That being said, last night when I went to "exit game", I chose "just exit" (as I had saved prior) and nothing happened. It didn't even register. I could go back into the game and I actually ended up having to use the task manager to shut TS4 down :-(
@Magpie2012 I've had that happen but only when my sim has been at a restaurant that they owned and it was still open. Could this be the problem for you?
No, I don't think I've ever really played with the Retail aspects of the games. I've been to eat at restaurants before many times, but, I've never actually "owned" one. I was on my home lot, having only been to visit the Park in Willow Creek and the Gym in Oasis Springs (which I still think has the craziest layout on the planet lol)