https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:22:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-323731 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:24:29 +0000 MediaNaranja 323731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: That's usually what happens to me, haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-323674 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 02:30:08 +0000 softcream 323674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>usually grocery shop without a list. at the market, we'll pick out what looks and tastes the best that day. if we have a specific meal we want to make, then we may make a short mental list. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-323535 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:30:12 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 323535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes and then I always forget stuff that I need and end up with a bunch of random stuff! I really need to never leave the house without a list! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-323530 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:28:03 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 323530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not organized enough for lists - that's going to have to change post-baby! I just go down every aisle and figure out what I need. But I don't go quite as often. (I do make lists when I have a specific meal I'm making, but that's too infrequent too!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-323323 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:58:06 +0000 pinkcupcake 323323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most of the time but I prefer shopping with a list...then I won't forget anything or spend $$$ on spur of the moment purchases. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-323310 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:55:02 +0000 autumnlove 323310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All the time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-323284 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:46:11 +0000 Meridian 323284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually buy the same items, so we have perfected our grocery shopping. I'll make a list if our fridge is empty and we REALLY need to replenish everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-323205 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:06:39 +0000 kakimochi 323205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i make a "have to buy" list, as it is inevitable that if i don't write it down, i'll forget it and kick myself for not getting it when i realize what i still need. the have to buy list is usually 10 items or so, but of course i always additionally buy the things I feel like buying that day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-323135 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:17:53 +0000 Sweet T 323135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Rarely. I try to meal plan each week and then make a grocery list based on that. If I go to the store without a list, I end up buying way too much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-323130 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:14:24 +0000 Mrs. Pen 323130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: same. We make two big trips twice a month and then a couple smaller trips where we just need a couple items. </p> <p>I meal plan half the time, I try to do it consistently but with DH's schedule I don't make dinner every night.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-323126 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:09:47 +0000 prettylizy 323126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I almost never have a list. If I have a specific dish to make or we're having people over. When I was working I used a meal planning website that generated a grocery list for us, I always used that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-323122 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:04:00 +0000 LemonLong 323122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always have a list, we meal plan and buy everything at the beginning of the week though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-323117 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:54:21 +0000 WALLAROO 323117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always have a list. I meal plan on the weekends and shop according to the week's meal plan. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-323107 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:39:12 +0000 daniellemybelle 323107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Occasionally I will because I just want to stock up on random stuff rather than get things for meals or whatever. I think it's fun! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-323091 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:32:26 +0000 LittleFox 323091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do, and I always end up with things I don't need when that happens! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-323058 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:01:41 +0000 mango.sprays 323058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ha! Yes, and then I don't buy anything I need, and everything I do buy is random and useless. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-323056 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:00:32 +0000 jennylynn 323056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hardly ever used a list before unless it was something I knew I'd forget. But since having LO, I can't productively go to the grocery store without one. I forget half of what I went to get, and wind up with a bunch of junk we didn't need and incomplete meals. Baby brain is no joke! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-322998 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:27:48 +0000 Mrs.VW 322998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ALWAYS shop with a list, mainly bc I'll forget 1 or 2 items every time if I don't :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-322975 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:15:32 +0000 mrsjyw 322975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep... I make small stops all the time. Though I haven't recently. Lists are usually for our big trips we do together 1 or 2x a month </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-322967 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:03:15 +0000 lovehoneybee 322967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try not to go without a list...but we usually do a big shopping trip 2x a month. I forgot my list when we went on Saturday, and had a hard time remembering everything that was on it. I definitely ended up with stuff we didn't need and forgetting stuff we did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-322942 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:45:41 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 322942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always have a list. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-322940 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:43:29 +0000 Arden 322940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only if I"m planning for a freezer cooking day or some big event, otherwise I just have it in my head. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-322939 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:42:38 +0000 mrskc 322939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes and I'll usually forget something. So I like to have a list when I shop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-322936 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:40:26 +0000 hilsy85 322936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes...I usually end up getting stuff that I already have at home, which is annoying! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-322929 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:37:40 +0000 Mrs. Cat in the Cradle 322929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A few times, and I forget at least several things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-322916 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:31:25 +0000 Alivoo01 322916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldilocks1107: haha! seriously right!</p> <p>I do occasionally because the hubby decides on a random drive home one day to stop by the grocery store so we might as well grocery shop now instead of later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-322908 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:28:22 +0000 Goldilocks1107 322908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only when I want to spend $150 . . . </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-322907 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:26:23 +0000 BoogieBea 322907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't usually shop with a list. I decide what to eat for the week at he grocery store because I try to get what's on sale. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-322902 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:22:22 +0000 Andrea 322902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, all the time. The staples are almost always the same. If I am trying out a new recipe, then I will write a list. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-grocery-shop-without-a-list#post-322898 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:18:49 +0000 chopsuey 322898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: nope I dont.. Which is why I don't need lists.. I definitely would if I planned meals :) </p>