What are the items you need, but always forget to buy at the supermarket? - £200 voucher to be won

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Whether it’s loo roll for the hundredth time or the bottle of wine you were really excited for, we want to know the items you need, but always forget to buy at the supermarket.

• Post your items in the thread below to be entered into a prize draw
• One lucky MNer will win a £200 voucher for a store of their choice

Here’s what Zapp has to say:

“Run out of nappies at 3 in the morning? Haven’t had time to go to the shops to pick up dinner? Or simply just need a glass of wine after a long day? Zapp is here to save the day.

Choose from over 2,000 curated items, delivered in 20 minutes or less, with no minimum order value and free delivery over £30. You look after the kids, let Zapp look after you.”

Thanks and good luck with the prize draw!
MNHQ

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Binbags every time,never have enough,always forget to buy them.

Paracetamol for me and Calpol for DS

I always forget washing up liquid because I tend to skip that whole aisle!

I always forget tea bags when I need them. I'm OK on larder staples like tinned tomatoes, beans etc as I buy a few at a time and buy again before I run out. Butter is another thing I forget.The rest of the family are OK with other spreads but I just like butter, so it is me that loses out!

Soap and toothpaste

What is it about tomato puree? I'm glad I'm not the only one who constantly forgets that. And quiche - we all love quiche. Why can't I remember it?

I always forget toilet roll because it's right at the end.

I always remember the essentials like chocolate and booze, but toilet rolls often seem to slip my increasingly sh*y memory!

Milk. We don't use that much of it so I always forget to check whether we need more.

Cleaning stuff. I always forget to check what we already have, so it doesn't get put on the list. Same with the shampoo and conditioner the kids use, they never tell me when it's running low and I don't use it so don't notice!

Bin bags, bread, tea bags and foil. I do hate running out of tea bags....

Herbs and spices - we often don’t have what we need and then forget to buy it the next time we are shopping.

Tin foil

Frozen king prawns - love these for lunches and quick dinners but frequently forget to stock up

Nuts for (fairly) healthy snacks

One ingredient of a recipe. Always.

Dishwasher tablets, kitchen roll and loo roll!

Bin bags
Dishwasher tablets
Tea and sugar because only DH uses them

Olive oil, and coarse ground black pepper

Cooking oil.
Got home, realised and went straight back for it once and was sent a parking fine, as you are not allowed back in the carpark in a certain time frame

Pesto - I put it in so many things and am always running out. It never seems to be where I think it should be in the supermarket either.

Milk, my DD drinks 4 pints a day if it’s there. It’s why she is so tall and strong but it doesn’t stop it being a pain.

Washing up liquid. Milk - I much prefer fresh milk, but always try to keep long life milk in stock as a stand-by, but quite often forget to re-buy it when I’ve used it all.

Shampoo and tinned tomatoes

Butter, nappies, oats

Tea bags... every damn time! We go through so many yet they are the only things I remember to forget 😂

Marmite - because, in a shop where there are 50 varieties of every other product to choose from, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

I always forget to get baby wipes! I use them quicker than any other baby product so when I don't go down that isle I forget them. They're a must have! Plus going out to the shops with a baby and toddler to grab wipes is not easy so is a pain when I forget them!