do you ever find left over notes in shopping torlleys or elsewhere? i

[codnotamod]

i am vaguely intrigued by these as identified in teh times
"Discarded notes are rubbish to most people, but not for worldwide subscribers to Found, which reprints them. The magazine?s publisher, Davy Rothbart, gets bundles sent to his office in Michigan. Laura Kwerel, a radio producer in Washington, was ?overwhelmed? after reading one issue. ?I realise now,? she says, ?that there is more humanity in a discarded grocery list than in a thousand-page novel.? Some people need to get out more. "
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Promised DD I would post this list as she found it for me last week (I think she got fed up of being dragged around supermarket trolley parks looking for lists when this thread was in its heyday !)

wipes
tights
body puff
parmesan
cabbage
butter
milk
ginger ale
drinks
guiness

(is it just me or is there something a bit eeewww about this list?? Think its the first bit makes me think "personal hygiene problem alert" )

I think it's the closeness of tights, parmesan and cabbage

yuck

hence the need for wipes and body puff no doubt!

just a test - no shopping list to report, sadly.

Have I really broken it then???

Hey -its working!!

For the first time ever since first seeing this thread I found a list! Yeah Not very exciting though. Found in basket in local Co-op shop, written with joined up writing (looks like a woman in her 40/50s (I reckon anyway) on a piece of yellow paper - as if from one of those shopping list booklets.

mushrooms
peppers
bananas
plums
cherry toms
carrots
form from post office
Beano/Dany
Radio Times

I know it's an old thread - but I've finally found a list!

It was at Tesco Extra at Sunbury Cross yesterday - definitely belonged to a mum as the straps on the baby seat were still damp and there was the end of a chewed up piece of french stick discarded at the bottom of the trolley!

It's on A5 lined notepaper (ringbound at the top), written in black biro in typical young woman's handwriting, slanted to the right and slightly joined up. It reads as follows:

Whole Milk
Julz lunches?
Cheese Block. Grated
Pasta Pack
Colesl (scribbled out)
Onion
Egg
Scones
banana's
Bread
Dad lunch treat
Tea 4 Thurs
Yoghurts
Wipes
Spring Onion
Mushrooms
Bacon

Cod, please can I have an award for dedication to the thread? I nabbed a list while at Super U in France!

Moutarde
3 Bi fo
Pains 2 deg
2 Pamp rose

I have been looking for a list since this thread began... finally found one... and it is disappointing dull but I will post it anyway

on A4 lined paper torn from a spiral bound notepad headed Lambert Smith Hampton and written against the lines

potatoes
carrots
broccoli
sugar snap peas
peppers
1 x lemon (crossed out)
strawberries
brown bread
chicken (crossed out)
salmon
breaded hake
tinned tomato soup
sausage rolls
cheddar cheese
conditioner - washing machine
(comfort pure)
sprite/ 7up cans
2 x pizzas (crossed out)
sponge
toothbrush
handwash
toilet roll
jay cloths

ooooooh! might this thread get resurected then?

love 'conditioner - washing machine'
so she doesn't forget and think it means Pantene...

oh I remember ROFL in twatrose or wherever it was when we found the list with Spreadable Butt on it

OK - can I make up what was on the list in this guy's mind? I did a stint on the evening tills in Sainsbury's and a guy buys some Polo mints, a pregnancy test and some condoms (yes, this was real)

The mental list in his mind must be:

Pregnancy test (shit, hope she's not)

Polo Mints (hmm, if she's not, am I in with a chance of a shag?)

Durex (best be sure this time...)

I found a shopping list today, it was lying on the ground outside my local Morrissons, I picked it up as I wanted to contribute to this thread, lol.

It was written on the back of a receipt for £60 worth of diesel and written in a bright red felt tip pen.

Cling film
Jam
Tin foil
yorkshire pudds
ham joint
weetabix
bread
R.blades
corn cobs
carrots

Message withdrawn

Found this one in a Tesco trolley - on an envelope addressed to a guy called Andy)
Red onions
Potatoes
Toms
Cue's
Chop Toms
Pasta
Jelly
Kidney beans
Chilli powder
Tom sauce

Peperoni
2 pies
Pizza x2
Bacon
Butter
Yogs

Cotton Buds
Soap
Toothpaste
Shower Gel
Washing Liquid
Soap Powder
Domestos
Tile cleaner
Toilet Rolls
Foil
Kitchen Roll

Batteries
June Pres [Happy Birthday June!]
Stationary
Weed Killer
and then at the bottom
Morrison's
Orange Juice
Cereal
Pizza
[Don't know why these items have to come from Morrison's, especially as he has 2xPizza further up the list]

On the other side is his meal plan for the week [hope he's got a copy]

Peperoni pasta & pancakes
Pie + jelly, ice crm
Chilli + Angel Delight [hopefully that is 2 separate courses!]
Cornbeef hash + ice crm
Liver Cass (Sunday)
Pizza

and a couple of recipes
Onion gravy:
Fry onions in butter add balsamic vinegar and gravy stock

Batter
Half pint milk
4 oz plain flour
Salt
3 eggs
20 mins

Message withdrawn

i stuffed this in my pocket today with all the manner of an expert realising they have panned gold and got away with it. dd2 looked, opened mouth to comment, thought the better of it. she, mother, was not to be messed with. have got throught tonight with the satisfying thought of the gold in them thar pockets.

here goes.

square roughly 6X6 cm piece of white paper (NOT post it) very crumpled. handwriting gives impression of being very hurried so am willing to forgive spelling and put down to pressure. list as follows,

milk roses House

Bread

weetabix

WAshing tabs , dishwasher
tabs , oxy clean.

olive all

chicun stock clues

cuticle remover

Nothing left to say except that I can now die happy having genuine contribution to this thread. Oh and somerfield, glasgow, thanks.

Someone has published a book with found lists and notes in, I saw it the other day.

I found one in Waitrose last week and read it, it made me think of Cod.

I put it back in case the person returned for it.

They needed lots of things from the healthfood shop inc

extra strength cod liver oil

but had really old persons hand writing so couldn't make out that much.

I know this is an old thread but after searching for months ive finally found someone else shopping list

I found this in a tesco's in Worcester a few days ago

Hair Colour - Garner - medium blonde
Nail Varnish Pink - Jen
Hair Shampoo + Conditioner
Washing Powder
Fabric Conditioner
Washing Up Liquid
Cat Litter + Food
Cheese
Milk

Napkins
Boxes
Plates

then it says Wellbeing underlined with this list under it

Dates
Cherries
Bananas
Sunflower Seeds/ Pumkin Seeds
Mixed Nuts
Strawberries
Melon Slices
Grapes
Satsumas
Pears

Smoothies - kids

Bump - mumsnet has gone a bit mad and it's time to remember some good stuff

Ok, I found this list found in a Tesco's trolley and just had to post it as it's so neatly typed and organised (I've taken the child's name out)

X's toys/X's clothes

X's food

Dog food/biscuits
Comfort conditioner
Persil washing up liquid

Bananas
Cherries
Melon
Potatoes
Green beans
Carrots
Apples
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cauliflower

Salmon

Magnum
Ice cream
Eggs/bacon

Cottage cheese
Milk yoghurts
Hadi yoghurts
Greek yoghurt
X's yoghurt
Coleslaw
Salad pack
Strawberry/chocolate drink
Orange juice
Sarnie meat x 2

Saltine crackers
Hot dogs
Tuna
Peanut butter
Olive oil

Fish
Beans
Tinned tomatoes plum

Bread/bread cakes/wraps
Custard doughnuts
Sponge cakes
Wotsits