Do you make a shopping list?

@lilcee (2703)
United States
September 24, 2008 6:04pm CST
When I go grocery shopping, I always make a list and figure out about how much everything will cost. I have a grocery budget and try to stay within the limit. Making a list helps me stay within that budget. Before I go shopping, I check the sale ads and check my coupons to see what I can get on sale. That also helps me a lot. What about you, do you have a budget and do you make a list?
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44 responses
• United States
25 Sep 08
We make a list. I hate going to the store only to get home and realize that I forgot something, that is very annoying! We try to have a budget, but sometimes it is hard. When the money varies so much ,,LOL
@pimagro24 (1046)
• Thailand
25 Sep 08
Yes before I go shopping I will make a list that I want to buy and I don't want to forget to buy some thing that I want to buy and I don't want to lost my money in other that I don't want
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• Philippines
25 Sep 08
yes, we do make a list when we go grocery shopping, that way, we can budget our groceries, list all the things we needed and also we can't forget the things that we have to buy. As for coupons, we rarely got one, but when we do, we also check it to know what things we can get on sale.
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@divinchris (2449)
• India
25 Sep 08
My mom use to make a list previously when we go for purchasing groceries and other items.But these days we hardly go for shopping groceries.Happy mylotting
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@tdip12 (8)
• United States
25 Sep 08
I always make a list when I go shopping and always include the items that are on sale or that I have cupons for, but I never budget my shopping or price the items out ahead of time.
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• India
25 Sep 08
Yes listing things before i go for helps us a lot many times and saves us time,effort etc.It helps us to look after sale on any material it also helps us to prevent confusion regarding quantities.
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• United States
24 Sep 08
I almost always make a list. I don't like stores so I want to get in, get what I need and get out without having to go back.
@lilcee (2703)
• United States
24 Sep 08
Yeah, that's the way I am. I don't like to shop much so I want to get it done fast. Thanks for the reply.
@seabeauty (1480)
• United States
25 Sep 08
Sometimes. Most of the time I go without a list and try to figure out what I will need when i get to the store. I always wind up forgetting an item or two when I don't bring the list.
• United States
25 Sep 08
Yeah, I do the same! Sometimes I forget to make a list that's why I end up over spending. I always go shopping without my list with me, or I do have a list then I am not following it sometimes to..
@shell94 (990)
• Canada
24 Sep 08
I quite often make lists when I am going shopping. I usually forget to put something on the list though. Our finances are quite tight right now and I am always looking for ways to save money and or make money as well. Most families need to in this day and age.
@lilcee (2703)
• United States
24 Sep 08
I have a place on my refrigerator where I write things down as I need them. Then when I make my list, I look at that and know what I'm out of. Thanks for the reply
@shymurl (2765)
• United States
24 Sep 08
I look at the sales papers and write down whats on sale, then I write down everything else I need thats not in the sales paper. I have a dry erase board on my fridge and everytime I run out of something or think of something I need I write it down immediately so I don't forget. When I go to the store I check the dry erase board and my paper list. I always have a budget so this helps.
@lilcee (2703)
• United States
25 Sep 08
LOL, that's just like me. I have a dry erase board too. Thanks for the reply.
@Essie119 (673)
• Canada
24 Sep 08
I have to make a list. If I forget to bring my list, I end up spending a lot more money and usually don't get everything I need. I really like to check the flyers to see what's on sale and then, like you, see what coupons I have that will help me save even more money. It's definitely the best way to buy diapers. Not so urgent now that only one kid is in diapers, but when all three needed them it was VERY important.
@lilcee (2703)
• United States
24 Sep 08
That's the way I am. I have to make a list so I don't forget things. Thanks for the reply.
• United States
25 Sep 08
I always try to make a list of things that I need from the store. Sometimes, my husband will go buy groceries for me. I give him the list, but he never really buys what I have on it. Like, I specifically asked for Laffy Taffy, and he brought back Baby Ruth. Which is fine, ate them anway, but not what I asked for. lol. I try to go grocery shopping in the morning, or when I was working, later in the evening. I really try to avoid the crowds.
@lilcee (2703)
• United States
25 Sep 08
When my husband goes shopping for me, he asks me to write down exactly what brands I want. He doesn't go groc. shopping much. Only when I'm sick and can't go myself. Thank you for your reply.
• Philippines
24 Sep 08
YES! listing the things you should buy will save time,effort,money,. you will save time and energy cause you will be able to buy all the things you should in the orderly way, you will not even think a lot when you are already in the market. you will just look at your list. Then if you wont make a list of the things you should buy, you might be a victim of "FALSE BUYING", means you might buy something that you dont need, and it will just waste your money...
@lilcee (2703)
• United States
24 Sep 08
Yeah, that's why I make a list, so I don't "false buy". Thanks for your reply.
• Philippines
24 Sep 08
No. I'm a stupid shopper. Since the grocery store is just a few blocks away from my apartment, I don't make a list of stuff I need before going there. I just go when I've thought of something I need. I don't bother checking coupons to see what I can get on sale. Not because I have lots of money, but because I'm too lazy. But thanks for reminding me, next time I'll try to make a list and check out coupons too. I'll see how much I can save by doing that.
@lilcee (2703)
• United States
24 Sep 08
Give it a try. You may find that you saved some money. Happy lotting.
@SachseMom (448)
• United States
24 Sep 08
I always make a list of what's on sale and then add what I need to the list. Then I get all my coupons together and go to the store. I never buy anything that isn't on my list unless it's a instore special and it's a good price and/or I have a coupon for it. With money being so tight I think that's the only way to shop these days.
@lilcee (2703)
• United States
24 Sep 08
I agree. Thanks for the reply
• United States
26 Sep 08
I have a budget and i make a list for my grocery shopping, but im sad to say most times i cant stick to it. You know there is always something that pops up on the shelf that looks great, a new product or whatever..or you think of half a dozen things at the store that u dindt think of when making the list. I walk through my kitchen and open the freezer, refrigerator, and the cabinets to make sure i dont forget anything, and i still seem to do it..lol.
@pam210 (344)
• United States
28 Sep 08
I have to have a grocery list with all of my coupons ready to go. I usually go to 2 or 3 stores on one trip and I have the list by what I need to buy at what store. If I don't have a list I overspend and usually don't get the things that I need. Some days I go to the store and I know that I am not prepared and it never works out. I always get upset with myself because I didn't take the extra time to prepare. I don't know how anyone goes shopping without a list. I would never have any money and probably no food in the house except for junk food.
@seeths (413)
3 Oct 08
Yes before going for sopping my husband reminds me that i should have the shopping list done so that we dont forget anything after we go there.So I make sure that I get my shopping list before I go out and I guess it is a very good habit and I make sure that I also have accounts done daily. Regards
• China
4 Oct 08
no,i don't make any list. i prefer free to wander around the supermarket.
• China
3 Oct 08
I always write down what i need on the list, and also figure out how much everything will cost. But most time i forgot to take the list, cause i always put everything disorderly. i am pride of myself that all the things i write on my shopping list seemed as if had written in my brain. For me, the process of writting the shopping list on the paper is just the process of writting it in the brain. it is significant to write down, cause I never make a list in the brain without writting.