When you go shopping, is there always something you forget..........

@gemini_rose (16264)
April 14, 2008 3:58pm CST
Even if you have a list? Oh I do, and it drives me nuts, and I do it without fail every single week!!! With me it is usually bubble bath or shower gel, I have my list in my hand and I mark everything off and buy everything, or so I think, and then I get home and re look at my list and there it is bubble bath, shower gel. How on earth I manage it I just have not got a clue but it drives me mad!!! Do you ever forget anything when you go shopping?
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@Modestah (11179)
• United States
15 Apr 08
It is inevitable that I will forget at least one item - usually I skipped that aisle when shopping and when I check my list over I tell myself I will go back to that aisle - only I end up going to the check out instead... dingbat that I am
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@gemini_rose (16264)
15 Apr 08
Dingbat, that is funny!
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@kiran1978 (4134)
• Australia
16 Apr 08
Today when I went shopping I forgot to buy laundry powder, was so annoyed. So i then went and bought it from Crazyclarks, as I did not want to go back into big shopping centre for one item, lol. I think it is gret that you have a list, that way you shouldn't forget too many items plus you won't impulse shop and save lots of money. Usually I forget cleaning products such as sponges, or spray and wipe. It drive me loopy too, as it is such a hassle to go back.
@kiran1978 (4134)
• Australia
16 Apr 08
The avatar is of my daughter Jaleila when she was a baby, however she is now 3 years old. Just thought it was cute so I used it for a little while, lol. My partner didn't like his mug shot being on here so I had to put new one up, he is all paranoid about people seeing him.
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@gemini_rose (16264)
16 Apr 08
Love the avatar, who is it? I have to admit that the list is one of the better ideas I have ever had and yes, I have saved an awful lot of money this year doing it this way!!!
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@moneyandgc (3428)
• United States
15 Apr 08
One of two things happen to me when I am shopping. I think of something that is not on the list and know that I should either add it to the list or get it right away...but I don't and then forget what it was. I remember as soon as I walk through the front door! Or, I have the list and as I am shopping and getting everything on the list...I start talking myself out of buying stuff that I put on the list. I'll start thinking, "Yeah, I don't really need to buy that right now. I don't know why. Sometimes I have this fear of spending money. Even if I have it to spend and actually need the stuff I am buying! The dumb thing is, the same stuff just gets added to the next shopping list so I should just buy it but I don't.
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@gemini_rose (16264)
15 Apr 08
Everything you said there, I do or have done! Especially the part about talking yourself out of buying stuff and the fear of spending money! But do you know what I find, that the more you fear spending it usually the more you actually spend, weird!!
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@ruby222 (4847)
16 Apr 08
Hi Rose..yes ive done it again!!!!...and this week ive forgotten the toothpaste!!!!
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@gemini_rose (16264)
16 Apr 08
Oh dear, that is not good!!
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15 Apr 08
How funny!! YES!!!! How about forgetting the list? How about I forget I had the list? I always forget something!! ALWAYS! OR I go to a store for 1 thing... come out with all kinds of things, except for the 1 thing I went in for to begin with! :)
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@gemini_rose (16264)
15 Apr 08
Yes I do that too!!
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15 Apr 08
Yes always, I always forget toothpaste and finally got some yesterday. I don't know how I forget things that are written down on a LIST but it does happen. Though usually I don't have a list and am relying on my memory.
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@gemini_rose (16264)
15 Apr 08
If I relied on my memory, we would starve and stink!!
@ruby222 (4847)
15 Apr 08
LOL Rose....well put there!!!!!!!
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
16 Apr 08
Ok now no laughing at me please remember I am blond I do have dizzy moments (quite often) so here you go I FORGET THE SHOPPING LIST , yep I do it every time so guess what I also forget what I had on that shopping List so I have to go out again the next Day to get what I forgot and again I will forget the list so now I have figured that if I write the list and then put it straight in my Bag I will not forget the List and I still manage to forget things now how is that for a Blonde
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
15 Apr 08
no I don't usually do that but I do come home without what I want because it was just too expensive and I just refused to buy it either on principal or I didn't have enough money for it in the first place. Now that really makes me mad.
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@gemini_rose (16264)
15 Apr 08
I have done that too, just lately as well, in the last couple of weeks I have noticed things going up in price quite a lot.
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
14 Apr 08
I hate that I forget to get my coffee when I run out. I can't go without my coffee fix for the day and if I do, I get grumpy, even headaches. If I have to, I'll even walk down to the nearest 7/11 to get me one. You would think I wouldn't forget because it's something I drink everyday, but I still do!! I have even purchased some from starbucks (a treat for myself) AND have left the bag behind - ugh very frustrating.
@gemini_rose (16264)
14 Apr 08
Oh dear, you are so like me, I get grumpy and headaches too when I do not have coffee! But oh that would be so frustrating to go shopping and forget coffee, that is one thing that I have not yet done thank goodness!
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
6 Jun 08
Thanks for BR gemini_rose!
• China
15 Apr 08
I always forget something when I go shopping. After shopping, I often find that I have some unnecessary stuffs home but not necessary items. But I have no habit of writting a shopping list in advance, so such things happen again and again. I think I should keep list in my pocket in avoiding such situation.
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@gemini_rose (16264)
15 Apr 08
That is why I have a list, I cannot afford to buy things unecessarily and so if I have a list then it helps me not to do that!
@enola1692 (3323)
• United States
15 Apr 08
yes all the time everytime we go shopping we manage to get everything else but what we went for
@gemini_rose (16264)
16 Apr 08
Yes me too!
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@bowtieguy (5915)
• United States
15 Apr 08
I do forget things sometimes at the grocery, it's not always the same thing that I forget. It always happens when I forget to bring my list with me, when I get home I always end up forgetting something.
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@yoj118 (346)
• Philippines
16 Apr 08
Yeah! It also happens to me whenever I go for a shopping.. I even have a list of what to buy..but once I get to the house and check all I've bought, suddenly I'll realized something I forgot.. it's really frustrating!!
@gemini_rose (16264)
16 Apr 08
Yes it is very frustrating!!
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• Italy
15 Apr 08
yes sure it's normal ! :D You think only to the most important thing to buy so something isn't so important you forget ! I usually forget important things to buy Nutella ! XD
@gemini_rose (16264)
16 Apr 08
I love nutella.
• Italy
16 Apr 08
everybody loves nutella
@subha12 (18441)
• India
15 Apr 08
yes, i still forget sometimes. more so when i go to super stores. its actually makes me confused. i might end up buying lots of things that were not in my list. i forget some i listed.
@gemini_rose (16264)
15 Apr 08
I think that the really big supermarkets are a nightmare, I tend to only go to the small ones if I can help it.
@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
15 Apr 08
Not really, I sad crazy about reviewing my list every now and then!but. what I don't like about my attitude is I am easily tempted on anything, so, even is its not in my list, I will be going home with other stuff! So, when I was still living with my sis, I will just allow her to include me in her grocery and will just give her the money so I am away from any temptation especially if I need to save my money for some reason!
@gemini_rose (16264)
16 Apr 08
I used to be tempted by stuff all the time, but now I am really strict on myself, I have to be if I want to save any money this year.
• United States
15 Apr 08
i usually forget the list itself right off the bat LOL i'll forget 1 thing each trip at the very least. most often shampoo,or eggs.i just get so hurried trying to get in and out of the store fast.
@gemini_rose (16264)
16 Apr 08
I forgot my list once, I had to go back home to fetch it, I would have ended up with a trolly full of rubbish otherwise.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
15 Apr 08
gemini I am always doing that and usually the one thing that I forget is the thing that I really needed the most. for example I wanted to make a tuna noodle casserole and the one ingredient I forgot was tuna.duh. I too often forget something like shower gel or my favorite shampoo Herbal essence. And usually it is right on mylist.I think we get stuck thinking food and forget the non food items.
@gemini_rose (16264)
16 Apr 08
I like that herbal essence shampoo too, it smells gorgeous.
@roxanne271 (2034)
• Trinidad And Tobago
15 Apr 08
Sorry to say it, but I might be worse than you are. Sometimes I would make the list and actually forget it! To be honest I have stopped making lists now and still always forget an item when I go to the store. My dad usually asks me what worries I have when this happens, especially if we are nearly out of the product I forgot. Oh, the items usually vary for me by the way.
@gemini_rose (16264)
16 Apr 08
Yes sounds like you could be worse than me!
@Breath (1297)
• United States
15 Apr 08
Honey trust me when I say your talking to the pro of forgetting!lol...I can go through my house and make a list from top to bottom be happy with that list.Go to the store and still come home with items missing that I even had wrote down.So I know how you feel.Other day I went to the store and had shampoo down on my little Do Not Forget List.Well guess what when I got in my bath I had no shampoo...I had NO Shampoo.I felt like screaming...lol...The things we forget...
@gemini_rose (16264)
15 Apr 08
I think you do sound like you qualify to be a serious pro at forgetting! I will tell you what I do a lot, I put shampoo on my list, buy it, then I have a bath and wash my hair only to find that I have actually bought conditioner, or the other time I needed conditioner, bought some, washed my hair with shampoo and then put my conditioner on and thought that seems a bit soapy, only to discover I had bought shampoo instead and so had just washed it twice!!!!!