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logic in this survey

Chatty Cathy wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> Vote now!

We have a whiteboard on the fridge where I note if we are running
out of something. Then when we're about to go to the store, I
either type or write a list, combining the stuff from the whiteboard
with anything I feel like getting. When we're in the store, what we
get may change depending on what's especially fresh in the produce
department (we shop every two or three days, and try to buy what's
in season).

(About half the time, I make the list and then forget to take it,
but that's a whole different issue. :-)

Serene

For me, a shopping list is just a reminder to pick up stuff I've run out of
or wouldn't normally pick up when I do my major shopping. Things that I buy
nearly every time, like milk or bread, I don't bother to write down.

Sharon


"Chatty Cathy" > wrote in message
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>
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> Chatty Cathy - who apologizes in advance for any omissions or lack of
> logic in this survey

Serene-y the Meanie wrote:

> (About half the time, I make the list and then forget to take it, but
> that's a whole different issue. :-)

LOL. I do that too, sometimes. Then I come home with everything except
the stuff I really needed

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Sharon > wrote in message
...
> For me, a shopping list is just a reminder to pick up
> stuff I've run out of or wouldn't normally pick up
> when I do my major shopping. Things that I buy nearly every
> time, like milk or bread, I don't bother
> to write down.

Those are the two things that, if not written down or listed
electronically, I'm sure to forget! (BTDT, made a second trip back
to the store to get them.)

My lists are also suggestions but they're always prompted by my
going through the cupboards and closets to see what's missing and
what's "needed."

The Ranger
---
Greeks like me have a basic flaw - we tend to build watches when
people only want the time.
-- Dimitri, ACC Aug. '05

The wrote on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:42:18 -0700:

TR> Sharon > wrote in message
TR> ...
??>> For me, a shopping list is just a reminder to pick up
??>> stuff I've run out of or wouldn't normally pick up
??>> when I do my major shopping. Things that I buy nearly
??>> every time, like milk or bread, I don't bother to write
??>> down.

TR> Those are the two things that, if not written down or
TR> listed electronically, I'm sure to forget! (BTDT, made a
TR> second trip back to the store to get them.)

TR> My lists are also suggestions but they're always prompted
TR> by my going through the cupboards and closets to see what's
TR> missing and what's "needed."

I certainly don't go looking thro' cupboards to make a list. My
usual technique is to place empty containers on top of the
refrigerator!

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not

James Silverton <not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not> wrote in
message ...
> The [Ranger] wrote on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:42:18 -0700:
> > Those are the two things that, if not written down or
> > listed electronically, I'm sure to forget! (BTDT, made a
> > second trip back to the store to get them.)
>
> > My lists are also suggestions but they're always prompted
> > by my going through the cupboards and closets to see what's
> > missing and what's "needed."
>
> I certainly don't go looking thro' cupboards to make a list. My
> usual technique is to place empty containers on top of the
> refrigerator!

An interesting concept... Until the first prolonged heatwave. <G>
"Gamy" comes to mind.

The Ranger

The wrote on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:04:56 -0700:

TR> James Silverton <not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not> wrote in
TR> message
...
??>> The [Ranger] wrote on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:42:18 -0700:
??>>> Those are the two things that, if not written down or
??>>> listed electronically, I'm sure to forget! (BTDT, made a
??>>> second trip back to the store to get them.)
??>>
??>>> My lists are also suggestions but they're always prompted
??>>> by my going through the cupboards and closets to see
??>>> what's missing and what's "needed."
??>>
??>> I certainly don't go looking thro' cupboards to make a
??>> list. My usual technique is to place empty containers on
??>> top of the refrigerator!

TR> An interesting concept... Until the first prolonged
TR> heatwave. <G> "Gamy" comes to mind.

I was a little puzzled by that but I do rinse out empty
containers if the remnants are likely to rot.



James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not

Chatty Cathy wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> Vote now!

Well, I make up my list in advance - sometimes as
much as a week ahead. I keep a piece of paper
or an index card in my purse and whenever I
think of something I pull it out and write it down.
When I'm planning a meal I make a list from the
recipe(s) and try to remember to check the cupboards
to see if I still have the things I think I already
have. Even if I'm going to stop for only 3 things I
write them down because if I don't I'm sure to forget
one of them - often the most important one!

Kate
--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

Chatty Cathy wrote:
> Serene-y the Meanie wrote:
>
>> (About half the time, I make the list and then forget to take it, but
>> that's a whole different issue. :-)
>
> LOL. I do that too, sometimes. Then I come home with everything except
> the stuff I really needed
>


I do that, too. I often make more than one list because I can't find
the first one, then I either forget to take one or take it and buy
everything except what I really needed in the first place.
:-(

gloria p
the forgetful

Chatty Cathy wrote:
>
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>
> Vote now!
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> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy - who apologizes in advance for any omissions or lack of
> logic in this survey

My list is always just a baseline of stuff I specifically need either
for something I have planned or a staple I am low on. The remainder of
my shopping is whatever catches my eye, is a good deal or otherwise
inspires me.

"Kate Connally" > wrote

> Chatty Cathy wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>> Vote now!
>
> Well, I make up my list in advance - sometimes as
> much as a week ahead. I keep a piece of paper
> or an index card in my purse and whenever I
> think of something I pull it out and write it down.
> When I'm planning a meal I make a list from the
> recipe(s) and try to remember to check the cupboards
> to see if I still have the things I think I already
> have. Even if I'm going to stop for only 3 things I
> write them down because if I don't I'm sure to forget
> one of them - often the most important one!

Exactly! I have to make a list because just the sight of all that
stuff when I walk in the door makes me forget at least on item I
need. Sad, but true.

I make a list usually in this order: I go through the weekly circular
and write down what I want that is on sale. Then I decide on at
least a couple of meals and add the ingredients to the list. After
that I take a look at what I have to make sure I am not running out of
other stuff I expect to be there ... I hate when I find out the hard way
I'm out of Worchestershire or something. Grrr.

When I go shopping, if I feel like it, I wander the aisles and pick up
whatever I forgot I needed or just decided I felt like getting. I'm
something of an impulse shopper. Like that one time when short ribs
looked so good and I suddenly had to find a way to make them. They
were coming home with me.

nancy

On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:56:36 +0200, Chatty Cathy
> wrote:

>http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
>Vote now!

I keep a shopping list pad on the front of the fridge and write
ingredients down as I run out of them... and before I got shopping I
take a quick cupboard inventory to check for other things we need. But
I have a very bad tendency to forget to take the shopping list with
me!
And even having that list in hand doesn't guarantee a cheap shopping
run, or that I'll get everything on it. I have a memory like one of
those things will all the holes in it...

"Nancy Young" > wrote:
> Exactly! I have to make a list because just the sight of all that
> stuff when I walk in the door makes me forget at least on item I
> need. Sad, but true.
>
> I make a list usually in this order: I go through the weekly circular
> and write down what I want that is on sale. Then I decide on at
> least a couple of meals and add the ingredients to the list. After
> that I take a look at what I have to make sure I am not running out of
> other stuff I expect to be there ... I hate when I find out the hard way
> I'm out of Worchestershire or something. Grrr.
>
> When I go shopping, if I feel like it, I wander the aisles and pick up
> whatever I forgot I needed or just decided I felt like getting. I'm
> something of an impulse shopper. Like that one time when short ribs
> looked so good and I suddenly had to find a way to make them. They
> were coming home with me.

I'm very much like that. I do write things down as I notice I am starting to
run out of them. I try never to run completely out. On some items
(nonperishables) I like to keep an "inventory" on hand and only buy them
when they are on sale.

I then go through the weekly circular and see what sale items I might want
and add them to the list. If am feeling like having something particular
that week (which I usually do), I put those items on the list.

When I get to the store, I almost always go up and down every aisle, unless
I am pressed for time. I'll get the items on the list, but sometimes make
substitions on the fly. If the chicken looks a lot better than the beef, I
might change my plans. I also note if there is anything on sale that's not
in the circular, and pick it up if it's something I'll need and it's a good
deal.

I also look for things I've never seen or used before to get ideas. If I
find something interesting that I can use, I'll buy it. One item in that
class was sour salt. I stopped at the Jewish foods section one day and
picked a container up to see what it was. Then I realized it was citric
acid. I had been getting it at the health foods store for a much higher
price. If I hadn't stopped to look, I wouldn't have made that discovery.

In spite of the lists, I still forget things. And often enough, it is the
one item I really needed. A somewhat regular item I forget is the Sunday
paper. They have them right at the end of the checkout aisles, and I still
forget as I am unloading my basket right next to them! That happens if
anything distracts me. So I try to pick up the paper first thing going into
the store now.

--
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One time on Usenet, Chatty Cathy > said:

> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> Vote now!

Interesting results -- most people chose "pen and paper" over
using the computer. I utitilize different methods, but if I'm
organized, I plot out a week's worth of meals via text file. I
put together a dinner menu, recipes (if needed), and a grocery
list, then print it all out. The menu and recipes hang on the
fridge door and the list goes to the store with me. But also
have a small white board on the door to keep updated when as
we run out of things...

--
Jani in WA

One time on Usenet, Chatty Cathy > said:
> Serene-y the Meanie wrote:
>
> > (About half the time, I make the list and then forget to take it, but
> > that's a whole different issue. :-)
>
> LOL. I do that too, sometimes. Then I come home with everything except
> the stuff I really needed

Argh, I do that too! Not often, but it's very frustrating...

--
Jani in WA

Karen AKA Kajikit wrote:
>
> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:56:36 +0200, Chatty Cathy
> > wrote:
>
> >http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
> >
> >Vote now!
>
> I keep a shopping list pad on the front of the fridge and write
> ingredients down as I run out of them... and before I got shopping I
> take a quick cupboard inventory to check for other things we need. But
> I have a very bad tendency to forget to take the shopping list with
> me!
> And even having that list in hand doesn't guarantee a cheap shopping
> run, or that I'll get everything on it. I have a memory like one of
> those things will all the holes in it...

My memory is like a rusted out sieve... Occasionally something will snag
on one of the rusty edges, but most things just fall through the gaping
hole...

I make up my list on the computer, updating it as I run out of things and
also adding ingredients for dishes I intend to cook in the near future. If I
think of it, I also order the list so that it represents a simple path
through the store. (Unfortunately, the store where I usually shop just did a
massive rearrangement, and now I have to learn the new layout.)

Bob

On 25 Apr 2007 19:30:02 -0500, "Bob Terwilliger"
> connected the dots and wrote:

~I make up my list on the computer, updating it as I run out of things
and
~also adding ingredients for dishes I intend to cook in the near
future. If I
~think of it, I also order the list so that it represents a simple
path
~through the store. (Unfortunately, the store where I usually shop
just did a
~massive rearrangement, and now I have to learn the new layout.)
~
~Bob
~
That's intentional, you know. The longer they can keep you in the
store, the more likely you are to find things you didn't know you
needed.

If they'd put the baking supplies on the outer edge of the store, I'd
never buy anything but what's on my list!

maxine in ri

"Chatty Cathy" > wrote in message
...
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>
> Vote now!
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy - who apologizes in advance for any omissions or lack of
> logic in this survey

I was just playing on the website and saw the memorium picture of Bob P....
Just prior to not being on the computer for a while I read a post from
someone stating that Bob had passed; unfortunately, I thought it was just
somebody making a cruel joke. <sigh> I'll be sure to include his friends
and family in my prayers... I'll have to research the threads and read what
led up to his passing.... Tis a shame - I enjoyed some of his postings.

RIP in Bob.
Cyndi

wff_ng_7 wrote:


> "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> > Exactly! I have to make a list because just the sight of all that
> > stuff when I walk in the door makes me forget at least on item I
> > need. Sad, but true.
>
> > I make a list usually in this order: I go through the weekly circular
> > and write down what I want that is on sale. Then I decide on at
> > least a couple of meals and add the ingredients to the list. After
> > that I take a look at what I have to make sure I am not running out of
> > other stuff I expect to be there ... I hate when I find out the hard way
> > I'm out of Worchestershire or something. Grrr.
>
> > When I go shopping, if I feel like it, I wander the aisles and pick up
> > whatever I forgot I needed or just decided I felt like getting. I'm
> > something of an impulse shopper. Like that one time when short ribs
> > looked so good and I suddenly had to find a way to make them. They
> > were coming home with me.
>
> I'm very much like that. I do write things down as I notice I am starting to
> run out of them. I try never to run completely out. On some items
> (nonperishables) I like to keep an "inventory" on hand and only buy them
> when they are on sale.
>
> I then go through the weekly circular and see what sale items I might want
> and add them to the list. If am feeling like having something particular
> that week (which I usually do), I put those items on the list.
>
> When I get to the store, I almost always go up and down every aisle, unless
> I am pressed for time. I'll get the items on the list, but sometimes make
> substitions on the fly. If the chicken looks a lot better than the beef, I
> might change my plans. I also note if there is anything on sale that's not
> in the circular, and pick it up if it's something I'll need and it's a good
> deal.


That is my strategy. I am a slightly OCD list maker [but I don't
suffer from Asperger's AFAIK ;--) ]...

Being single is a big help, I always know what I have and what I
need...



> I also look for things I've never seen or used before to get ideas. If I
> find something interesting that I can use, I'll buy it. One item in that
> class was sour salt. I stopped at the Jewish foods section one day and
> picked a container up to see what it was. Then I realized it was citric
> acid. I had been getting it at the health foods store for a much higher
> price. If I hadn't stopped to look, I wouldn't have made that discovery.


Whenever I visit a new (usually ethnic and cheap) store I'll do what
I'll call "wild card" shopping, I'll get whatever looks interesting
and strikes my fancy. On that first visit I'll generally try to limit
myself to $50.00 or so, and also to what I can carry. I'm the type if
that if I have some spare bux in my pocket I'll spend it on food
shopping...

At my usual Asian place I now strictly limit myself to one small carry
basket, the first time I went I filled up almost two shopping carts,
had to take a taxi home...and I'm single, lol.

I've pretty much done many of the cheap ethnic places, but since you
mention Kosher there are several interesting heavily Jewish - type
places just to the north of me (Devon Ave. here in Chicago, Skokie,
IL...), including apparently some Hungarian and Romanian places. I'll
have to make a trip now that warmer weather is here... :-)


> In spite of the lists, I still forget things. And often enough, it is the
> one item I really needed. A somewhat regular item I forget is the Sunday
> paper. They have them right at the end of the checkout aisles, and I still
> forget as I am unloading my basket right next to them! That happens if
> anything distracts me. So I try to pick up the paper first thing going into
> the store now.


I'll buy a Sunday Chicago Tribune for the coupons and sale ads, even
most of them are online these days. I'll usually buy a Wednesday
paper for the food ads. That's about it for newspapers for me,
everything's online now. I am an inveterate reader and used to spend
tons for newspapers, I was always the first to pick up the Sunday New
York Times from the vendor down on the corner, lol...that was years
ago, I haven't picked up the Sunday Times for ages (isn't it like five
bux or close now?)...and that vendor is now history too.

--
Best
Greg

Little Malice wrote:

>
> Interesting results -- most people chose "pen and paper" over
> using the computer.

DH predicted that result too - sigh. I lost 5 bucks

We have a 'custom computerized gizmo' that he set up for us - I can
access it thru my browser and just type in stuff when I remember, or run
out of something. I can also delete/edit items when necessary Even
have "buttons" on there that I can click on to add common stuff like
milk, bread, etc. Then I print it out before going shopping (most times)
LOL.

> I utitilize different methods, but if I'm
> organized, I plot out a week's worth of meals via text file. I
> put together a dinner menu, recipes (if needed), and a grocery
> list, then print it all out. The menu and recipes hang on the
> fridge door and the list goes to the store with me. But also
> have a small white board on the door to keep updated when as
> we run out of things...
>

You got all your bases covered 'eh?

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

maxine in ri wrote:
> On 25 Apr 2007 19:30:02 -0500, "Bob Terwilliger"
> > connected the dots and wrote:
>
> ~I make up my list on the computer, updating it as I run out of things
> and
> ~also adding ingredients for dishes I intend to cook in the near
> future. If I
> ~think of it, I also order the list so that it represents a simple
> path
> ~through the store. (Unfortunately, the store where I usually shop
> just did a
> ~massive rearrangement, and now I have to learn the new layout.)
> ~
> ~Bob
> ~
> That's intentional, you know. The longer they can keep you in the
> store, the more likely you are to find things you didn't know you
> needed.
>
> If they'd put the baking supplies on the outer edge of the store, I'd
> never buy anything but what's on my list!

They do that here from time to time too. DH's theory is similar to
yours... takes you longer to find your usual products in the hopes that
you will buy "other stuff" on the way. Heh. In one of our stores they
recently put the kids toys right opposite the pet food - they know that
a lot of of people have pets and will go down that aisle with their kids
in tow....
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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

On Apr 25, 8:56 am, Chatty Cathy > wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> Vote now!

Hello all,

In grocery shopping, my anal retentive side shows...

We always shop at the local Kroger. About twelve years ago I prepared
a computer list of the items we buy most often, (mostly) in the order
they're found in the store. Produce, Breads, Cereals, Canned Goods,
etc.... Check box beside each item, and empty spaces in each category
to add items. I print a dozen or so at a time. Mark items as we run
out or as we decide what to make the following week. Saturday morning
it's off to the store with list, checkbook, and (usually) my younger
daughter. I don't have to cross anything off nor search the list,
because most of the items are already in order...

Best -- Terry

> wrote

> In grocery shopping, my anal retentive side shows...
>
> We always shop at the local Kroger. About twelve years ago I prepared
> a computer list of the items we buy most often, (mostly) in the order
> they're found in the store. Produce, Breads, Cereals, Canned Goods,
> etc.... Check box beside each item, and empty spaces in each category
> to add items. I print a dozen or so at a time. Mark items as we run
> out or as we decide what to make the following week. Saturday morning
> it's off to the store with list, checkbook, and (usually) my younger
> daughter. I don't have to cross anything off nor search the list,
> because most of the items are already in order...

So funny, I had a supervisor once who did that. She could spend hours
on that thing. At work, of course. At any rate, it was a long day
listening
to her bitch when they rearranged the store on her. (laugh)

nancy

On Apr 25, 9:56 am, Chatty Cathy > wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> Vote now!
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy - who apologizes in advance for any omissions or lack of
> logic in this survey

The logic was pretty good, except the last question needed a
"more than one of the above". I update the list as I use things,
AND I go through the fridges and cupboards at the last minute
to see if my husband has used up anything and failed to update
the list, which is prepared on the computer, has listings in the
order that things appear in the grocery store, and hangs
conveniently on the kitchen refrigerator door. The "beer"
fridge in the basement is on its own.

Cindy Hamilton

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Apr 25, 9:56 am, Chatty Cathy > wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>> Vote now!
>> --
>> Cheers
>> Chatty Cathy - who apologizes in advance for any omissions or lack of
>> logic in this survey
>
> The logic was pretty good, except the last question needed a
> "more than one of the above". I update the list as I use things,
> AND I go through the fridges and cupboards at the last minute
> to see if my husband has used up anything and failed to update
> the list, which is prepared on the computer, has listings in the
> order that things appear in the grocery store, and hangs
> conveniently on the kitchen refrigerator door. The "beer"
> fridge in the basement is on its own.

I find that the "add to the list as we go along" works pretty well for
us. I usually only do a 'big' shop once a week, and I hardly ever have
to check in the cupboards before going out because, for example, if I
take the last bag of sugar out of the 'stock' cupboard, I go and add
"sugar" onto the list. DH does the same (in fact he trained *me* to do
that LOL).
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

On Apr 25, 7:27 am, Serene-y the Meanie >
wrote:
> Chatty Cathy wrote:
> >http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> > Vote now!
>
> We have a whiteboard on the fridge where I note if we are running
> out of something. Then when we're about to go to the store, I
> either type or write a list, combining the stuff from the whiteboard
> with anything I feel like getting. When we're in the store, what we
> get may change depending on what's especially fresh in the produce
> department (we shop every two or three days, and try to buy what's
> in season).
>
> (About half the time, I make the list and then forget to take it,
> but that's a whole different issue. :-)
>
> Serene

Unless I'm going to be cooking something I don't ordinarily make, I
don't make a list. I also live alone, so I know when I have enough of
something or if I'm about to run out. And an impulse buy or two
always makes it into my shopping cart, although these are usually
inexpensive things. The downside is, more than once I've come home,
unloaded the groceries and realized I forgot to buy mayonaise or
lightbulbs or some other item I was MEANING to buy that day.

Melissa

"Gregory Morrow" > wrote:
> At my usual Asian place I now strictly limit myself to one small carry
> basket, the first time I went I filled up almost two shopping carts,
> had to take a taxi home...and I'm single, lol.

It's funny, but one does have a completely different perspective when one
goes to the store on foot (or public transportation). I know my limits now
and stick to them after having a hard time carrying home what I bought. If I
take my push cart, I limit myself to a lightly loaded shopping cart worth of
stuff in the store. If I come without my push cart, I limit myself to one of
those carry baskets.

I also find it interesting as to whether cashiers know how to pack for
walking, or for packing a push cart. In suburban stores, they really don't
have a clue. In my local supermarket in the city, most of the cashiers are
experts. That's because I think at least 2/3 of the customers arrive on foot
rather than by car.

My push cart is almost an antique. It's about 40 years old. It used to be my
mother's, but she gave it to me to carry groceries from my car up to my
first apartment, and to take laundry down to the laundry room. The cart is
so old I had to rebuild the "wheel bearings" a year or so ago. It was worth
doing, because like they say, they don't build them like they used to.

--
wff_ng_7 (at) verizon (dot) net

wff_ng_7 wrote:
> "Gregory Morrow" > wrote:
>> At my usual Asian place I now strictly limit myself to one small carry
>> basket, the first time I went I filled up almost two shopping carts,
>> had to take a taxi home...and I'm single, lol.
>
> It's funny, but one does have a completely different perspective when
> one goes to the store on foot (or public transportation). I know my
> limits now and stick to them after having a hard time carrying home what
> I bought.

We force the limit. We carry one handbasket around the store (total,
not one each) and stop when it's full or before, because that's
about what we can comfortably carry home in one shopping bag each
(we don't want to carry two bags each, both because it makes the
carrying harder, and because then we couldn't hold hands ;-).

serene

"Chatty Cathy" > wrote:
> Little Malice wrote:
>
>>
>> Interesting results -- most people chose "pen and paper" over using the
>> computer.
>
> DH predicted that result too - sigh. I lost 5 bucks
>
> We have a 'custom computerized gizmo' that he set up for us - I can access
> it thru my browser and just type in stuff when I remember, or run out of
> something. I can also delete/edit items when necessary Even have
> "buttons" on there that I can click on to add common stuff like milk,
> bread, etc. Then I print it out before going shopping (most times) LOL.

One of the reasons I use pen an paper is just due to logistics. The kitchen
and laundry are on the first floor, the computer is on the third floor. So
I'm normally on the first floor when I discover things running low, I'd like
to have something close by to record the shortage. If I waited until I got
up to the third floor, I might forget! ;-)

There's really no room on the first floor for a computer (laptop or
desktop), so that really isn't an option.

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"wff_ng_7" > wrote

> "Gregory Morrow" > wrote:
>> At my usual Asian place I now strictly limit myself to one small carry
>> basket, the first time I went I filled up almost two shopping carts,
>> had to take a taxi home...and I'm single, lol.
>
> It's funny, but one does have a completely different perspective when one
> goes to the store on foot (or public transportation). I know my limits now
> and stick to them after having a hard time carrying home what I bought.

I hear ya. I used to have to walk a couple of miles with my stuff,
I found it much easier to avoid impulse buys then ... of course, I
didn't have 2 nickels to rub together, either, that will cut down on
impulse spending.

> My push cart is almost an antique. It's about 40 years old. It used to be
> my mother's, but she gave it to me to carry groceries from my car up to my
> first apartment, and to take laundry down to the laundry room. The cart is
> so old I had to rebuild the "wheel bearings" a year or so ago. It was
> worth doing, because like they say, they don't build them like they used
> to.

My mother had one of those collapsable wire carts with wheels, I
guess that's what you're talking about? I guess it folded flat on
itself for storage.

nancy

"Say Serene Like You Mean It" > wrote:
> We force the limit. We carry one handbasket around the store (total, not
> one each) and stop when it's full or before, because that's about what we
> can comfortably carry home in one shopping bag each (we don't want to
> carry two bags each, both because it makes the carrying harder, and
> because then we couldn't hold hands ;-).

Well, I'm usually walking alone, but I know what you mean about wanting to
have a free hand. I've gone to the store enough times in the rain with an
umbrella, but then can't hold the umbrella up and carry bags in both arms
coming home. I've gotten pretty wet on occassion by making that mistake! ;-)

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"Nancy Young" > wrote:
> "wff_ng_7" > wrote
>> My push cart is almost an antique. It's about 40 years old. It used to be
>> my mother's, but she gave it to me to carry groceries from my car up to
>> my first apartment, and to take laundry down to the laundry room. The
>> cart is so old I had to rebuild the "wheel bearings" a year or so ago. It
>> was worth doing, because like they say, they don't build them like they
>> used to.
>
> My mother had one of those collapsable wire carts with wheels, I
> guess that's what you're talking about? I guess it folded flat on
> itself for storage.

That's exactly what I'm talking about! For a while I didn't take it to the
store because I didn't know what to do with it when I got there. In "the old
days", you could leave the cart at the front of the store and it would still
be there when you checked out. No more. By this time my mother had gotten a
new cart of her own, and the newer carts have hooks on them to attach them
to the front of the store cart. Not so with my antique. But I found it fits
quite comfortably in the bottom of the store carts.

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"wff_ng_7" > wrote

> "Nancy Young" > wrote:

>> My mother had one of those collapsable wire carts with wheels, I
>> guess that's what you're talking about? I guess it folded flat on
>> itself for storage.
>
> That's exactly what I'm talking about! For a while I didn't take it to the
> store because I didn't know what to do with it when I got there. In "the
> old days", you could leave the cart at the front of the store and it would
> still be there when you checked out. No more. By this time my mother had
> gotten a new cart of her own, and the newer carts have hooks on them to
> attach them to the front of the store cart. Not so with my antique. But I
> found it fits quite comfortably in the bottom of the store carts.

Oh! Great idea. I should get one, I only live maybe a mile from
the store. Not even. If I thought I'd really walk there more often,
I'd pick one up.

nancy

On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:59:58 GMT, "wff_ng_7" >
wrote:

>
>I also look for things I've never seen or used before to get ideas. If I
>find something interesting that I can use, I'll buy it. One item in that
>class was sour salt. I stopped at the Jewish foods section one day and
>picked a container up to see what it was. Then I realized it was citric
>acid. I had been getting it at the health foods store for a much higher
>price. If I hadn't stopped to look, I wouldn't have made that discovery.
>

just out of curiosity what do you (or others) use it for? since it is
in the kosher section, i assumed it was used in jewish cookery.

your pal,
blake

Chatty Cathy wrote:

> Little Malice wrote:
>
> >
> > Interesting results -- most people chose "pen and paper" over
> > using the computer.

Even though I'm a software engineer, on the few times make a list I do
it with a pencil on a small piece of paper. I don't want to lug a big
old 8-1/2 x 11 sheet with me.

Of course, I only use lists a few times a year, for big functions where
I'm buying unusual things.




Brian

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blake murphy wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:59:58 GMT, "wff_ng_7" >
> wrote:
>
>> I also look for things I've never seen or used before to get ideas. If I
>> find something interesting that I can use, I'll buy it. One item in that
>> class was sour salt. I stopped at the Jewish foods section one day and
>> picked a container up to see what it was. Then I realized it was citric
>> acid. I had been getting it at the health foods store for a much higher
>> price. If I hadn't stopped to look, I wouldn't have made that discovery.
>>
>
> just out of curiosity what do you (or others) use it for? since it is
> in the kosher section, i assumed it was used in jewish cookery.

It's a key ingredient in cold borscht, for one thing. It can
basically be used to make anything sour, but don't use too much!

Oh, and I also use a pinch of it in water to retard browning on cut
potatoes, lotus root, apples, pears, etc.

Serene

"blake murphy" > wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:59:58 GMT, "wff_ng_7" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>I also look for things I've never seen or used before to get ideas. If I
>>find something interesting that I can use, I'll buy it. One item in that
>>class was sour salt. I stopped at the Jewish foods section one day and
>>picked a container up to see what it was. Then I realized it was citric
>>acid. I had been getting it at the health foods store for a much higher
>>price. If I hadn't stopped to look, I wouldn't have made that discovery.
>>
>
> just out of curiosity what do you (or others) use it for? since it is
> in the kosher section, i assumed it was used in jewish cookery.

I haven't the faintest idea of what sour salt is used for in Jewish cooking,
but that's not what I use it for. I put it in homemade bread to make it more
sour and also use it to descale the boiler on my espresso machine. I know
other people use it for descaling like I do, but I'm not sure how often it
gets used in bread (in particular, rye bread).

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Default User wrote:
> Chatty Cathy wrote:
>
>> Little Malice wrote:
>>
>>> Interesting results -- most people chose "pen and paper" over
>>> using the computer.
>
> Even though I'm a software engineer, on the few times make a list I do
> it with a pencil on a small piece of paper. I don't want to lug a big
> old 8-1/2 x 11 sheet with me.

Me either. I fold that big ole piece of paper in half and it fits in my
handbag (aka purse).
>
> Of course, I only use lists a few times a year, for big functions where
> I'm buying unusual things.

What big functions? Just curious.
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