How would you handle grocery lists where you buy items from different stores for 2 reasons
Some items are only carried by specific stores
The item is in both stores, and you want to buy it from whichever one is closest at the moment.
The hard part is aisle ordering. Let’s take case #2 and say the item is “milk” . Let’s assume it is available in 2 stores, StoreA and StoreB.
In StoreA, milk is on aisle 2 name “dairy section”.
In StoreB, milk is on aisle 17 named the “milk” section in this store.
So you would want that reflected in the categories “aisle 2” and “aisle 17” .
You could have 2 lists with milk in different aisles. But then you have manage milk in both lists and check off both when you buy it.
Or you could have 1 list and use tags like “StoreA_Aisle2” and “StoreB_Aisle17” along with filtering by tags. Perhaps have a master list and a smart lists for each store.
Thoughts?
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I’m looking to duplicate my experience in Anylist as closely as possible in Apple Reminders. I know that I’ll have to make compromises like seeing the total cost and store-specific prices, but I want to see how close I can get. Admittedly, Anylist sets a really high bar, but I was curious.
Our Family share a reminders list for Shopping. Just 1 list.
If something needs buying, it gets added to the list by any of us, we use the automatic classification of items into Sections, it’s not perfect, but it’s pretty good.
When someone goes into a shop, they buy anything they can from the list.
It works for us, no matter which supermarket or other store we go to, just buy what you can.
I also share one grocery list with my wife and we have sections for all the stores we normally go to on a random basis - it’s grown to 15 sections by now , including Amazon, but it’s works surprisingly well for us.
We don’t buy stuff on the same stores all the time so my wife normally sorts the added items into the sections as she has a better overview of offers and points.
I’m responsible for the Amazon section normally . I tried to include tags at one point or notes, flags and such … but then I would loose my wife using it, so we keep it rather basic … but again, as long as it works for us .
We’ve always (well, recent decades) had a preferred store with others for specialty items, so having a list for each store worked out fine. Recently we have consolidated to just one store and only use one list.
Off topic, but I’ve never seen a grocery store where the milk wasn’t in the back corner of the store. It’s part of the Grocery Store Design Code. Similarly, the produce is right by the entrance.
I worked for a major grocery chain in the 70’s. All the stores had the same basic design that would encourage shoppers needing common items like milk, bread & eggs, etc. to circle the outer walls and walk past the more profitable items in the store.
In the meat department you would find the best cuts of beef before the hamburger, then pork, chicken, and sandwich meat. In the aisles the bargains would be on the top and bottom selves. The easiest to reach were frequently the more expensive, and beware the specials at the end of the aisles. And the candy at the checkout lanes placed where Junior could grab it . .
At least in the US I usually see similar setups in many stores.
, including Amazon, but it’s works surprisingly well for us.
. I tried to include tags at one point or notes, flags and such … but then I would loose my wife using it, so we keep it rather basic … but again, as long as it works for us 
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