Anyone find you need a list to remember the list?

Hopefully the 4th time I visit the hardware store to rebuild this mailbox I will remember the list of things that helps me remember the things I need.

  • SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml
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    5 days ago

    I’m old enough to know I need a shopping list. I’m also old enough to forget the shopping list when I go shopping. Sometimes I can remember some of the things on the list but the next time I go shopping I DO remember the list but I forgot that I bought some of the things on the list. This is why I have a two years supply of pancake syrup.

    I was trying to lose weight and my doctor recommended I try chewing gum. So I put that on my shopping list. When I got to the store, I looked at the list and tried to FIND gum in the store. I couldn’t find any gum anywhere. My DECADES of ignoring stuff in-line at the cash register would not let me SEE the gum. Three trips to the store with gum on the list before I finally figured it out.

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        5 days ago

        I don’t have a phone.

        I use Google Voice at home on the computer. It’s FREE. For the last 8 years I have spent ZERO on phones. It’s included with my internet.

        Just think of all the money you would have if you didn’t pay for your phone.

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          4 days ago

          I need to be reachable when I’m out and about but I get it. I’ve thought about getting a flip phone and just using my smartphone on WiFi at home if I need to but that’s about as far as I’d go I think.

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            4 days ago

            Yea, I hear that. I’m retired and my job was on-call 24-7. I have grown to hate phones and NOW I can.

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          5 days ago

          Oh I do the same thing but instead of discord I text my number important things to remember or buy

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      5 days ago

      I buy gum in bulk. It’s like half the price per pack. You could probably order it online to save yourself some trouble.