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

Jammy Dodgers & 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.

Jammy Dodgers are sandwiched biscuits with a sugary red jammy goo exposed in a heart shape.

A5, spiral bound, in pencil.

Sainsbury’s, Reading, 5th July 2022

Illustrated Shopping List

Wow, what a list. These people eat well with a variety of ingredients to make meals from around the world. They have a cat and children. The illustrations are great, I particularly like the little bird perched next to the cat biscuits. Lots of help from the children to make this shopping list.

Fruit, bread | rolls | bagels, Dolmio sauce x 2, Lasagne sauce and sheets, Appals x 100,000, chicken pieces, chicken breast and thigh, mince x 3, sausages x 2, bananas x 54, cod pieces, kids bits, cat biscuits, scampy fries x 2, cheese, homs?/meats, coconut milk, grated cheese, mozzarella, halloumi, sour cream, taco shells, mange tout, baby something, cucumber, chillis, tomatoes, salad, avocados, olives, coriander, onions, mushrooms, peppers and “by a chinees takeaway for cata” [sic].

On the reverse is soy sauce, garlic, ginger and comfort.

Found Aldi, Reading

27th August 2016

Jammie Dodgers


Bread, milk, butter, cheese, eggs, frubes, Jammie dodgers, oil, pasta, meat balls, crisps, mint jelly, tea bags, pot, carrots etc, strawberries, fairy, softener, persil, dishwasher tabs.

This list was written in at least two sessions with different pens. Good to see the household cleaning product kept separate from the food stuffs.

Pasta and meatballs on the menu this week.

Found Morrisons, Reading.

15th April 2013

4 Meals


Pouch – yoghurts, eggs, salad, milk, biscuits, crisps, oil, potatoes, beans, nanas, pears, hairspr, sh gel, shampoo, black sq?, porridge, lenor, honey, 4 meals.

A good healthy diet of fruit and veg with a core of hair spray, shower gel and shampoo.

Were the four meals ready meals or ingredients to make four meals?

What was the black square?

Found Tesco, Reading.

11th March 2013

Blue Gif

This person is buying a lot of domestic and personal products as well as their food today. A tidy body and a tidy house. No veggies though.

Melon, crisps, sugar, cat food, floor wipes, cloths, blue gif, comfort, toilet roll, kievs, under arm deodorant?, body spray?, milk, bacon, chicken.

Found at Sainsbury’s, Calcot, Reading.

5th August 2016