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Posted: 4/7/2022 9:42:57 PM EDT
Being newly divorced I’m realizing my grocery shopping habits are at times disjointed.
Are you a list follower? Or do you wing it? |
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List in my head so I always forget something. Or wife will text me a list of stuff to grab so I keep having to check it to make sure I don't forget a key item.
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Shop from home and pick up in person for just about everything except produce and meat.
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I have never made a shopping list but I have bought the same shit for 20+ years
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I have a list. I buy the items off the list, and then I leave. I do not buy anything else.
The only exception to this is if I have one of my kids along to help out. In that case, they're allowed to pick out one item they want as payment for their help. |
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I goto the same grocery every time and I have a mental list . I take the same path through the store and rarely forget anything.
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I buy the same things every week, I do make a list of non grocery items that I don't buy weekly like trash bags, zip locks, soaps, etc.
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Both. I have a list of essentials I need for meals. But then I like to browse, if they have some fresh breads I might grab them. Or a case of sodas or whatever Im in the mood for. Only tip is don't go to the store hungry.... I always come home with shit food, 20 bags of chips, pizza rolls, microwave burritos, sandwich meat, 20 bags of candy. Then I eat and go fuck.... I really don't want any of that.
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By sections
I have a good idea in each section but if I see something interesting it goes in the cart |
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Check the ads for deals , then cherry pick . Plus the wife always knows which stores have the best normal day prices on items .
We shop , HyVee , Jewel , Fairway , Target , Super wallyworld , Fresh Thyme and Sams . |
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Buy on Walmart app. Do a car pick up and leave. Avoid spending money on random shit that catches me and my gfs eye and we don’t deal with the retards in there.
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I didn’t vote because I do both.
I’ll go with a list and be awesome, and… I’ll go and shop for the menu I’m making up as I go along. |
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I grocery shop with my wife each week. We have a path, and a mental list. Well, she does. I lift things, and I get to push the cart. :)
I think I could probably hit a 90 percent accuracy rate by now if I had to go by myself. When I was single I would wander around and find things that I would eat in the next 15 minutes, and maybe something for tomorrow's breakfast. Not ideal. |
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I make a list on the fridge as the week goes on and I use the last of certain ingredients (or get close to running out). Either take a photo of it or just put it in my reminders in my phone before going to the store, that way I can eliminate items as I pick them up.
List is also in order by what is where in the store, so I'm not traipsing all over that shithole for an extra 30-40 minutes looking for everything... unless I'm just bored. |
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I don't need a list, never have. I keep a list of what I need in my head and stick to it. I'm in and out in 20 minutes.
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I make a note in my phone. I add things as I run out or think about them. Go up and down the aisles in the most efficient pattern and then make a pass for all the cold stuff on the way out
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List. Something not a available, substitute. See something that looks good, get it.
The list is just a framework. |
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List....but keep my eyes open to whatever grabs my attention. I like to cook, and sometimes ill invent a recipe as i shop. Ive planned entire multi-course meals wandering the produce section.
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Your options suck ass. I have a list but I'll grab anything that interests me, as well.
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Both. I do a big grocery shopping trip about every 4 weeks where I just grab things. The small trips to the store in between the big trips are all based on what I have written down on a list I keep in the kitchen.
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I go in knowing what I need, stroll down the appropriate isles, and grab the items, often without breaking stride. It is when the store moves items and I cannot find what I need that frustrate the fuck out of me. I've resorted to shopping at the local "general store"/gas station convenience store as this establishment does not move the location of items. The selection is not as good as a full sized grocery store in the "city", but it has a bit of everything, from cow ear tags, horseshoes, a kitchen sink, plumbing parts, motor oil, antifreeze, people food, dog food, cat food, horse food, cd movie rentals, ammo (not a great selection), etc. For a building that is maybe 75 ft. by 75 ft., there is a lot of stuff in it.
ETA: As to the poster above me who states that he is in-and-out in about 20 minutes, I was timed on a few occasions at the local store. I had my stuff, and to the register in under one minute. It usually, however, takes about two to three minutes to get to the register. We have a very similar shopping strategy. |
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List. Get the sale items & the coupon items......
Not that hard. People are lazy & wonder how they spend so much $$ in food. |
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I do all the grocery shopping and cooking for the family. I have a white board on the fridge for things I'm getting low on, and make up a menu for the coming week so I know what I need. I also sometimes just write fruit or veggies and get what looks good at the time, instead of a certain item.
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A physical list? No. I generally grab stuff from a mental list, and stock up on some stuff depending on sale prices.
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Usually just go around the outer edge of the store. Meat, dairy, fruits and veggies.
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I plan my meals and make a list with the ingredients I need. Occasionally grab some random things along the way but that’s pretty uncommon.
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I have to have a list, and things get crossed off when they go into the cart; but I also will pickup a couple items not on the list.
Went shopping today, had to have oven cleaner on the list, almost never buy it because I rarely need it, but time to clean the oven. Same for the 13 gallon tall kitchen trash bags, I always get the big 80 count box so I am only buying a box once every 18 months. Just don't remember the rarely purchased items if they aren't on the list. |
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Re-tracing my steps makes me feel like a throbbing choad.
I make a list, and I'm such a nerd I follow it by the shelves. |
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Most of "list" is in my head, as staples, but I buy a lot of "just thought of it" stuff.
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My wife asks what I want from the store. I tell her like 3 things and she orders it to be delivered. I honestly don't remember the last time I was in a grocery store. Seriously might be two years.
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I've never made a list. In and out in thirty minutes. I usually forget one or two things.
Wife always makes a list. Takes her over an hour. She usually forgets one or two things. |
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We often go with a list and buy five to ten times more than we need of that particular item.
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I buy everything online and have it delivered so I don't waste anymore of my life in a store.
We'll make a list if there's stuff we need for a specific occasion, otherwise I just scroll down my list of frequently purchased items and add them as I see fit. |
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What ever is on sale is my list for the week. Why buy anything over priced?
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In my younger years it was roam and grab, but now at my age - always a list.
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