Shopping

What's missing, written down the moment it runs out

The moment to know the coffee has run out is when you pour the last cup, not when you're standing in the supermarket aisle trying to remember what was missing.

What happens without it

01

The list on the phone of whoever didn't go

Written in one person's notes app, or in a message from three days ago you have to scroll up to find.

02

Buying the same thing twice

Two people go shopping the same day without knowing and both come back with milk. It gets thrown away, and it's been paid for twice.

03

And then, the receipt

Someone fronts £84 and has to remember to ask for it back, or decide it doesn't matter. Neither of those is good in the long run.

How it gets sorted

The same list for everyone, as it happens

What one person adds appears for another without reloading anything. It can be added from the kitchen the moment something runs out, which is when it actually gets written down.

Ticking it off does three things

The shop is closed, the items go into the pantry with their quantities, and the receipt total becomes an expense split between whoever it's for. In one step and one operation.

What runs out comes back to the list on its own

If you keep the pantry, anything that drops below the minimum you set reappears without anybody remembering to add it.

From the kitchen to the accounts, with nothing in between

  1. TuesdayThe coffee runs out. Two taps on a phone and it's on everyone's list.
  2. SaturdayOne person goes and sees the full list, with everything the others have added.
  3. At the tillThey mark the shop as done and enter the receipt total: £84.37.
  4. ImmediatelyThe pantry refills, the expense comes in split, and everyone's balance updates.

Questions

Can several people edit the list at once?
Yes. Changes reach everyone else immediately, without reloading. It's built for exactly the case of two people adding things from different places.
Can I put a price on each item?
Not yet: the receipt total is what's recorded, which is what's needed to split the cost. Per-line prices are on the list of things to do, but we'll only build it if the module gets used enough to justify the friction of typing in every price.
Does it work offline, in the supermarket?
You need a connection to see and tick off the list. If you lose signal the app tells you instead of going blank. Adding things offline is on the list of improvements, but it isn't there yet.

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