Making A Grocery list

United States
February 15, 2011 11:38am CST
Do you have to make a grocery list before heading out to the grocery store? If i dont do this i forget so many things and even when i have made a grocery list i still forget things. I wish there was a way to just remember everything i needed at times so there wasnt another trip to the store to get something i forgot.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
21 Feb 11
Yes, i always have a grocery list with me whenever i will have to buy groceries. That way, all what i have to buy will be bought and i could more or less gauge how much i will be spending. It pays to have a grocery list.
@jcbelle (152)
• Philippines
19 Feb 11
I'd prefer doing grocery list before going out to the grocery store, to ensure I could buy all the needs in our house and be able to budget everything. I used to jot down my lists in my phone, so that I won't be able to forget it. It is of great help doing a grocery lists.
• United States
17 Feb 11
It depends when I go to the grocery store. I normally shop in bulk at my local BJ's so I usually stock up for the month. And I go up and down every aisle so I normally do not make a list. I do go to the grocery store in between to pick up something here and there and then I do make a list because normally I am getting something from a recipe or something to that nature.
@bounce58 (17387)
• Canada
18 Feb 11
This is one of the reasons why I hate grocery shopping. We also end up forgetting stuff when we go to the grocery store where it is supposed to be cheap. There is another store a couple of blocks from our house but it is a bit expensive. But because it is quick and easy, we end up running there several times a week. All this could be avoided if we only remember everything, or had a list in the first place.
@atv818 (1980)
• United Arab Emirates
17 Feb 11
I'm not comfortable making a list. I prefer to walk through all the aisles just to make sure I don't miss a thing. The grocery is just a ride away from our home so in case I forget something, going back is simply a cinch.
@staria (2780)
• Philippines
18 Feb 11
I usually make a list, not only that I am forgetful. But I do to hasten my shopping time. If I don't I'll go around the grocery store several times and would need to check the items once in a while fearing that I might forget important things that we need around the house. Kids can get fussy too, so a quick round in the grocery would be breeze w/ my list.
@ladygator (3465)
• United States
15 Feb 11
Do you plan out your meals for the days ahead? That usually helps. That way you can check in your kitchen to see what you are in need of. There are some websites that you can go onto and it will show you what ingredients you need and you can print them out right on your shopping list. I usually do this and it saves time and cuts out extra trips.
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
15 Feb 11
i ALWAYS make a grocery list of the things i need to buy, including the store sales when i go grocery shopping. that is the way you save money.
@dainy1313 (2370)
• Leon, Mexico
15 Feb 11
Hi lologirl2021... if I go with my kids, that´s for sure that I´ll forget something. I have to make brain exercises... blessings!... Dainy
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
15 Feb 11
Yes, I prepare my grocery lists before I head to the grocery. Sometimes when I think of what I want to cook for next week, I just mark it down on the paper. So that I don't spend forever in the grocery store especially with my baby. It is a joy for me to do grocery though,. I get to spend and get to buy fresh indredients to do cooking hehe
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
15 Feb 11
I will usually make a grocery lisat so that i don't forget to buy something that I really need. I don't always follow the list I make. I will modify as I go along if I change my mind about something I want or need.
• United States
15 Feb 11
I hear ya..I make my list, but yet it amazes me that I will just pass by something on my list, and leave the store without it. However, without my list, I would be lost. Something else I do that helps me stay on track and make the trip faster is I have laid out my own grocery list according to the layout of the store. I know where I start,and I know where I will finish. It makes it so much easier, but there is only one problem with it, when I go another store with a different layout, it sometimes throws me off, but, it will still be somewhat the same. For example, some of my labels will be : Frozen Breakfast and Baking ( all that is on one isle ) Frozen ( for all the other frozen stuff ) Cold Items ( that is all on along the back wall of the store ) Canned and Condiments Baking Household I have really broken down !
@angelic123 (1108)
• United States
17 Feb 11
I make it a point to have a shopping list so that I will not forget things that I need to buy and also not to overspend on things, but usually I went home and bought couple of stuffs not listed on my grocery list.