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.

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Tonic water, avocados and rocket, frozen petit pois, the latter as it is virtually the only frozen thing I buy apart from the occasional magnums.

I quite often forget to collect my click and collect parcel at the end of my shop, even though I registered on arrival for it!

I always seem to run out of toothpaste I am pretty sure my children are eating it.

Milk which is usually the thing that i went into the shop for in the first place 😁

Firelighters, cling film and bread. Usually the one thing I absolutely need

I thought of this thread this morning in the supermarket... forgot my shopping list...

Bin bags 💼

I can’t really think of anything frequently forgotten, it’s more likely to be that something needed was out of stock (Aldi have been out of stock of black peppercorns on the last 2 visits). We normally try and make do without whatever it is or if really desperate I might pick it up on the days I work (working in a town centre helps).

Cupboard essentials. Every single time. Eg. things like mustard powder, black treacle, tobasco sauce, that sort of thing. Essential when cooking from scratch.
My thought process goes I must replace that, and promptly completely forget then, for example, go to glaze the ham on Christmas Eve to find no mustard or treacle and then have to improvise a poor substitute.

Usually the second-most important thing I’ve gone out for. Not so important I’ve drilled it into my head, but still something I’ll have to go back and get!
Butter, sliced bread, toothpaste... that sort of useful item

Dishwasher tabs (because I usually don't do the dishwasher loading) and cheese.
No idea why but I always forget cheese even though we eat it constantly!

I went to the shop THREE TIMES for milk one day. Bought stuff every time I went.

Still ended up drinking black tea........

Oh yeah...... cling film and foil....we have been without foil for about 2 weeks now despite me having gone "big" shopping twice since we ran out

Oh and to add the sheer stupidity of my pp's ....

I WORK IN A FUCKING SUPERMARKET

Since using the Alexa shopping app our hit rate is much better barring the odd phonetic mishap (strawberry ham anyone?). The rule is that if you start on the last packet /tin/bottle/carton of something you shout it at Alexa as you're opening it and another one gers bought and goes in the cupboard before you run out. Obv some of us are better at this than others...

So it's the stuff the kids or DH use up and don't add to the list: ketchup, cider, peanut butter, pickled onions and crisps.

But I never, ever remember to reclaim my parking at the tills and always drive home swearing at the ticket stub on the dashboard

Toothpaste and batteries!

I always seem to forget gravy I'll buy dinner ingredients and concentrate so much on that I forget what brings it all together!

Bin bags, dog poo bags..

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Since using the Alexa shopping app our hit rate is much better barring the odd phonetic mishap (strawberry ham anyone?). The rule is that if you start on the last packet /tin/bottle/carton of something you shout it at Alexa as you're opening it and another one gers bought and goes in the cupboard before you run out. Obv some of us are better at this than others...

So it's the stuff the kids or DH use up and don't add to the list: ketchup, cider, peanut butter, pickled onions and crisps.

But I never, ever remember to reclaim my parking at the tills and always drive home swearing at the ticket stub on the dashboard

Which app is that? Does it order from Amazon? I have looked into it but there are so many different apps that I dont know where to start!

Washing liquid, eggs, carrots, batteries, bin bags

I always forget kitchen roll.
We are at the moment having to use the left over Christmas napkins as yet again I have come home without any.

I forget toothpaste and shampoo

Tomato sauce and Salad Cream.
I just walk by and forget I need both.

This sounds like a brilliant service!
Always bin bags, food caddy liners and light bulbs for me!

Cat food
Cling film
Kitchen foil
Bin bags
Loo roll
Kitchen roll

I think it’s because other than when we have run out I rarely go into these aisles

Loo roll and apples!