"spamtrap1888" > wrote in message
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On May 15, 9:42 pm, sf > wrote:
> On Tue, 15 May 2012 17:49:42 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>
> > wrote:
> > I never wonder the aisles. I wander what that even means?
>
> I do it. I spent too many years on the perimeter of the grocery
> store, not having a clue about what was on the inside. I have time to
> wander up and down to look now, so I do. As a result, my weekly
> grocery bill is about 1/3 higher than it should be. <sigh>
>

As a young man, I did the weekly shopping for the family after our mom
died. Hungry after a long day of work, I wanted to get in and out of
the supermarket as fast as possible. So I made a list of everything we
regularly bought at the grocery store, and arranged it by aisle from
left to right. Then I made a little pile of photocopies. So I could
tick off things as we needed them, then grab the list as I ran out the
door. Back then, center store items such as cereal and canned goods
were a bigger part of my shopping than they are now.

That's a good idea! I have seen pre-made lists but they usually include a
lot of things we don't even buy.

I have made a list on my computer but I buy so many things that are the same
now and I have to shop at so many different stores, I don't do that any
more.