Do you prepare list before going shopping?

Always and buy by cash.

Yes, I do prepare list before shopping. I save time from shopping and I don't end up buying things that I don't really need or forgetting the things that should have been bought in the first place. It's very annoying to discover that as you arrive home, and check from your groceries or items that you bought, you forgot to buy something important that you need. It will cost you some more time to go back, as well as you will be wasting gas again. So it really helps to have your shopping list to avoid these inconveniences. Have a great day!

If I am going shopping by myself,I will look at the sales and prepare a list for each store I may need to visit.I make sure I do not go out of my normal way and that I purchase only what I have on my list (plus check the "damaged goods" section).In and out ASAP. IF my g/f and I go shopping,we make a list out,I wait in the car,and she comes back with loads of stuff she thought we "might" need.Because she wanders around the stores and seems to get lost for awhile in the malls,I now take a good book and a drink as well as my CD player (and maybe a snack) and spend 2 or 3 hours waiting.This system seems to work for us.Stores thrive on her impulse shopping and barely break even on my style.

Yes i do prepare a list because i forget things. I dont prepare the list at the last moment. As soon as i come to know this is required i note it down. I some time buy the thing at last moment which is not on my list. So i have to keep track on the buget as well.. enjoy shopping :)

No, I don't prepare list when I go shopping. I just memorized each of the item I need to purchase. I go shopping when I have too and I don't really shop for nothing, you know what I mean. Sometimes I get some items that makes up my mind, if the item not really on my plan or list to buy I change my mind.

I never make a list before I go shopping. I wouldn't stick to it anyways. My mom always has a list with her when she goes shopping but she always buys more than is on her list. I would forget to take the list with me if I did make one.

I do carry lists. If I didn't I would forget something I needed.....actually if I write them down and forget the list at home I can still remember what I had on the list. It's when I don't write it down I have problems.

i buy anything of fancy

I stick to the list as long as I have a limited budget. My usual problem though is loose or forget the list somewhere along the way. I get so distracted with trying to get my reusable bags and the kids ready it gets misplaced in the shuffle of things.

It is my wife who usually does the shopping and yes she does carry a list. In my case however, I usually buy small items and there is no need for me to make a list. Sometimes, my wife calls me to buy something which is usually needed right away so as I go home, I usually take a detour to the mall with those times still fresh in my mind.

I never make lists when I go shopping. I'm definitely an impulse buyer and it just doesn't make sense to make a list that I won't follow anyway! I tried to make a list a few times, but I kept forgetting it at home when I went shopping! Oh, well, better to just go!

i do carry lists to shop so as to not forget.

i never prepare any list to shop but i do a list in my mid. sometimes a forgot to buy what is important and buy a thing which is not include in the budget.

I prepare a weekly menu and shop strictly from that list. I find that it not only saves me money by avoiding impulse buys, but it also ensures that I'll have the items needed to complete a full weeks worth of meals. I also find that this means I eat more healthy meals and I don't come home with so much junk food.

yes i definitely have a grocery shopping list. i don't have a good memory so i tend to forget to buy this or that. i need to list everything down before i step out of home. that way i can be sure that i will get the things i need. i also buy things that are not in the list. the list is just there to remind me to buy what i need. but if anything catches my fancy it'll be in my basket too. cheers ;p

Why I make a list before going to shopping? -So that I will be able to budget, all the not so important things to buy will be deleted from the list. -So that I can save time, by knowing what to buy, thus mean I know what section I have to go. -So that I will remember the things I need to buy. and -So that I really have to stick with the list no matter what.

If I am going shopping for someone yes, it is easier for me to remember, If I am going shopping, I seem to start the list or make it, but by the time I get in the store, I have misplaced the list and I am glad, I can remember what I put on it, I may miss one or two items, nothing that was important or I will add to it or just buy what I need, but, to keep it while shopping is useless for me, I forget to use it if I do have it. So, now, I just repeat it over and over and then go and get it.

I'm a true virgo I live by lists. I write up a menu for the week and then make a list of what I need to get for it then see what else is running low like dish soap and add that to the list. I try to avoid impulse buys but I have weakness for specials so it's hard sometimes.

ya i do prepare List of what i am going to buy before that day . its very useful but the problem whe im in thta place were about to shop i noticed my list was not on bag because one time i forget it at home . and i recall some but others are not . and the problem ill buy only what i have remembered . BUt now i really see to it that i put on my bag or wallet before i leave the house.

always always always shop with a list. And, before I go I get out the store sales flyer and look at sales, see what coupons I have, and make sure I'm getting the best deals. I definitely stick to my list at least 99%. I have to. There isn't extra for non-essentials.