to be annoyed with my dh for writing shopping lists on post-it notes when we have a ton of scrap paper in the house?

[Mintyy]

A ton of scrap A4 paper ... and if I had my way we would be saving old envelopes for the purpose.

Meanwhile, post-its are a precious commodity which cost £££.

IKIANBU!

they're a bit small, aren't they? And cheap ones don't stick well.

I like those magnetic shopping pads that stick to the fridge. Though that would be even more expensive that Post-its!

I didn't know people bought post its. I thought everyone pinched them from work.

Ha! Cross posts McAvity :)

Ha ha Frances, didn't you know some people don't work in offices with stationery cupboards? Hell, some people don't work in offices at all!!

You must be amazed.

Fancies, not Frances

You don't need to work in an office to have access to post its, I don't work in an office or indeed indoors for the most part.

Impressed that he writes a list!
Does he use one sheet per item? If so YANBU.
If not I have to assume you are joking.

I write the shopping list directly onto the fridge with a dry wipe marker, then take a photo of it on my phone before I go to the shops - get that for saving paper!

dojo you are a genius.
From today I pledge to shop with your " photo of fridge list" method.

Why are people impressed that my dh occasionally writes a short shopping list?

Writing a shopping list demonstrates involvement in domesticity and some organisation.

ybu nice stationery makes dull but important tasks bearable.

"Writing a shopping list demonstrates involvement in domesticity and some organisation"

Yes, and? this is something to be grateful for in one's partner?

you haven't said what you are saving the post-it notes for

???

YABU! Why have these very spendy post it's in the house if not to give whoever does the shop the satisfaction of using them!

I would add I am SAHM who is still is using the post it's I purloined 4 years ago.... I feel I have to also say I have a lovely & fulfilling life before anyone thinks I'm all about post/it's!!!

minty I can't be arguing with you over post it notes. Sorry.
I took your thread to be lighthearted so responded sort of TIC.
Maybe you should be clear with him what are the acceptable uses for post it notes in your home.

LTB.

Does anyone actually buy them? I thought they were things that get brought home from work. I have always thought of them as free

YABU. I hate writing shopping lists on huge bits of scrap paper.

Does this really bother you? Christ.. and I thought I was intolerant.

Imperialblether's link is to multi-coloured post-its in different colour schemes!!!! (Though different colours cost different amounts . Now I will be spending all morning deciding which colours I like best and matching the colours with specific tasks, vacuuming can wait (luffs stationery, me)

Another one for using post-its for shopping and sticking them onto my purse when I leave the house and then onto the trolley whilst shopping.

OP - this would annoy me too! My DH takes a sheet of clean paper from the printer to write notes on when I have a pile of scrap paper beside the printer. Annoying.

He would not have the sense to write a shopping list though. That's clearly a job only I can do.

I remember some trollies used to have mini clipboard things to pop your shopping list onto. Not seen one in ages, it should be mandatory.

And yy to never buying, just acquiring such things.

You want Waitrose MrsKeithRichards! They have those little clipboards.

Obviously, post-its are for writing notes that you need to stick on things . Or book marks. We both work from home so actually have legitimate uses for post-its ... and we have to buy them having no office stationery cupboard to make free with.

Bingo with the "is this all you have to worry about?" comments. Ah, I missed Mumsnet on my fortnight off .