I just go when I need something and then it’s usually a few things. No need for a list. If I’m going to need to get a lot of stuff then I’ll make a list.

Both.

My grocery list is just to prevent me forgetting the main points. So three items on the list "cat litter, dinner somehow, bake a cake" turns into any number of things bought as I decide on what to make for dinner and which cake to bake while shopping.

yes. I have this botepad on the fridge whenever I notice something is needed I write it down and when I go to the store I just grab that list, anything I didn't/couldn't get I try to write back down. I tend to forget to get the list so I half wing usually to poor results

I write a list, then I forget to take it with me.

LIst. A mere scrap of paper we keep nearby on which my spouse and I jot down whatever we see is or will soon be depleted and need to be renewed. The first of us that is able to do errands simply grab the list and that's it. The moment we notice the list is not where it is supposed to be 1) we know the other is doing errands 2) we start a new list ;)

Doing so, we never have to wonder what we need to buy when we're doing errands, we just follow the list.

I make a list in the order I'll find the things in the store, walk through once and I'm done.
My partner has a different strategy though: They go through every single isle and actively search for things we might need (even if we never ever needed or missed them before).

I text twin throughout the day to bring home groceries. If we're all going to the store then there's probably a big list twin can't just bring home easily after work.

In this economic situation, I really need to use grocery list to make my money last till the next month.

List. I have a shared digital list with my wife. When we run out of something (or when open the last package/box/tin) we put it on the list. But sometimes the list just says "dinner" or "breakfast 2x" and we wing it.

When I lived alone I did not need a list. I did meal prep and for most perishables I could get away with using a whole unit so as long as I remembered the recepie I was fine most of the time.

Living with a girlfriend that is a very picky eater that changes what she likes every day made it too complex to keep track of. She sends me the list, I go by the store on my way home from work.

Stop mid-exercise because I remembered something I need, roll the dice to decide on which of my todo lists I'll add it to. Then maybe start organising the lists a bit and get absorbed in the devices. Later I'll probably meet a friend or go for a walk and on the way back do the shopping, without any lists and forgetting half the stuff I need.

That's pretty much my average.

I add things to an online pickup order as I think of them, I don't actually go in the store anymore

i should but usually don't :D I often end up with not having all the things I needed or too many things I don't need

Things get added to a list on my phone as I use things up or decide I want to make something. I absolutely use that list in the store - but I also buy on impulse: "oh, that looks really good / is on sale, I have a recipe but I'll need these other things". Or sometimes one thing will set off a chain: those chips the kids love are on super sale so I'll get them, and we should have some queso dip to go with them, and if we have queso dip I should get cauliflower, and if we have cauliflower ... "

I make a list, tick off the first couple of things then, for whatever reason, forget about the list completely and go through the store winging it and forgetting half of the things that were left on there. every single time.

If I'm baking or cooking to a recipe with unusual ingredients I definitely make a list. I've got a master list of staples on my phone with check boxes that I sometimes use. But mostly I wing it. Top tip: never do your grocery shopping when you're hungry.

I've rarely been in a grocery store since covid. Once they rolled out order online and pick it up later, I'm never willingly going back.

So I guess that counts as making a list.

Nope shop like ounce a week for myself only so make a mental grocery list of at most 10 things to grad so no need for a physical list.

Both. Anything not in the normal set (milk, salad, peanuts, tofu, natto, bananas,.and sweet pepper) gets written down immediately when I know we used up the previous one or need something for a particular recipe. We also get sushi and ice cream once a week (usually on Friday) unless we're going out to eat.

I go to the market regularly, so I don't need a list. I know what I need. That's just 2-4 types of products per visit.

It takes me two minutes to drive to the store, 10 min to walk, I am winging it.

I always make a list otherwise I will probably forget something.

I make a list between shopping of stuff I realize I should get (eg: peanut butter). When I go, I sometimes just grab stuff that's cheap or appealing.

I also live like 5 minutes away on foot from several grocery stores, so it's not a big deal to go.

I have multiple grocery stores within walking distance so I just wing it.