Do you take a grocery list with you?

[Leigh]

Do you take a grocery list with you when you go shopping? I find that if I do, I don't tend to spend as much as when I have nothing to go by, but I usually wind up at the store without one lately. How do you do your grocery shopping?

[bizymum]

Sometimes I make a list. Usually when I do though I wind up forgetting it at home...LOL When I do remember to take it I always get 1 or 2 things that are not on the list anyway.

[Diane]

Not generally... but if I do I'll usually write down a few of the things that I definitely NEED to get and can't forget. I'd never just get what was on the list... it just wouldn't work for me. I like/need to walk up and down the isles, and when I see something that I think my family would enjoy, I get it. When I do it this way I find that I usually cook more of a variety of different things to eat instead of always buying/making the same meals week after week. I don't find that I spend more... but sometimes I find myself buying a few things that might work for the following week's menu... which saves me having to look for and purchase the following week. I'm also pretty guilty of forgetting and leaving my lists at home... and then I end up having to call home to have someone read me what's on the list. LOL

Diane...

[littlesista06]

I MAKE a list, but I'm lucky if it gets in my purse before I leave the house. :rolleyes:

[JAK]

I always make a list and actually take it about 95% of the time. With as much food as I buy in a week for dc- I need to have a list so I don't forget things. I always buy things that are not on my list though.

[Lynda-WA]

Most times I don't have a list and don't buy extra items. Mainly because I buy so few items each trip. I only buy the items that are on sale and/or with a coupon and then I talk myself out of any unplanned items because that would mess up my *SAVED* percentage that the store receipt shows!

Now Wal-Mart is a different story! I can't walk out of there without half a dozen items that I didn't plan on buying!

[BevJ]

I always make and take the list to the store, and I don't know why because I always buy the same stuff every time I go, LOL. And of couse, always buy stuff that's not on the list anyway.

[KarlaB]

I do if I have actually planned out my meals for the week or if I know I need something specific that I don't want to forget. Regardless I will still buy stuff not on my list, but it seems to be worse if I don't have a list with me. :rolleyes:

[RCT]

Yes, but do I stick to it....sorta...will usually add somethings...but I need it to show me what I am out of ;)

and I agree about Wal Mart....can always find stuff I need there that isn't on my list....:)

[Lauriel]

When I'm organized I make a list with ingredients for 3 or 4 meals I plan to make during the week. If I can remember to take it with me it really helps keep me from making an extra trip to pick up what I forgot and then I wind up spending another small fortune. I always wind up getting extras that aren't on the list.

[Cathy]

I need a list if I'm going to be getting a lot of things (like more than 2!! lol). I always add in a few things, but without a list, I don't have what I need for my menu. I've been pretty good about making and sticking to a menu each week. I'm just still planning for too many 'family' meals. I think we actually all sit down together about 1 or 2 days a week....between work, sports, meetings,........

[reesie80]

Always with a list. I found the same thing that if I go without a list I tend to spend more and I also find that I am spending too much on junk food. I also notice that I am more unorganized about how I walk through the store. When I make my lists I group items together (all produce, all canned foods, pastas, etc.)

[kat]

Originally posted by littlesista06
I MAKE a list, but I'm lucky if it gets in my purse before I leave the house. :rolleyes:

Oh, Jennifer, that is soooo me!