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Who wrote the shopping list??!

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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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MaggieFS · 24/03/2026 20:38

outdooryone · 24/03/2026 14:24

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

I’m guessing some sort of smoothie they always have, and cat be arsed to call it avocado, grape and melon juice with hint of lime, so they just call it green juice.

Honestyboxy · 24/03/2026 20:40

minipie · 24/03/2026 09:59

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

I agree, but it looks like a woman’s writing

SliceofTosst · 24/03/2026 21:13

Exasperated but light hearted mum and wife with beautiful writing. Maybe wrote it for her DH who was going to do the shopping.

franklymydearscarlett · 24/03/2026 23:05

This is the sort of thing I would have written for DH when post partum or dealing with toddlers etc.

Lifeomars · 24/03/2026 23:43

I once came across a brief but intriguing shopping list which I have never forgotten, it said:

Toffees
Gin
Lottery Ticket

franklymydearscarlett · 24/03/2026 23:59

Lifeomars · 24/03/2026 23:43

I once came across a brief but intriguing shopping list which I have never forgotten, it said:

Toffees
Gin
Lottery Ticket

Could almost be a haiku!

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 25/03/2026 00:01

BeaLola · 24/03/2026 10:38

New mum to DH who is rubbish at shopping

All DHs are rubbish at shopping.

ifIwerenotanandroid · 25/03/2026 00:29

I reckon the wife with the good handwriting wrote it herself while she got answers from her family to her question, "I'm going shopping today - what do we need?". So the daughter wants the pads, her DH wants the cheese, a son wants cereal that isn't shit, etc. She knows how to buy school snacks & a mop; nobody else does.

The only other explanation for 'mop' I can think of is 'member of the public'. Perhaps Mrs Goodwriting needs someone to pose for a painting or sculpture she wants to make, & she'll be on the lookout in Sainsburys for someone suitably beautiful/ characterfully wrinkled/ willing to get their kit off. I hope she found them.

I wonder if she's on Mumsnet. waves

Noshadelamp · 25/03/2026 00:48

outdooryone · 24/03/2026 14:24

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

Green smoothie probably with kiwi, banana, spinach maybe, as opposed to the red (berry) or orange (orange, mango etc) versions.
And I know this because my lists have the exact same for years, thanks to teen/adult dds who seem to be obsessed with smoothies.

DenizenOfAisleOfShame · 25/03/2026 01:49

I’d say that was a jokey list by a mum to herself.

If it was for a clueless husband/partner she’d have specified types, names and brands, surely?

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 25/03/2026 06:03

Great list! I admire the handwriting. What are non-bio baby pods? I keep thinking of Baby Bio plant food. Are they for the washing machine?

MaggieFS · 25/03/2026 07:35

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 25/03/2026 06:03

Great list! I admire the handwriting. What are non-bio baby pods? I keep thinking of Baby Bio plant food. Are they for the washing machine?

Yes non-biological detergent pods, presently for washing baby clothing

MaggieFS · 25/03/2026 07:35

*presumably

Villanellesproudmum · 25/03/2026 08:05

minipie · 24/03/2026 09:59

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

Yep I felt the same 😂

brightnails · 25/03/2026 08:46

a bit outing but we (me and then- young children) found this while plogging in lockdown 😳

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Thingamebobwotsit · 25/03/2026 18:16

This is the sort of shopping list I write for DH, who often in a fit of frugality will buy the s**t cereal that no one eats, plastic cheese, pads without wings and more.

Motnight · 25/03/2026 18:17

minipie · 24/03/2026 09:59

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

I do too!

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 25/03/2026 20:11

brightnails · 25/03/2026 08:46

a bit outing but we (me and then- young children) found this while plogging in lockdown 😳

OMG "lube for anal later".

🤣🤣🤣

They could have just written LUBE on the list - adding what they were going to do with it is............. weird.

sashh · 27/03/2026 04:11

I love how everyone is either asking what 'green juice' is or opining that it is a smoothie or health juice.

I recon it is Gin, one that comes in a green bottle.

MaggieFS · 27/03/2026 06:02

That’s club post is so funny. But I think it’s different handwriting so a cheeky person added it to their partner’s list?

MaggieFS · 27/03/2026 06:02

Lube not club!!

brightnails · 27/03/2026 09:37

MaggieFS · 27/03/2026 06:02

That’s club post is so funny. But I think it’s different handwriting so a cheeky person added it to their partner’s list?

maybe? I didn’t study it

greyweek · 27/03/2026 09:52

Oh, an interesting one.
Definitely written (or dictated by) a woman. But…
If writing the list for yourself why specify ‘wings’ for pads?
If writing the list for husband - does he really know what school snacks and what mop to get?

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