A5 Lined note paper with blue biro. Consistent use of the grocer’s apostrophe.
A grocer’s apostrophe is a spelling mistake caused by placing an apostrophe before the s of a plural word. In English, the plural form of a word is most commonly shown by adding an s to the end (e.g., “cats,” “bananas,” “pictures”). Don’t add your own apostrophe!
Not sure what Mary (Nurpac) is.
Waitrose, Didcot, UK, 13th April 2023
A contribution to theshoppinglists.com from a kind contributor in Oxfordshire, England.
The owner of this list does not look to be much of a cooking type person. They are going to buy meals for Saturday and Sunday, and then a further 4 meals after that. There are not many cooking ingredients listed.
As well as getting their meals from M&S (Marks and Spencer), they are going to pop into Robert Dyas for some ‘tool cleaner’. I wonder what that is.
Marks and Spencer, Didcot, United Kingdom. 9th March 2023
What a fantastic list. Three items, Go-Cat (cat food), Imodium Instant (to stop diarrhoea), CAT Litter (cat litter).
Torn unlined paper, folded with biro.
Found kindly in Didcot, Sainsbury’s 27th October 2022. Thank you AC.
A quick Google has determined that Viakal is lime scale remover. What are RR or RD Pads though?
Ripped from a small note pad, this list is written in black biro in what looks like a lady’s hand.
Found at Sainsbury’s, Didcot, November 2019, thanks to Andy.
Baby Pot, swede, butter, cherry tom, sweetheart, broc rice, royals x 4 and of course, mange.
Vegetarian menu, two types of potatoes.
This list is written on the reverse of a label. A price label from a supermarket shelf. Did the person find the label at the supermarket and write the list there. Or did they get the label on a previous trip, take it home and write the list? Or maybe, they work at a super market, take these labels home in bulk and use them for general notes and list making.
The label is for this fine product, McVities Victoria Biscuit Selection – “Turn any occasion into a celebration”. You can buy them here:
Nice!
Found by Andy, with thanks, at ALDI, Didcot, UK
October 2019
A simple list appropriate for the time of year when it is the school Summer holiday but the Autumn term comes inevitably closer.
I would suggest that the owner of this list intended to visit one of the larger super markets which sells clothes, household goods and food. Alternatively this was a list for a visit to ‘town’ where multiple shops were to be visited. I don’t see many of those lists.
Whoever the owner is, she has a sweet tooth and so do her friends. The owner is female.
Interesting curve on the top of the capitalised letter F. Normally this is more of a 90 degree angle.
Kindly dontated by Andy. This shopping list was found in a Sainsbury’s in Oxfordshire. This is a bit traditional with lard, sprouts and tinned fruit but the item to note is the Bannans [sic].
19th November 2016
Sainsbury’s Didcot, Oxforshire
There are two lists here, one in pencil and then a later addition in pen.
In Pencil: Soup, courgettes, salad, croutons, milk, nappies, tea bags
In Pen: bread, olive oil, balsamic
Starters with a cup of tea and nappies.
Found Aldi, Didcot
29th September 2016
No meat here. Mainly fruit and veg. Not much to make whole meals, pasta, rice etc.
This person really likes their numbers but ironically is not a fan of plurals. 4 grapefruit, 2 big yoghurt etc.
A decent list on traditional paper representing a rounded, 5 a day, diet.
Small banana, small satsuma, grape, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes x 2, onions red, sweet potatoes, potato x 2, 2 big yoghurt, 1 bread, peanut butter, olives, two lemonade, 4 grapefruit, 1 milk.
Kindly found and supplied by Andy.
Tesco, Didcot
Mayonnaise, mince, granola, not sure, crisps, Barney???, eggs.
Very nice owl on the note paper. Item 4 is hard to read and item 6 is Barney, who or what is Barney?
Items 1 & 2 are in a different hand to the rest.
Found by Andy (actually Mrs. Andy) at Sainsbury’s in Didcot.
18th August 2016
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