Anyone got reccomends on a Grocery program?

[Holyoak]

PalmGear.com has so many, I've been reading through them all and can't even come close to a decision.

Anyone got a program I can use that is easy and simple for grocery lists?

[jglover]

Originally posted by Holyoak
PalmGear.com has so many, I've been reading through them all and can't even come close to a decision.

Anyone got a program I can use that is easy and simple for grocery lists?

Splash Shopper is excellent, but Handy Shopper is just about as good, and it is free.

[lesliefranke]

Splash Shopper is excellent, but Handy Shopper is just about as good, and it is free

Try them both. They are the class of grocery shopping programs. The biggest difference you are going to find is in the desktop component of the software.

[jglover]

Originally posted by lesliefranke
Try them both. They are the class of grocery shopping programs. The biggest difference you are going to find is in the desktop component of the software.

I've never tried Handy Shopper as I purchased SplashWallet (mainly for the Photo and ID apps), so I've always used Spalsh Shopper. The desktop component, at least in the way I use it, is very nice, especially when it comes to setting up the lists. I jusy do not have the patience to sit with the PDa and enter all the data via the stylus!

[Merlin]

Handy shopper is customizable and has good developer support as well as a yahoo group. Many people also use it as a general list creator and manager.

[matrix42]

If you are considering HandyShopper and SplashShopper try Handyshopper first it's free, it also has a third party desktop component called HS2Edit (Excel based) that works well. If HS doesn't do it for you, you can then go to Splashshopper, and it can import Handyshopper data. I personnally use Handyshopper and have for years. It's very customizable for any list making task you have in mind!
-Scott

[bryus]

I love Splash Shopper. I just enter everything I buy into it and the next time it is already there to make the list. It lets you know what your list will cost before you go shopping, and how much your list costs as you check things off. This is hand if you add something that you forgot.

[pdasteve]

Give Handyshopper a try.

You can type in your lists in the memo pad section then import them into the Handyshopper program.

Handshopper will also let you create checklists.

It's a great program - can't believe it's freeware.

[tanker_bob]

I use Handyshopper regularly. It's free and does everything I need. The developer provides outstanding support on his Yahoo forum.

[LanMan]

Another vote for HandyShopper.

[WildCelt]

HandyShopper, hands down. I have at least a dozen HS databases I use for all sorts of things. I love how versatile the program is, and when you factor in the great price and great support, you just cannot beat it.

[Merlin]

ListPro is a great list maker for many things including shopping.

[rtaylor61]

No doubt HandyShopper is hard to beat. I use it But is you want to be different, CheckList is another freeware alternative that does a good job. I originally downloaded several different shoppers, but kept those two.

RT

[kerr]

the thing i don't get with shopping programs is why anyone would want to record so much information about shopping. you have item, store, aisle, price, etc. is it really that helpful compared to writing down a list each week and just going to the store?

i'm sure many people will say it is a great help, to me it sounds like needless work. opinions?

[Fern]

I prefer HandyShopper but I agree with you, Kerr, that it is much easier to go shopping with a hand written shopping list. I do find HandyShopper useful for keeping a check list of the items we may want to purchase to use when writing out our grocery shopping list.

I have found HandyShopper useful for a lot of other things such as a Packing list, a list of people to sent Christmas cards, a list of Medical Abbreviations to use at work and much more.

[Shamrock]

I actually use ShopList (by Gregg Geschke). It was written in 1998, is very simple and is free. I think it is intuitive and stays "transparent" to my shopping. I have no idea where to find it but if you can I think it is worth a try.

[bryus]

Originally posted by kerr
the thing i don't get with shopping programs is why anyone would want to record so much information about shopping. you have item, store, aisle, price, etc. is it really that helpful compared to writing down a list each week and just going to the store?

i'm sure many people will say it is a great help, to me it sounds like needless work. opinions?

Actually it is a big improvement. If I realize that I am running out of something or I need to get something next time I go to the store I just tap it on the SplashShopper list and the next time I am at the store, it's on my list. I also find it is helpful in comparing prices. If I see a sale at the grocery store I can compare it to the price at Sam's Club in my SplashShopper list.

Also, once you have an item in your list, it takes just a few strokes/taps to add it to your list. Plus, since I never go anywhere without my TC (this is normal, right?) I always have my list handy.

Granted you only have to record as much information as you want to, although I find the Aisle field very helpful in avoiding backtracking at the grocery store becase I forgot to pickup soup on aisle 5 and I am on aisle 18.:mad:

[ctreeves]

Here is a link to ShopList. I haven't tried it, and see it hasn't been updated since 1998.

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/1559/shoplist.htm

[dbump]

Originally posted by kerr
the thing i don't get with shopping programs is why anyone would want to record so much information about shopping. you have item, store, aisle, price, etc. is it really that helpful compared to writing down a list each week and just going to the store?


The answer to that depends a lot on your style. Personally, I find a number of advantages to using HandyShopper:

I can add items to my grocery list when & where-ever I think of them--unless you carry your paper list with you at all times, you have to set a reminder and add it later.

I sort my HS list by aisle--no more searching for an infrequent item, or going from aisle 4 to 6 back to 3 back to 6, etc. HandyShopper allows for aisle data to be stored for each store you use, which is great if you decide to visit market B instead of your normal market A.

I use the list database itself to make each new list--much easier to scroll through all the items I've previously needed and remember that I'm out of something than to stare at a blank sheet of paper or stand in front of the open fridge.

I don't use price--so I've never entered any, and I don't even display that column. You can limit the display to just the description column, if you prefer.



What I really want is a food inventory database that tracks consumption--it could suggest that I'll need milk based on the last time I checked it off the shopping list. Then integrate that with a recipe list. Select the meals you plan on making, and it will list the ingredients you may not already have on hand. Check off a recipe when you make it, and it will decrement the ingredient quantities from your food inventory.

[zipman]

I have used ShotList since I first had a Palm Pilot with 1mb of space. It works for me as I do not care about price. I help my 90 year old Mom get her groceries so I have a list for her and one that my wife sends me out to get on emergencies. It works for me plus its free!

[zipman]

Sorry I ment ShopList!

I hate it when my keyboard does that (smile).

[Kurto2021]

The question of why to use a handheld for shopping over a piece of paper is easy. Have a few kids and a budget and it will let you know what you are going to spend before you even go to the store. If the amount you are going to spend extends beyond your budget it tells you to cut back...if you are under you know you can get that pack of oreos.

One thing I wish my program would do (jShopper) is let me input different prices for the same item. For instance if Wal-Mart has it for $2.79 and another store has it for $2.95 let each price be entered for each store. Right now I have to input the item twice with two different price points.

[doulos12]

Okay, for those of you who bought an app like this, besides bundles like SplashWallet, what feature made it worth the cost over HandyShopper?

[Kurto2021]

Originally posted by Kurto2021
The question of why to use a handheld for shopping over a piece of paper is easy. Have a few kids and a budget and it will let you know what you are going to spend before you even go to the store. If the amount you are going to spend extends beyond your budget it tells you to cut back...if you are under you know you can get that pack of oreos.

One thing I wish my program would do (jShopper) is let me input different prices for the same item. For instance if Wal-Mart has it for $2.79 and another store has it for $2.95 let each price be entered for each store. Right now I have to input the item twice with two different price points.

Being on a budget made it worth it. It allows me to control costs much better.

[LanMan]

Originally posted by Kurto2021
One thing I wish my program would do (jShopper) is let me input different prices for the same item. For instance if Wal-Mart has it for $2.79 and another store has it for $2.95 let each price be entered for each store. Right now I have to input the item twice with two different price points.

HandyShopper allows individual store pricing, and shows the lowest price when shopping. For example, if you are at Walmart, and another store has a lower price, then HS2 will show the Walmart price in red, or otherwise indicate that it isn't the lowest price available. Nice feature!

I believe the only real feature that causes some to buy Splashshopper is that it has an integrated desktop, and that it comes included in the SplashWallet combo.

I only use HS about 10% of the time for shopping. Most of my HS use is for many other types of lists/db's. HS2 is really the best. :D

[dbump]

I'd echo LanMan's comment--I love HandyShopper for grocery lists, but that's only one of the many things I use it for. The yahoo handyshopper group has a lot of suggestions (as well as downloadable databases) for alternate uses. Can't remember if the URL was posted earlier in the thread or not:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/handyshopper/

[MMike]

Here is another vote for HandyShopper. I haven't used the prices in it yet but didn't know you could have the same item in different stores with different prices. Maybe I'll step up to that level soon. I do love the efficiency of having needed items sorted by asile.

Also, HS does have a desktop, sort of. There is a program on the Yahoo group referenced above that allows you to export / import to Excel. I used this when I first d/l'd a major shopping list from the group that I used as the basis for the list I use today.

Mad
Mike

[Dmitry Briliuk]

Try Handy Service, http://handysolution.com/hs.htm
It is exactly for shopping and tracking of goods lists

Also there is a freeware previous version:
http://handysolution.com/wa1.htm