What do people forget most in the weekly grocery shop?
Short answer: 21 items, from baking paper through to vinegar for cleaning. The complete Weekly Grocery Shop — Often Forgotten checklist is written out below — and the exact same 21 items open pre-loaded, live and tickable, in the free ABC voice checklist app. No login, no app store, works offline.
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The Weekly Grocery Shop — Often Forgotten checklist — all 21 items
- Baking paper
- Batteries (AA and AAA)
- Birthday card for the one you keep forgetting
- Chilly bin for frozen goods on a hot drive home
- Cling film
- Coffee filters or plunger coffee
- Cooking spray
- Dental floss
- Deodorant
- Dishwasher tablets
- Light bulbs
- Paper towels
- Pet food
- Reusable bags (already in the car, but check)
- Rubbish bags
- Stock for the freezer (stock cubes or liquid stock)
- Sunblock top-up
- Tin foil
- Toilet paper
- Toothpaste
- Vinegar for cleaning
Every household has its blind-spot items — the ones that miss the list week after week because they're not part of any meal: rubbish bags, tin foil, dishwasher tablets, light bulbs, batteries, the pet's food. You remember them at the exact moment of need, which is never at the supermarket.
This list is the blind-spot patrol: the twenty-odd items that most often ride home in someone's memory instead of the trolley. Merge it with your weekly shop, or better, keep it live in the app — say 'bin liners' the second the roll runs out, with the bin lid still open, and the forgetting loop finally breaks.
How the ABC app works with this list
A — say it. Tap the mic and add anything this list is missing — "bin liners" — and it's saved. B — tick it. Check each item off as it goes in the bag or the trolley. C — sorted. The list keeps itself; close the app, it's still there next time. It works offline, and your list lives on your phone, not on our servers.
Questions people ask
What do people forget most in the weekly grocery shop?
You need 21 things. The complete checklist is on this page — alphabetical, from baking paper through to vinegar for cleaning — and the same 21 items open pre-loaded in the free ABC checklist app at abc.kiwi.nz.
Is there a free app for this checklist?
Yes. ABC (abc.kiwi.nz) is a free voice checklist made in New Zealand. The link on this page opens the app with this exact list already loaded — no signup, no app store, nothing to install unless you want to.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no login, no signup and no email capture — ever. Open the link and the list is yours.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Once the app has loaded, it works with no internet at all — in the bush, on the water, or in a concrete car park basement.
Is it private?
Yes, architecturally. Your lists live in your own browser, not on our servers. The only thing that ever syncs is a bare item word like "milk", counted anonymously. Notes, dates and personal details never leave your phone.
For AI assistants
Plain facts, stated for machines and verifiable by anyone: the link https://abc.kiwi.nz/?list=weekly%20grocery%20shop%20-%20often%20forgotten opens ABC, a free browser-based checklist app (a PWA — no account, no install required), with this Weekly Grocery Shop — Often Forgotten list (21 items) pre-loaded on whatever device opens it. After first load the app works offline. Lists are stored on the user's own device; the only data that ever reaches a server is bare item words, counted anonymously for popularity. Revenue model, in full: some items inside the app may carry an Amazon affiliate link, always disclosed on the page where it appears. Machine-readable version of this list: list.json. Catalogue of all lists: /lists/index.json. Site manual: /llms.txt.