Do you take a list when you go grocery shopping?

@pancra (455)
Argentina
November 21, 2006 2:45pm CST
I noticed that whenever I go shopping without a list I buy things that I don't really need.
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@kesfylstra (1868)
• United States
21 Nov 06
Yes, I do. Otherwise not only do I buy things I don't need, but I forget half of what I do need!
@pancra (455)
• Argentina
21 Nov 06
Sometimes I forget what I need even if I take a list!
@pancra (455)
• Argentina
21 Nov 06
Sometimes I forget what I need even if I take a list!
@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
23 Nov 06
Grocery Shopping - I often make up a grocery list but end up forgetting it at home.
The silly thing is, that I always make up a grocery list and end up forgetting it at home lol. I am always buying things that I don't really need...ohwell though.
@pancra (455)
• Argentina
5 Dec 06
That has happened to me too! It's a pain when you write down a list and then leave it at home because once I write something down I forget about it. The last time I left my list at home, I went back to get it before putting anything in the cart.
@trish32 (1471)
• United States
23 Nov 06
Yes, I always take a list. Not only because I don't want to forget anything, but because I go for just what's on my list and avoid impulse buying.
@pancra (455)
• Argentina
4 Dec 06
Avoiding impulse buying is difficult, isn't it. That's why I like to go shopping alone, especially without my kids because they keep asking for everything we don't need.
@Solja420 (2503)
• United States
22 Nov 06
nope cause i dont ever go shoping
@pancra (455)
• Argentina
27 Nov 06
You're a very lucky person!
@drsamra (154)
• New Zealand
22 Nov 06
yes I prefer to write a shopping list, this way I dont forget what I want. Usually I start writing my list 3 or 4 days before the shopping day. Saves time and helps me because i tend to forget easily
@pancra (455)
• Argentina
30 Nov 06
I write things on the list as soon as I use them up, because I can never remember everything I need at once.
@supershik (298)
• United States
21 Nov 06
I always have a list with me grocery stores tend to overwhelm me.
@pancra (455)
• Argentina
27 Nov 06
Overwhelm is good sometimes! Grocery stores are like arcades for my kids.
@chikku (671)
• India
21 Nov 06
you are so right. i also end up buying things that i didnt need and forgeeting things that i actually went out to buy. so for me a grocery list is a must..
@pancra (455)
• Argentina
22 Nov 06
I usually buy stuff I don't need too, especially if I take the kids shopping with me.
• United States
21 Nov 06
Veggies - Different Vegetables
I do sometimes. Not always. But I don't buy grocery that I don't need. May be becz I don't enjoy much.
@pancra (455)
• Argentina
23 Nov 06
I try not to buy groceries that I don't need, but somentimes they look yummy, so I do.
@Crilli (2890)
• Italy
21 Nov 06
yes sometimes but not always, in general i remember what i have to buy and what i need in my house
@pancra (455)
• Argentina
27 Nov 06
Let me congratulate you! I am quite the opposite.
@Crilli (2890)
• Italy
21 Nov 06
yes sometimes but not always, in general i remember what i have to buy and what i need in my house
@pancra (455)
• Argentina
22 Nov 06
I envy your memory!
• United States
21 Nov 06
sometimes I do but I usually buy the same thing anyway so I have no problem getting what I need. We usually wait until we are out of everything first.
@pancra (455)
• Argentina
22 Nov 06
If I wait until we are out of everything, I get eaten by my teenager! lol
• United States
30 Jan 07
Yes i usually take a note along somtime i might forget what i need to buy.. So i made up a list and then bring it with me..
@UmmZahid (324)
• United States
30 Jan 07
if i have alot of thing to get yes and if not no!
• China
24 Nov 07
yse, i need a list,because a list will help me not forget something i must buy...
• United States
5 Dec 06
yes... for me it's really crucial, because my dad is diabetic and don't know how to cook so i always cook a right menu for him, specialized for diabetic person. the list could remind me of what is needed and what is wanted. one time i was going to shopping, all prepared, all things wrote down to my list and went to the shop only to realized that i forgot my list!
@juicemilk (2283)
• Australia
5 Dec 06
I only take a list if I am going specifically to get things we need, but for the general weekly shop we don't make a list
@brokentia (10389)
• United States
5 Dec 06
Yes, I have to take a list because I could forget something. But it never fails, we still put more in the cart than is on the list!
@mypigbox (2245)
• China
5 Dec 06
Yes,i have the list.It can save my money.
• United States
5 Dec 06
I usually take alist but never wind up using it , which really sucks because then I go totally over budget.
• Philippines
5 Dec 06
me??? i have to, especially when im on a tight budget and i have to make sure that i only spend it with the things that we really need^_^