This is an awesome pre-formatted list, in fact, it’s The Ultimatest.
Below are the best pre-formatted grocery lists ever created. I made them just for you—and they’re free. Print ’em out, hang ’em on the refrigerator door and mark ’em up before you go to the grocery store. We have comprehensive versions for both meat-eaters and vegetabletarians. Links are below.
And now there are fully-editable PDF and spreadsheet versions of the Deluxe list. That means that if you don’t have pets or kids, for example, you can edit those sections to be something else. If an item wasn’t on my pre-formatted list, now you can add it then print it out. How awesome is that? No customer support is offered. If you want to permanently edit the customizable PDF file you will need to buy Adobe Acrobat. Otherwise, edit it as you need then print it a bunch of copies. Enjoy.
PS: The New Yorker made a list of the 100 Best Lists of all Time and our Grocery List Collection list made the list!
To download
Right-click the links below and choose “Save file as…”, “Save link as…” or whatever. Last updated January 2013.
- Free download: THE ULTIMATEST GROCERY LIST (v3.3)
- Free download: THE ULTIMATEST EDITABLE GROCERY LIST (v3.4)
- Free download: THE ULTIMATEST SPREADSHEET GROCERY LIST (v1.1)
- Free download: THE ULTIMATEST VEGETARIAN GROCERY LIST (v1.2)
As seen in…
Too any places to count, but here are a few: The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Milk Eggs Vodka: Grocery Lists Lost and Found, Lifehacker, Ask MetaFilter, Woman’s Day, The Mommy Journal, mothering.com, Org Junkie, StumbleUpon, Squidoo, Wikipedia, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Kelly Clarkson Show, TEDxVienna, and more.
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User-made versions
Sometimes people send me their own versions or edits of these lists. I figured I’d start sharing them here, although most are buried in years of email. Send yours!
Hi Bill,
Laura
I remade your spreadsheet to work at my grocery store in Bright’s Grove, Ontario, Canada. I hope that’s okay and I have attached it for you to share. I added the aisle numbers or the store area where the item is found.
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All I am looking for is a printable list of regular items that I can check off the items I am looking for! All I am finding is everythin but what I want!
This web site is the worst!!!
this is awesome! why are tomatoes the only thing with a star next to it? and how did i notice that? no clue.
THANKS!! for the veggie version … flesh eaters, you should check it out! Great list of spices and things you can eat without an animal having to live and die for you.
MARMITE! Where’s the Marmite on the list? :) Thanks! We love you!!!
Vegetarians use household items too, can they be added to the vegetarian version…thanks!
Great list!! Only suggestion would be for to you make it possible to make the print larger for your baby boomers. Thanks!
This list is great! After teaching 27 little darlins all day my mind is fried. Thank you thank you for saving my sanity! We need brown sugar on it….gotta make cookies! And pecan pie,pie,pie!
Thanks for this shopping list, it’s very helpful!
Hello, I love this grocery list.. But is there one printable w/out the vodka and lighters on the green post-it? I would like to share it on my schools website also, but it would be inappropriate to post it w/ that on it.
Thank you so much for this grocery list. I have to stay on a budget and your list helps me stay focused and within my means.
– Thankya
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