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A Thanksgiving grocery list, in aisle order

This is the shopping for the dinner most people make: turkey and gravy, stuffing, mashed and sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, rolls, pumpkin pie. It runs in the order most supermarkets are laid out, produce first and frozen near the end, so you're not walking back across the store for sage.

Check off whatever's already in the house. Then print what's left, or make it a shared list so whoever else is shopping can add to it from their phone.

Your checkmarks stay on this phone.

Check what you already have.

1Produce

2Bakery

3Meat & seafood

4Dairy & eggs

5Frozen

6Pantry

7Baking & spices

8Snacks & candy

9Drinks

10Household

64 to buy

Two trips

Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 26. The Wednesday before is miserable in a supermarket, so don't leave it all for then. This weekend, get anything that keeps: cans, baking stuff, foil, drinks, and the turkey if it's frozen. Herbs, cream, rolls and the rest of the produce can wait until Monday or Tuesday.

The turkey

Figure 1 to 1.5 pounds a person. The extra half pound is for leftovers. A frozen turkey takes about a day in the fridge for every 4 to 5 pounds, so a 16-pounder needs three or four days and goes in by Sunday the 22nd. Over 20 pounds, make it Saturday.

Sharing it

Send the link to whoever's shopping with you, or to the cousin bringing the pie. Add something and it's on the other phones in a second or two. Check something off and it drops into the cart for everyone. It keeps working at the back of the store where there's no signal. Nobody signs up, which also means anyone with the link can edit or delete the list, so only send it to people you'd let in your fridge.

For a regular week's shopping there's also a grocery list by aisle.