[antonymoose]

Perhaps India is a different place, groceries wise, but in America I shop the deals. Are sirloin steak, chicken thighs, or Boston Butts on sale? What veggies, what pastas, starch, and breads (that don’t suck) - I do check the weekly ads ahead of time to gameplan but I never make a formal list. Maybe I bank on that meat sale and the quality looks like trash, what then, do I give up and go home? You have to think on your feet, your plan never withstands first contact with (corporate grocery stores)

[rramadass]

The article has got nothing to do with India but is merely a popular psychology article published on a Indian News website.

It is about how even so simple a task as creating a shopping list is a sign of beneficial cognitive offloading and can be a marker of higher executive functions.

[Tagbert]

I start with a list but improvise if a deal presents itself. That way I don't miss the basics - "Did I forget the milk?" - but can still find that special buy.

[hinkley]

Pile this into the bucket called, "being poor is expensive."