I thought my obsession was a private one? I thought I was the only one! but it turns out I am not! I collect shopping lists. I use them to create my …
What is in a shopping list?
What is in a shopping list?
Go-Cat
What a fantastic list. Three items, Go-Cat (cat food), Imodium Instant (laxative), CAT Litter (cat litter).
Torn unlined paper, folded with biro.
Found kindly in Didcot, Sainsbury’s 27th October 2022. Thank you AC.
Porridge
Standard list of staples. Bread, milk, butter, cheese etc. interesting the items are grouped into categories. Biscuits appear twice.
Ruled paper has rounded corners on the left hand side and slight tear marks on the right, suggesting it has been torn from a note book.
Morrisons, Reading, 27th November 2022
Shopping List from Dudley
This list was very kindly donated by Matt from Dudley.
Firstly, pink pen and beautiful cursive script is not a common occurrence in the world of shopping lists. A colourful and welcome addition.
Secondly, the reader of the post on tittles will notice the circle above the first letter i. Circles are replaced by dots further down.
On apostrophes, there is ‘Choc’s’ and ‘Dogs Food’.
Other items include some staples including crisps, gravy, biscuits, cheese and jam. What is slightly unexpected are the ‘bum wipes’ and two types of shampoo.
What a great list. Thank you Matt!
10th September, Aldi, Dudley
Mouthwas
Predominately non food items. Of the 3 items which are edible, it is unusual to see gum on a shopping list.
After sun speaks to warm weather or a holiday.
A5, spiral bound, in pencil.
Sainsbury’s, Reading, 5th July 2022
Roosters, Greens, Ham & Lamb
Nice writing. Very clear. Top up shopping list on torn quarter of A4 paper.
What are roosters?
Sainsbury’s, Reading 20th July 2022
Tittles – The Dots on Letters i and j
Some people, instead of using a simple dot above the Latin letters i and j, use full blown circles. The owner of this list was one of those people.
Did you know, this tiny, little superscript dot has a name? It is called a tittle.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tittle
The tittle on milk is nearly a heart. The tittles on high juice are just the start of circles. The tittles on Pinot Grigio are more fully formed. The tittle on veggie burgers is an ambitious galaxy of a swirl.
Morrisons Bridport, U.K.
16th July 2022
Berries & Chicken Pie
Written on a torn off rectangle from an insurance company letter, there is some small print on the reverse.
I am not sure what the horizontal line represents here. It is not likely to be different shops or days.
Morrisons, Bridport, 23th July 2022
Lighter Long
A4 Lined, spiral bound, folded. Black biro.
A short list of items, maybe somebody planning a barbecue for Saturday. They need fire lighters and ‘lighter long. Maybe this is long matches?
Speculating, they needs rolls for sausages and burgers and maybe a salad to go with it.
Cake for afterwards.
Sainsbury’s, Reading, 9th July 2022
Happy Rabbits Shopping List
3 Items. Balsamic glaze for a salad. Beetroot and cold coffee.
All nicely written on purpose build shopping list note paper. Don’t see this very often.
Morrisons, Bridport, 16th July 2022