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Who wrote the shopping list??!

49 replies

Utterlybananas333 · 24/03/2026 09:18

I found this shopping list in the Sainsbury's car park and it made me chuckle and wonder who wrote it and who for? What do you guys think? Was it a moody teen student writing it for her busy mum or an overworked mummy scribbling out a quick list for her hapless husband?

Who wrote the shopping list??!
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franklymydearscarlett · 24/03/2026 09:24

Hahaha! Love a shopping list thread, haven’t seen one for ages!

this is great. It’s DEFINITELY for a DH. No question 😂

Devilsmommy · 24/03/2026 09:28

That's definitely from a pissed off sounding wife to a useless DH 😂 the "wings FFS" gives it away😁

HappyAsASandboy · 24/03/2026 09:32

Sounds like a postpartum mum to me! Given away by the fanny pads, baby non-bio and most of all by the “honest to god decent cheese”!

Utterlybananas333 · 24/03/2026 09:41

Hahaha that's what I thought too, I think mum needs a spa treatment

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Utterlybananas333 · 24/03/2026 09:42

Also are there even pads of the non fanny kind I wonder???

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ElizabethFryIsSpinning · 24/03/2026 09:44

She probably got Brillo pads last time

minipie · 24/03/2026 09:59

I see this as husband writing down what his DW said, verbatim.

Suedoh · 24/03/2026 10:11

Its from a new mum to useless hubby

BeaLola · 24/03/2026 10:38

New mum to DH who is rubbish at shopping

GoldenCupsatHarvestTime · 24/03/2026 10:48

Teenagers don’t specify organic eggs. That’s a woman 30+ with school age children and a baby.

It’s not for a DH because nobody would trust a man to choose or find a new mop.

’Non shit’ cereal comes from her asking DH if he wants anything and he’s said cereal… but not the shit one you get (healthy).

JacknDiane · 24/03/2026 11:02

Definitely for a clueless dh

brightnails · 24/03/2026 11:03

oh I love a good list, I’ll stay on the lookout 👀

JacknDiane · 24/03/2026 11:03

Yes her dh doesn't like cheese and last time he bought supermarket own cheap cheese and shes had enough

Linenspots · 24/03/2026 11:15

Utterlybananas333 · 24/03/2026 09:42

Also are there even pads of the non fanny kind I wonder???

There are definitely brake pads. And if I gave my DH a shopping list that just said 'pads', these are the only type he'd know of!

MaggieFS · 24/03/2026 11:18

That is an awesome list. The descriptions are fabulous.

sashh · 24/03/2026 11:19

Someone who deserves to have their, "honest to God decent cheese".

I miss random shopping lists.

WhatYouWearing · 24/03/2026 11:19

GoldenCupsatHarvestTime · 24/03/2026 10:48

Teenagers don’t specify organic eggs. That’s a woman 30+ with school age children and a baby.

It’s not for a DH because nobody would trust a man to choose or find a new mop.

’Non shit’ cereal comes from her asking DH if he wants anything and he’s said cereal… but not the shit one you get (healthy).

Edited

I agree. I think this is a woman amusing herself. Probably accidentally bought the wrong sort of Fanny pads herself last time. We’ve all been there (I can’t stand the scented ones… ffs)

Seeline · 24/03/2026 11:20

Utterlybananas333 · 24/03/2026 09:42

Also are there even pads of the non fanny kind I wonder???

incontinence
brillo (ouch!!!)
writing

MuchTooTired · 24/03/2026 11:25

It’s written by a woman who’s very recently had the youngest of her brood of 4-5 children so catching up on eating all the cheese you’re not supposed to eat during pregnancy that she’s desperately craving whilst establishing breast feeding again. Pads are for her teenage daughter who was upset her Dad got the wrong pads and is due on imminently and can’t face another period with the wrong sort.

Probably scribbled out whilst the kids had breakfast this morning as they’re bits that weren’t delivered in the main shop that came yesterday and were picked up after school run before a paid for baby group.

purplecorkheart · 24/03/2026 11:34

A very busy mother to a useless or cheap man.

dontforgetme · 24/03/2026 11:36

This is brilliant 😂

TFImBackIn · 24/03/2026 11:56

Utterlybananas333 · 24/03/2026 09:42

Also are there even pads of the non fanny kind I wonder???

Breast pads?

Startthecar · 24/03/2026 12:11

Love it! Definitely an exasperated woman, explicitly spelling out exactly what her OH should buy for their family! "non sh*t" breakfast cereal, "green" juice, "some honest to God decent cheese" ! Plain and simple lol.
Question is: did the harried husband lose the list, or discard it AFTER shopping?

ViciousCurrentBun · 24/03/2026 12:14

A woman in her early forties, who if less pressed for time has really beautiful handwriting.

outdooryone · 24/03/2026 14:24

I have to ask, but WTF is 'green juice'?

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