I have to make a list before I shop, or else I'm totally scatterbrained. But DH can just walk through the store and remember exactly what he needs.
Do you use a list? Or wing it?
I have to make a list before I shop, or else I'm totally scatterbrained. But DH can just walk through the store and remember exactly what he needs.
Do you use a list? Or wing it?
nectarine / 2433 posts
@redsmarties: We started using a grocery list app and I find shopping so much less stressful now, we buy less crap, don't forget things and our total grocery bill has actually decreased!
honeydew / 7303 posts
@redsmarties: always a list or else I spend my life savings!! It's so expensive without a list
pineapple / 12053 posts
list.... and then i add on 100 more random things! and still forget something i needed.
cantaloupe / 6059 posts
Yup! Otherwise we buy unnecessary items and yet have no idea what to eat all week.
persimmon / 1343 posts
Yup! I make a list/the meal plan based on what's on sale that week & then I check online for coupons for things we'll be buying before I go.
nectarine / 2994 posts
Yes otherwise I would forget at least 70% of the stuff we actually need!
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22276 posts
Always or I'd forget a million things and buy too much junk.
grapefruit / 4089 posts
List! If we shop without one we end up with half of the store in our cart and absolutely nothing to make a meal with.
hostess / cantaloupe / 6486 posts
I make a list. & pre LO sitting in the basket seat I had it within eyesight the entire time....now that LO sits in the basket seat & will grab & rip my list to shreds, I bring it but usually just writing it down commits it enough to memory for me
ETA: I make my list in the order in which I will encounter these things in the store. I totally do it the same way every single time. I know it sounds crazy but I just can't function any other way
apricot / 274 posts
I have to use a list or I end up with nothing that actually makes meals for the week!
cherry / 131 posts
I like to have a list, but occasionally forget it. I like the apps for grocery lists. When I do forget the list, I end up buying way more than I need and forgetting what I really needed.
nectarine / 2220 posts
Yes, otherwise I end up with random bits and pieces that I can't assemble meals from and end up going back multiple times all week.
pineapple / 12566 posts
It is MUCH better when I go with a list, but I generally go without.
persimmon / 1447 posts
It is so much better for us using a list. We buy less extraneous stuff, and save more. We rarely go without.
persimmon / 1177 posts
Yes! Otherwise I would forget everything I actually needed and buy a bunch of junk.
GOLD / pomegranate / 3688 posts
Yep. I meal plan two weeks out and make a big list. Then I re-write the list in the order of the grocery store.
blogger / honeydew / 7081 posts
I wonder if it's a male/female thing! Seems like just about everyone here needs a list!
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
Yup! I use the app 'Our Groceries' to list everything I need. I have a list for Target, Costco, Home Depot and etc.
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