... hope this helped

[GroveStreetLive]

when you want to select if its for sale or not, just click the shelf and anything on it will be for sale

[lankeyshit]

where did you get that computer that she is on at 4.15

[TheButterflyfilms]

it looked like a fire exit sign when you put the open sign in

[WisdomRiver]

for do you find the sign the open sign?

[XFrizoX]

love your video :D

[howlt005]

cool! you know to make more of one item you don't have to click the eye dropper you could just hold down shift when you have an item in your hand in buy mode

[ibatty9]

fantastic!!!!! :D

[jtbowman132]

THANKS SOOOO MUCH!

[reversingmemories]

my store that sells toys, is rank 4 :O! but there is this freakinnn dude, that doesnt buy anything and just comes in so that he can complain and take away my stars, and degrade my store D:! i tell sometimes kick him out everytime i see him XD!

[CatalyClaw]

Is this game in finnish?

Wait, thats a stupid question, of course it is!!

[My30SecondsRomance]

Yup. It is. :P

[CatalyClaw]

Cool! I'm from Finland ^^

[My30SecondsRomance]

Sehän mukavaa :P :D

[CatalyClaw]

Niin on! XD

[webkinzluver93]

Lucky you have apatment life i wish i had it mine broke and so did my freetime disk

i mean my apartment life disk broke in half and my freetime disk wont read

[obzoosed]

you should stop Skating around the floor on your fucking discs then =P

[SunnieShine]

Then download a no-cd crack ;)

you won't be needing the cd anymore.

[Aaron2071]

UGH I'm so used to sims 3! At 1:31 when you put that greenish wall tile into that bathroom, I was about to say "You should customize it so it matches better!" then I realized you can't customize in sims 2... :P I don't know HOW builders survived sims 2 without customization and advanced landscaping options xD

[My30SecondsRomance]

:D

I should play Sims 3 more.. I've played it so little that I could say I've only scratched the surface.. :S

But what to do when you don't have time to play. :)

[webkinzluver93]

Lucky my computer doesnt work with sims 3 and i lost my sims 3 so i cant put it on my desktop i hate u

[Aaron2071]

:( sorry 'bout that... Yeah, with World Adventures you are going to get a huge variety of customizable stairs, fences, etc; as well as tons of new foods and new landscaping options (including a basement tool)! :D I can't wait.

[ljisfunny]

hEy WhAtS uP i want to know can i build a apartment home bussines thats all Thanks

[plokkkkkkk]

how do i get customers??

[wankmeoffbaby]

This was great information

I am getting the game soon so I know basically all about it because I watched other video's and read stuff about it, yours was best by FAR though!

5 starred!

What is the money cheat?

Is it motherlode like Sims 3?

[My30SecondsRomance]

It is motherlode :) and sure there is also Kaching if you want only 1000 :P

[WittkePresents]

can you put this game on a brand new laptop and Apartment life without them freezing like isf you where playing them on like a game ps2 or something(i know this game isnt for ps2)

[My30SecondsRomance]

Well. I'm playing my games with my laptop which is soon about 1,5 years old :P

[123Avie]

Sweet! you have apartment life (thats why there was a witch)

[123Avie]

Thx this is great.....I might open a toy shop

[jesfitz89]

i just wanna no how u own shop. is it community or resudental? and if it is resudental then how do u make it "open for business"?

[Navineous1]

This is a great tutorial.