The Shopping List Compendium:
rules of collecting abandoned shopping lists

When I collected my first list, I set myself some rules to avoid the collection descending into chaos. These are:

1) Each shopping list MUST be abandoned (not disposed of in a bin, for example). This is an especially important rule as it's cheating to steal the list from somebody while they're using it to shop from, even though it might seem like a funny idea at the time!

2) I must find the shopping list myself. If people just give me lists then that doesn't mean they've been abandoned.

3) I must write comments (no matter how brief) about every list I collect.

4) I must scan and upload every list to my site.

5) I must endeavour to find other people who collect shopping or grocery lists and, with them, pay homage to the creators of our treasure.



To the shopping lists!












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