Small list, blue biro on a narrow piece of white paper, looks to be from B&Q. Some interesting items on here…
Birds?
Gray?
Pop dom sensations ?
Oniuns?
10 lots of pork mince?!
Good to see that Bovril is still being consumed.
November 2026
Lidl, Müller Road, Bristol
A contribution from Portugal! Thank you Gabriel. He translates the list to English as:
– Knorr of beef ribs and chicken
– Creamy Chocolate Porridge
– Bic lighther extender (Bic Handy)
– Sliced bread
– Cor & Ton n° 50 (hair dye)
March 2026, Portugal
A very kind contribution from Wal submitted by email. Thank you! he says:
„I’d love to know what meat the dog got – and the subtle detail of the addition of ‘Lunch’ by what appears to be a child’s hand makes this a good candidate for sharing.”
Found 20th January 2026 in Willow Grove Cemetery, Stockport, UK.
Two questions:
Is this a type of cheese or a separate line item?
Who would make a shopping list with only one or two items?
Lidl, Shinfield
10th Novemeber 2026
A somewhat seasonal list with ‘Xmas crackers’ included. Rather early for October. This list has a torn top and was written in black pen and ticked off with blue.
Home Bargains, Reading, 29th October 2026
A contribution to TheShoppingLists.com from a collector in Croatia!!!
The list is written in blue pen, and it looks like the pen did not work at first, as indicated by the scribble on the bottom right.
The hard shadow under the list suggests a sunny day.
The list was folded into 4 and then dropped on the floor before being photographed by our contributor, Sara.
She says,
„Hello, my name is Sara and I come from Croatia. This list for grocery was found on 19.03.2025 in the city of Rijeka. I have translated the list for you above”
For those not familiar with the language, the list says:
Liquid soap
Wide noodles
Apple cider vinegar
Salsa
Cookie
Dried cranberries
Many thanks to a contributor in the US who found and emailed this list.
Out of the 6 items, only the coke is for human consumption with the other items being mainly paper based, Kleenex, paper towels and napkins.
For U.K. readers, Saran Wrap is what we call clingfilm. Much like Kleenex, the brand name is used.
The author of this list has all caps writing in a black ink.
Found at Meijer in Michigan, February 2024
Ring bound ruled notepaper. The hand is in black with some brilliantly stylish all caps script. I covert this hand writing.
Some kitchen basics here, eggs, bread, cheese,… but this person also needed some plastic containers, in two sizes. I wonder what they were for. Maybe Tupperware type for the kitchen, or could have been larger storage containers (such as this type).
Walmart Neighborhood Market, La Mesa, California, USA
Ruled white paper and a black ball point pen. The list has been ripped or cut down to a small rectangle and the corners folded over to make a lozenge shape.
The writing is heavily italicised, and maybe in an older hand.
5 items are required from the ‘store’. All staples I would say. 4 of which could be considered breakfast items. Not the tacos. I wonder what was to go in the tacos.
Walmart Neighborhood Market, La Mesa, California, USA
A4, ring bound lined paper hosts this list, written in blue pen.
Items include normal groceries, a fair assumption is that the owner has a dog.
Beconase turns out to be nasal allergy relief spray.
Line spacing suggests that this list was not written in one sitting.
Morrison’s, Reading
June 2024
