Category: Sainsbury’s

Beanie Fish

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Wow, where to begin?  There is so much to say here.  Please use the comments section freely to explain what this is all about.

Firstly, what are the numbers 124 and 485 relating to?

Is it Liah who provided £20, £40, £20 for Kentucky Fried Chicken?  Is it actually Leah or have I misread this?

What are ‘true you test strips’?

WHAT IS A BEANIE FISH???

This list was written in two sittings.

125 £20, £40, £20 from Liah for KFC, sml milk | weetabix 485, 3 muller corners, bread, 2 macoroni cheese, jam, 2 irish stew, marmalade, 6 B Bars, sm mini choc rolls, true you test strips, 3 cheap gaviscon, not sure on the next bit, 1 basics orange juice, 2 cat treats, beanie fish, 2 drinks Lynne & me. £50.

Found Sainsbury’s, Calcot, Reading

26th September 2016

Pink Biscuits

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Interesting one, a home cooker here with the mince, ham joint and other bits that need preparation. Any ideas what a pink biscuit is?

Pink biscuit, raisins, milk x 2, cheese, bananas, Aba bread?, honey, roast beef, veg, ham joint, mince, mozzarella, srut?, chip and dip, beer, throat sweets.

The consensus is that this is what the pink biscuits relates to:


Found Sainsbury’s, Calcot, Reading

15th September 2016

Sweet Tooth

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An interesting collection including some sugary items including sweets and caramel for coffee.  The samphire will be served with the fish no doubt.

Salmon, blue cheese, ice cream sauces, sweeties, coffee caramel, + colls?, eye makeup remover, carrots, potatoes, fish, samphire, sauce.

Sainsbury’s, Calcot, Reading.

Found 15th September 2016

Great Hand Writing

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Firstly, what great writing.

This list, I presume is for two people, maybe code named D and W? There is some mixture of upper and lower case writing and the common grocer’s apostrophe.

Crisps, beer, wine, D|ginger, bread, D|W|Tablets, oxo’s, chicken oxo’s, washing liquid, fruit, veg, curry sauce, rice.

In answer to the question, what is Oxo:

Found Sainsbury’s, Calcot, Reading
15th September 2016

Veg Bank

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A brief four item list:

Veg, Bank, Soluble Paracetamol and Anbesol.

Anbesol, Google tells me, is a antiseptic mouth wash.

Found Sainsbury’s, Calcot, Reading

15th September 2016

Shallots, Filters & Lemonade

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On the back of an envelope, in pencil.

Shallots, filters and lemonade.

Sainsbury’s, Calcot, Reading

Found 15th September 2016

Cryptolist

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This is all perfectly clear, the list reads: Soup, fogultunt?, cereal, pomegranate, bhasumiss?, rocket, rinpoos?, kitchen roll, cats, boats?, crisps/nuts.

They say that the most intelligent have hard to read hand writing, for example doctors, and indeed Einstein:

This list was donated by John.

To be used at Sainsbury’s, Wantage.

1st September 2016

Eggs, Bacon & Night Cream

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Great list, couple with children and a friend called Miguel who is celebrating a birthday. 

Em and Neil Dinner, sushi stuff, milk, pizza and bits for boys, washing up liquid, cereals, nuts, Miguel birthday present, popcorn, eggs, bacon, night cream.

Donated by Neil

Sainsbury’s Richmond, London

6th April 2016

Barney the Owl

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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

Slimming World

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Slimming World Magazine.

A strange one this. Is it a shopping list if it is only one item and why does it have the price.

Found by Dr. J, Sainsbury’s Newbury.

13th August 2016