How To Run A Successful Bakery | The Sims 4 Guide

[@lininacrowne1941]

You can open up new recipes by going places and tasting stuff from packs like city living, snowy escape, island living etc. My favorite is the carob cake. It's healthy cake that doesn't give toddlers the sugar crash haha

[@jessicasandraa]

where can u buy it?

[@lininacrowne1941]

@@jessicasandraa my mistake I assumed it was a recipe from that bit apparently it came with spa day and you need level 2 skill

[@jessicasandraa]

@@lininacrowne1941 ah okaay then i’ll have my sims to increase their wellness skill level to get the recipes. Thanks !

[@LokisMinx37]

Oooh that's a good tip for toddlers! The sugar rush/crash is ugh!

[@DemetriusFN]

What’s something that doesn’t sugar crash

[@katarinasmith8400]

This video was SOOO helpful because I was always making bakery’s that were very unsuccessful. And now I can actually make a good bakery. So awesome☺️

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Aww Hooray! I got so into it and then the more I uncovered I was like... I can make this really good! I'm so glad it's been of help :).

[@Nad.s.b3578]

Where do I get that fabulous looking contraption????

[@ShinAdnarim]

Here’s what I don’t understand: Why bother taking the time to dislike? This videos are so helpful! Thank you!🤍

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Aww shucks haha this comment made me smile. Thank you Vera!

[@marvinbrauer7523]

So true but haters will be haters

[@tsukuyomi4447]

God, this was so helpful. Never bothered owning a retail store and just now thought I might give it a shot. Didn't even know you could have a bakery!

[@Mr_C.Bacteria]

Same! I had made a fake bakery/cafe all fleshed out just for storytelling, but I had no idea I could actually make one with the packs I do have 😅

[@vulxor1514]

I had a sim called Jeff huggleberg. I got a lot of money by selling bathtubs. When I had 500k, i decided to buy a shop just for fun, and by selling fridges, i made 800k in like, one week in game. Every turn i made solid 160k. Buying a shop in the sims 4 is a really good investment.

[@annagirard4940]

I’ve made a bakery before and it was the most fun I’ve had in the sims.

[@rummagingchaos]

i made a bakery because of this video, i also decided that i could sell my sims paintings too. and oh my, do the paintings sell like hot cakes! i made 5k in one day and that’s just because i ran out of paintings. the sims definitely don’t buy baked goods as much as my excellent quality bakery items. but they’re still adorable so i keep a couple displays in my shop. and instead of restocking that same painting for $400, i go back home and make new paintings for 50-100 and make more profit plus there’s new interesting paintings every day! this is so super fun and i’m glad i bought get to work finally

[@agustinamagpie]

I know it's silly, but I just wanted to tell someone: My boyfriend and I play this game together. For real, we made ourselves, our dream house, families and their real houses in the game. We take turns and update the other on what's been going on in our world. Now to the important bit: his family is pretty miserable. His dad is a doctor that comes from a long line of doctors, his mom is a lawyer that comes from a long line of lawyers and judges, and his older brother is studying to be a doctor even though he always wanted to be an athlete, although he couldn't because of some physical problems. None of them ever actually want to do what they do now. So we had their sims doing the closest equivalent to their real life jobs, and then it hit me: I can make these versions of them happy. So my father in law with the impeccable palate is a food critic that owns a restaurant, my mother in law that loves to make cakes owns a bakery and paints as a hobby, and my brother in law is a world class athlete.

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Aww this is both a bit heartbreaking but also very cute. I'm glad sims gives you the freedom to create things the way you want to! Thanks for sharing.

[@icyhott8709]

Hopefully you dont catch him woohooing in a bush with bella goth 😏

[@Bombi63]

I need an update on that sim life

[@MrPhoxy]

@@icyhott8709 lmao... it can be cruel even in the game..

[@imaniangeline3752]

This is so sweet

[@LibelleHaven]

I JUST got the expansion and I loved the idea of a bakery and wanted to try it! Thank you! 😫❤

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

You're very welcome! thank you for the kind comment!

[@lakenwaters8704]

I never even knew you could run a bakery

[@clairerain]

A total noob here don't mind me. Is it the Get to Work pack that you need to start a bakery?

[@lininacrowne1941]

When you say "going off" I keep thinking of someone getting upset or excited haha American English would say "go bad" for food. Just something that I found amusing. Hadn't encountered that before

[@SundiMyint]

It would be super interesting to see you attempt this one again but with the addition of the Simple Living lot trait from Cottage Living! It would definitely make it harder but also pretty interesting

[@raquel.showza]

I came across your tutorials this week, and --- OH MY GOD!, I just love these videos! You have fun ideas, simple tips, and you're truly a Sims fan! And I love the fact that you don't fill up your gameplay with mods :D Kudos, Petey! You've gained a subscriber ;)

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Thank you so much Raquel! This means a lot I really appreciate the kind comment :D.

[@talithamikaelson79]

For skip almost all the aspiration university is the best choice, coz if you get an a grade the sim immediately go into the level 8 of the carrer! Also for skip some levels is good connection as reward trait.

[@BrokenDollyTV]

Homie broke it down like an actual real business! 🤣 I forgot I was watching a sims video for a bit. I was learning how to run a real bakery! I don't even like baking! Very impressed.

[@ragabashmoon1551]

Yeah, I had a master chef before I even got this expansion, so all my food had no expiration at all. Haha. I loved it.

[@devineinterventionneeeded]

I don't know how I missed this OMG....I already have a top-level chef. It's definitely time for him to open his own business. Wish us luck!! Thanks for the details and hidden GEMS as always and you're right, hygiene is important LOL!!

[@TyraAqua]

Thank you for this! In my save, Bob Pancakes has just gone through a messy divorce from Eliza so I was thinking to use some of the settlement money to set up his own bakery! This video is exactly what I needed ☺️

[@kdacuna]

You’re guides are amazing 🙏✨

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Awe shucks thank you Kristen!!

[@happyfreakangel7233]

i love your videos because i often buy packs without ever using much of their potential game enrichment :D not long ago i started to try out more of the functionalitys of the pack and i like to get inspired by your videos :) thanks :) i guess i will start a bakery next :D

[@Sc00terNut]

This video got me inspired to try running a business, a bakery!

[@reginalemoine5809]

Hi Petey, thanks for the informative video. I just thought I’d point out that Ambrosia doesn’t spoil, so you never have to worry about it going bad.

[@watchulookinat271]

For some reason i kept on laughing on the way you hovering the cursor over the cupcakes like you're so excited to show how good the cupcakes while breathing heavily haha 😄

[@Nozong]

You do such a fantastic job explaining and entertaining and your Bakery was top notch!

[@galaxywanderer5508]

Thank you! I just built a whole bakery and people only ate the free samples, not buying a single baked good. I hope this works!

[@kellyellie589]

I just got Get to Work for 50% off because I reeeally wanted to have a bakery. Maybe today I’ll have some time to play!

[@gachagoodz3445]

Very helpful. Life saver, dude!

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Yay! Haha thank you this makes me happy :).

[@Noonegiveafuckaboutyouropinion]

@@PeteyPlaysItnone of them work help😊

[@iremaydemir2103]

I hate owning a bakery because it makes me hungry :(

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Ahahahah nom nom nom pastry

[@ebonyharris11]

I’ve grown to really like the bakery. I kinda like it more than the vet clinic, which is what I was playing before this pack. The bakery is much more easy going, the vet clinic stressed me out 😅

[@fluffyshiva393]

Thank you so much for this video. I am trying to do my first time bakery and i had no clue what to do to get it started so ty so os much

[@ImDirtyDani]

I need to change up some things in my bakery. Thank you!

[@leak7235]

Such a helpful vid!! I hope my bakery becomes as successful as yours haha

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

I'm sure it will! :D

[@leak7235]

@@PeteyPlaysIt thanks you're so nice !!

[@spacebuns34]

These are amazing ideas. I'm going to build a takeaway counter for fast food in my personal save file

[@hellofditties]

i love how creative this is!

[@hivakhormaie554]

Hey thanks for this cool video I noticed that I used the same wallpaper for my bakery😂 just thought it was funny Also you can decorate your baked goods to sell them with a higher price Just wanted to drop this little tip if anyone didnt already know it:"

[@wildebloem5843]

Fantastic tutorial Petey, 🙏🏼very clear and good to know why. After playing and building so many years I never seem to got around to build Bakery. But now with your help I have no excuse any more 😂 . Thank you so so much 🥰🍞🥯🧇🥖

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Thank you WildeBloem :D, I'm so happy the guide was helpful and thank you for the lovely comment!

[@lizutopia6614]

I love your videos! also... Ambrosia dossent spoil...just putting it out there. thank you for the info!! Love from Israel :)

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Thank you for the kind words Liz :)

[@SteamyPMcGee]

I think I am going to use the basic principles of this to learn some interesting world recipes and then open a delicatessen. How feasible would it be to incorporate a coffee machine and sit-in tables for customers? Am thinking I could make the drinks and then also set them for sale.

[@savaguava1551]

I have a 5 star restaurant yet I barely make money off of it 💀 the dang ingredients are so expensive

[@savaguava1551]

@Duke Kayson I wouldn’t trust it.. sounds like a scam. The website is probably gonna get ur info.

[@saydeesquivel644]

Great video, I loved it

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Thank you so much! So glad to hear 😄😁

[@Rizma44]

Loved this video!

[@theaurasofjay]

i don't think yk how helpful this was. i built my own bakery and literally on the first day i forgot to stock anything 🤣

[@JesusisliterallyHim]

quality content

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

thank you!! appreciate this 🤗

[@tiffa2305]

hi petey, can you make an updated guide combining with home chef hustle? i just want to see townies buying my sim's food and actually sitting down and eating it. basically, i just want a "restaurant" where my sim is the cook T_T coz dineout is such a bummer

[@nobody-nn5tb]

Thank you! Very helpful

[@Messy320]

Omfg this is such a genius idea I’m definitely doing this

[@junjobyjackie]

Don't forget the yard sale/flea market table for sales. I would like to see a video on it as a good comparison from retail.

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Ohh! This is something I completely overlooked. To be honest when i've used it at the flea market no one ever buys my things! But maybe on a business lot it'll be different. It's something I'll look into trying :). Thank you!

[@junjobyjackie]

I use at a substitute for a home business. There is also on for painting as well.

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

@@junjobyjackie Oohh that's a really cool idea, thank you! I definitely miss home businesses like in the sims 2. They were the best!!

[@tracybrown2482]

@@junjobyjackie ooo good advice!

[@bradboney1374]

Excellent video.

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Thank you so much :).

[@brittanyrobillard2883]

Question: when a customer buys an item in the display case, the sign will say there are 7 items left but then it still makes me restock. Is there any way to sell the items individually or is each customer essentially buying an entire plate of cupcakes, bagels, etc?

[@nathanforthebacon2771]

My bakery glitches so that only some food costs money do you know how that works?

[@dwan270]

I saw on the reddit that you can actually assign a manager to retail store and you can keep the store open when you're not in the lot.. For the profit, you have to call the manager once a day to get it.. I dont know of It's true but can you please have a research and tell me in this comment? I still doesn't know which is which in this game

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

I could be missing something, but I had a play around and I wasn't able to replicate this or get the option to assign any of my employees to be managers. I could be overlooking something though.

[@dwan270]

@@PeteyPlaysIt Thanks for replying, sorry but I mistake the sims2 reddit.. I thought it was sims4

[@Leto85]

What a great video again. If I switch households, can my new sim buy these perfect dishes in this store? I'm asking because this way you could build a small business imperium spread over different families.

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

I might be misreading this so let me know if I am! But if you save and play another household and have them visit the lot, then yes they'll be able to buy the food for sale and eat it themselves 😄

[@Leto85]

@@PeteyPlaysIt That's what I meant. Thanks!

[@simonewatkins8127]

Can you sell the items from your personal kitchen? I made a cake from my stove and tried to sell it in my shop but no one bought any

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

You can :)... I've sold multiple cakes/food made in the home kitchen that has been brought to the bakery, sometimes things just take a while to sell unfortunately.

[@CS_Lewis]

New Idea, baked a cake and buy a table from activities option ment for saleable goods and then fixed a price at 300 per cent, more profitable that way....also a run a retail shop of electronics at exhorbidant and paint something while i did

[@CardMan91]

How to put items in the glass container?

[@dontwanagivit1860]

I thought it would be cheaper to remake the produce instead of restocking them?? :0 it surely is at least if you don't have the restocking perks, right?

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

You make a good point! It is generally cheaper to make it from scratch every time, but depending on how the dish comes out (the money it's worth) sometimes the mark up can make it worse than restocking dishes with high base costs (especially true if you have the marketable trait). The other problem is that you won't get any perk points that you would otherwise get from restocking if you always create a new dish. That being said it's completely up to you and your playstyle :).

[@dontwanagivit1860]

@@PeteyPlaysIt then again from a realism point of view I'd probably just keep baking if that was my business but if I was selling some random goods I'd restock them. And if I wanted to throw all immersion out of the window I'd probably make ambrosia and use the cloning device to get an infinite supply. But it's so absolutely illegal in terms of basic laws of thermodynamics that it makes me cringe. Sims just.. No. 😰

[@clotildeturner8900]

thank you

[@aimeegardner6032]

Where do you find the baking display? I can't find it anywhere

[@Rosie_kitty24456]

My customers keep ignoring my baked good in my 3 department mall furniture store bakery and clothing store people only head for my clothes and furniture and not my baked goods can you tell me what went wrong?

[@cauliflower0605]

What is that shelf called that you put the cupcakes and things called??

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

It's called the 'Baker's cousin display case' :)

[@cauliflower0605]

@@PeteyPlaysIt thank you.

[@BenThomas13]

Question. If I took another sim to the store, would the sim that owns the business be running it?

[@REINXX1993]

you have to have an exspansion pack? Im to broke for that but its a good guide🥺😞

[@luvely1062]

Do you need a pack to open a bakery, like a restaurant? Or can I maybe add this to my restaurant?

[@debbieschumacher8823]

how many hours do you keep the store open. my sims seem to buy the same items first everytime. so the cheaper things dont sell

[@p3eqo544]

Which business makes the most money

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

It's less about which business and more about what you sell. As markup is based on percentages, you can get bigger profits per sale by selling higher priced goods. Something like a store selling expensive art would give you really big profits.

[@RaulBeg4]

You are amazing

[@Zooyorker-sx2ne]

Question. Im playing on xbox...Are the prices you seen for donate/sell to local bakery $xxx the price it would be if you sell ot at your own? Most of my prices are $300-$600. Im maxed on culinary career and have all baking/gourmet maxed. So im trying to replace my cases with better items but how is there a way to tell? Example carrot cake is $300 to restock but if I make one and it says donate/sell to local bakery for $350. Is it safe to use that cake and replace the one in my own store because I know ill get more for it??? tia

[@nintenkinnie2775]

Thank so much it helped a lot but one question how did you get the bakery display???

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

It comes with the Get To Work Expansion pack and it's called the Baker's Cousin Display Case if you wanted to search for it, or otherwise you can find it in the displays section under storage :).

[@nintenkinnie2775]

@@PeteyPlaysIt O tysm

[@akieraburrell2771]

Hey ! Love your vids 💗. Is your bakery on gallery?

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Akiera :) Thank you for the kind comment, and yes it is! My gallery ID is 'PeteyPlaysIt' and from memory I think it's called Drew's Bakery.

[@akieraburrell2771]

@@PeteyPlaysIt THANKKKKK YOUUUUUU🥰😍

[@tahaniplays]

Im hungry now for cup cakes and cookies❤️😅

[@winsi4072]

Nice. Hope you earn more money in your SIMS bakery business. By the way, do you deposit your hard earned money in SNB (SIMS National Bank)? Do you have opportunity to secure SNB loans for your bakery business expansion?

[@imsunnybaby]

the warmer is better the customers go and check themselves out easy and i think the expiration times are longer too. but klepto can just sneak. and also the items easily sell no need to mark as on sale. and you dont have to clean them!

[@bonbonvegabon]

How do you place the cash register. That should have been #1 on this list. What furniture do I need for the cash register

[@mollie-violetbarnes8773]

How do I get the display thingy?

[@dennissinned6299]

The secret to any successful business is TO BE THERE and work yourself. My wife likes animals so she made a successful pet clinic. I worked in kitchens for many years and i've made a successful restaurant. Only part i didn't like is that the waitresses and the hostess don't welcome and sit the customers on tables, your sim has to do that, same as with the pet clicnic, my wife had to hire personnel that could also act as doctors but if you aren't in it yourself, they're just eating flies to kill the time. Of course, you, as the owner need to be there and much as in real life, to make money, you must work your butt off.

[@kelikelir]

Is anyone having issues placing items in the display case on PS5? I can't place any of my baked goods is the display case :(

[@theberrby6836]

Awesome 😄

[@tatianaguerra1456]

Do I start this off as a owning my own retail store or restaurant?

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

You want to start off owning a retail store :)

[@jadechurch7121]

I dont have Get to Work but i like the idea of owning a bakery ugh!😢

[@tamiahoward6414]

I need help it says sell item but it won’t show the amount it jus says they bought it for 0 simelons or whatever it’s called

[@javonwalker1070]

Thank you for this video, plus can you do the spa and how to run it

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

I wish I could! But I don't actually think you can own and run a spa... i'm pretty sure you can only visit it. This is definitely a missed opportunity! Considering it's a game pack focused on the spa they should definitely have had the option to own and run one!

[@javonwalker1070]

@@PeteyPlaysIt oh okay, I didn’t know that you can only visit it only, and I totally agree with you on that part on how the company should allow us to run the SPA and make that money😂

[@Adiitahyaoi]

does anybody know how or where do I get those baking displays

[@sleepy5258]

I have a kind of issue , my clients did not buy annything they just talk and stay in front windows to watch the cakes .... :( if someone already had this issue i would be glad from some help thank you very much !

[@chochosam1449]

Where can i get the things for bakery ?

[@sophiafagan974]

Hi , I know I’m a little bit late but I wanted to ask what do you do in order to make your sim a pro at baking do you have to have the packs in order to do it? Because I don’t yet

[@uglymelon6721]

Just make them bake until they’re a high enough level they start making excellent dishes.

[@sophiafagan974]

@@uglymelon6721 thank you

[@dimitrova2023]

Hey cool video . Can you make a build and design bakery without cc ? I would like to see some tips and tricks

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Aww such a cool request but I'm a rather mediocre builder so inside me I just don't feel like I could do a video like this justice. I'm sorry!

[@dimitrova2023]

@@PeteyPlaysIt that's okay , do what fits you the most , your videos are still cool :)

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Aww thank you so so much this is such a kind comment!! Thank you for being so nice about it 😊😊

[@tugbatok9008]

I tried this but also I sold decor items...no one buy my sim's baked goods they only buy decor items

[@twola3034]

When I am at my bakery the people I have employed don't do anything the just stand and talk

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Omg that is because employees are so useless in businesses. No matter what business you run they barely work. Try hire employees with a high work ethic skill and they'll stand around less... but sadly overall they're just not that efficient.

[@twola3034]

@@PeteyPlaysIt I thought they would make things Better I tried everything but no they just on there phone non stop

[@cute.as_dxcks2653]

How do i get the bakery?

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

With the Get To Work expansion pack you can run it as a retail business lot :). Or did you mean the lot I used in the video? I just built that from scratch...

[@savaguava1551]

@@PeteyPlaysIt how do you sell the items?

[@32saadakhter74]

Is there any way I can earn simoleons without going to my retail stores ?

[@laurenheywood961]

So cute do the empty boxes come with the display cabinets?

[@lilthiccyicky1683]

Trying to build a bakery and it’s making me so mad, my retail lot isn’t letting me put the baked goods for sale. And then on top of that it’s not letting me edit, saying I have to go to maps for the lot to be edited. Help.

[@isaatje66]

Did you actually buy the lot? It sounds like your sim doesn't own the lot you're trying to use. You can use the buy a retail store option on the phone or on thr tab which shows your businesses.

[@lilthiccyicky1683]

@@isaatje66 yeah I bought it, I think it’s a glitch in my game, I tried it on a residential lot and it started working thankfully, I now remember playing in the past and the same lot wasn’t working, Thank you though :)

[@NursingMortician]

Can you take food out of your inventory to sell

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

you can as a new item if it isn't off. but it won't auto restock from your inventory sadly even if you have food in it.

[@jazlynbriii266]

My customers won’t buy anything??? Idk what to do??

[@hi-sc7uv]

My customers won't eat in my bakery, I've set up a table and made the baked stuff not for sale

[@whiteboyjac0b]

is this bakery on the gallery

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

Yup I've popped it on the gallery under Petey Plays It :)

[@tae4999]

how do i make my items in my bakery have a price ? they all say $0 😭😭

[@bumrush8701]

i followed everything, and still havent made a sale

[@ashleycortez21]

Where can I purchase the bakery on Xbox?

[@kurlykook2634]

Can you hire workers?

[@cheritea4406]

what pack do you need?

[@PeteyPlaysIt]

The Get To Work pack for a retail business and the baking skill :)

[@thaintriguing1]

I find it weird how baked goods are in various places like cooking