Quartered and torn A4 paper, folded many times. Blue pen. Capitalised lower case. A top up food shop with clothing.
On the rear, 16 biscuits:
June 2nd, Sainsbury’s, Reading
Cooking String
Category: Reading
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
It is the weekend of Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum Jubilee in the U.K. (June 2022). It is a glorious warm weekend. The Queen has not been feeling too well but took the trouble to make a couple of very welcome appearances to the cheering crowds.
The Friday mentioned on the list is the 2nd June 2022. This person is celebrating by buying:
- Lunch
- Nibbles
- Drinks
- Water
For other days they need, milk, mushrooms, two types of chocolate with numbers, shortbread and something called ‘gold lustre spray’. I presume gold lustre spray is this, used for add edible gold for cake decorations and other edible delights.
Sainsbury’s, Reading.
2nd June 2022
Rooibos
A gratefully received contribution.
A5 spiral bound note paper, black pen, likely biro. Price comparison of Mini Chedders in the bottom left.
A well rounded list with a mixture of meat, veg, fish and dairy.
What are 44s?
Costco, Reading
1st June 2022
P.S. having never heard of Rooibos, the next day I saw this on the side of a van. I wonder if it the same.
Curry, Books, Aftersun
A one meal shopping list. Not sure what Anfi P is?
On the rear is this:
Sainsbury’s, Reading.
2nd June 2022
Fags – Flowers
A tiny piece of note paper, spiral bound. Blue biro.
Fags, lighters flowers, milk, bread, eggs, corned beef, cheese biscs, mints, cakes and Sun Newspaper. I think the work Newspaper is likely redundant.
Aldi, Reading.
2nd June 2022
The Best List Ever?
This is possibly the best shopping list ever.
Items are grouped by food type and proximity to each other in the shop. For example, pizza and Magnums, both from the freezer section. Fruit together. Veg together. Why are peas on their own?
An incredibly well thought through work of logistical brilliance, does the actual layout of the food groups map onto the aisles in the supermarket? Maybe not.
This list is in two pens. Is it in two hands or is the blue text the same person but just writing on a soft surface? Are Bill’s meals for somebody called Bill or is it Bill’s the restaurant chain? Josh is maybe a younger person.
Excellent.
Sainsbury’s, Reading 18th May 2022
Banahaha
Torn piece of note paper, turned, with blue biro. I am not sure I can read all of these words. My best guess is:
- Chocolate almond
- Salt
- Peanut
- Callllorole
- Cashew x 1
- Orange juice
- Banahaha
A lot of nuts, or very few is the lack of plurals is to be considered seriously.
Interestingly, this list has two sides. What are we to make of this?
Sainsbury’s, Reading, 18th May 2022
Chicken for Billie
Apples, oranges, milk, large wholewheat loaf, chicken for Billie, hay fever med, cereal, burek pinks???
A small square of unlined note paper with a disproportionately large hole punched through the top left corner.
Sainsbury’s, Reading, 18th May 2022
Dog Tins and Sequins
Written by a confident, care free person, this list has some fascinating items. It looks like there are two shops to be visited, Co-op and Aldi. Bread features heavily, as does the ever popular combo, dog tins and sequins.
Source unknown, August 2021
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