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Post by GamGam on Aug 11, 2015 20:08:53 GMT
Yes, I make a list. Pen to paper in cursive. Get to the grocery store and realize that the list is still sitting on the kitchen table. But I have a good memory and know that there are 5 items on the list. Just don't remember well enough to name the 5 items. So I wander the aisles until I think I have everything I need. Get home and realize I missed buying the one and only item I am completely out of and that is a necessity for the meal I have planned. I personally prefer to shop everyday and often get my inspiration for today's meal while in the store. If I preplan meals I know that whatever I am supposed to make for today is the last thing I want to make or eat. I wondered if I was the only one to make my list and leave home without it! i find not having to plan a week's worth of meals to be a nice perk of retirement. I'm usually out every morning, and just grocery shop on my way home.
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Nanner
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Post by Nanner on Aug 12, 2015 0:03:45 GMT
I always use a list - an app on my phone.
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Post by gorgeouskid on Aug 12, 2015 0:11:56 GMT
If I need more than three things, I must have a list. Seriously, or I'll forget something.
My limit on non-list shopping is three items, and even then I have to chant what I'm supposed to get the entire time I'm on my way and through the store.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2015 0:15:36 GMT
I make my weekly menus first, then I write out a list based on the menu.
That's no guarantee I'll actually remember to take the list with me to the store. But if I've handwritten it, I'm more likely to remember the items I need.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2015 0:22:23 GMT
I use the app "To Market" and it sorts my grocery list by aisle. It's awesome!
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Post by Ryann on Aug 12, 2015 0:33:48 GMT
I use the Paprika app for meal planning and my grocery lists. I typically go to Trader Joe's and Vons once each, per week and then to Costco every 2-3 weeks for animal protein, paper goods and snack stuff for DH's lunches. I'm able to sync the app on my phone, computer and iPad, so I'm never without access to my list. I've been using it for a couple years now and really like it.
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Post by Merge on Aug 12, 2015 0:46:42 GMT
Yep. Meal plan for the week, make list from plan, shop from list.
I use regular pen and paper. I like to have both hands free and I know if I set my phone down, I'd either leave it behind or have it stolen.
ETA: i make my list by section - produce, dairy, meat, packaged food and toiletries/paper products.
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Post by cyndijane on Aug 12, 2015 0:52:19 GMT
We use Cozi. I create the menus, make the grocery list, and send DH for the actual shopping. He can stick with the list, whereas I end up creating new menus as I shop, and spend more.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2015 0:53:20 GMT
DH and I use an app - grocery gadget, i think. it syncs so we can both add/check off and have the list with us. Been doing this way for several years now and it work great for us.
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Post by heartcat on Aug 12, 2015 6:41:59 GMT
We grocery shop once a week, and I always use a written paper list. I enjoy grocery shopping and go early, usually Saturday morning, occasionally Sunday.
I look at the flyers to determine which store (between the two that I like to shop at) has the best deals and shop there, stocking up on sale items. I do not plan meals in advance, I make them based on what happened to be on sale that week (and what we had on hand). We always have different meats in the freezer that I have stocked up on when on sale, and a good selection in the pantry (also sale items).
The majority of my list is sale items, with a few additions of things we need/want that might not happen to be on sale.
I usually shop the perimeter of the store, where the produce, meat, and dairy is, along with the end caps where the sale items are. I rarely venture down the aisles. I also check out in-store sales and the clearance area.
I spend less on groceries than most people I know. I also know the price of every item in my cart, and watch as each item is scanned. If something scans higher than the shelf price, I always have it checked and then ask for it for free (scanning policy here).
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2015 6:51:10 GMT
Most weeks I use the Food Planner app to plan meals and get an automatic list. Other weeks I totally wing it.
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Post by gar on Aug 12, 2015 6:53:05 GMT
Yes, an old fashioned paper list. It lives on the fridge so DH and DD can add to it then I take it with me.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2015 14:00:15 GMT
I always have a hand written list (I'm old fashioned) and I go once a week to stock up the fridge, freezer and pantry. With 4 home-schooled kids at home, I don't have time to go more than that.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2015 14:24:59 GMT
I have to. Otherwise, I forget what I even went there for. Sometimes, I'll have my list but it's incomplete and I'd think, oh I'll remember that. Nope. 9 times out of 10, I don't. I have to have a list and it better be complete!
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 13, 2015 6:39:19 GMT
For a disorganised person I can sometimes be over-the-top organised. Yes I pretty much always use a paper list. I have even made up my own shopping list that has all the things I could possibly ever want to buy, and they are grouped into categories then in alphabetical order:
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