Shopping and Cooking Habits

1. Who Does the Shopping How much of your household's shopping do you do?

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I don't do any of the grocery shopping						I do all of the grocery shopping

2. Shopping at Different Stores I shop for groceries in different places...

to save money on staples and dry goods
to search for the freshest fruits and vegetables
to take advantage of one store's particularly good coupons
to get advice from the staff on certain purchases
to use a particularly good bakery, produce section, or butcher counter
to find regional, ethnic, organic, holiday, or other hard-to-find items
to support locally-owned businesses, farmers' markets, or co-ops
I only shop in one store.
Other:

3. Shopping List Order I keep my shopping lists... (check any that apply)

4. Shopping List Length How many unique items are on your typical shopping list? Two packages of ground beef count as one item; two boxes of different cereals count as two items.

6. Shopping List Order In what order do you place the items on your list?

7. Shopping Lists How often do you bring a shopping list to the store with you?

8. Shopping with friends or family When shopping with friends or family, we ...

Have a single slow-moving cart driven by the person with the list, and everyone else goes and gets items
Half-and-half: fill two carts, a cart and a basket, or two baskets
Split the list(s) across more than two groups of people
Everyone sticks together and socializes around the cart
Other:

9. Forgot to get something at the store How often do you find that you have forgotten to get something at the store?

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I never forget anything						I always forget something

10. Realizing you forgot something at the store Where are you when you realize you forgot something?

11. Receipts from shopping I keep my grocery receipts ...

until I can find a recycling bin
so I can enter the total into a family budget
so I can keep the coupons that print out with it
to check against my shopping list
for itemized budgeting ("No more than $X / month on ice cream")
to record pricing trends on items I buy frequently
for reimbursement, refund, or tax purposes
Other:

13. Knowing what's in the pantry or kitchen I know what's in my kitchen or pantry...

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I am frequently surprised by what I find in my own kitchen						I always know what is on each shelf

14. Mobile phones Which of the following best sums up your attitude towards mobile phones?

I don't have one.
I'd prefer not to have one.
It's a telephone. It's mobile.
It sure is nice having everyone's phone numbers in one place.
Some of those additional features are really useful
I use the non-phone features more than I use it as a telephone
If I could have the internet plugged into my skull, that'd be pretty cool

16. Technology in the home In which of the following rooms do you have at least one internet-enabled device? You can count a game console, PC, Mac, laptop, server, or even a smartphone as long as you think of that room as the device's "home".

17. Finding recipes How do you find a new recipe? Check any that apply.

Friends or relatives share recipes with me
I watch cooking shows
I read or browse food blogs
I read or browse through cookbooks
I read or browse through magazines with recipes
I search for recipes online when I know what I want to make
I search for recipes online based on what I know is in my kitchen
Other:

18. Sharing recipes How do you share recipes?

19. Improving Shopping Which of the following do you think you would enjoy?

Ability to know which foods are in my kitchen
Knowing exactly how old all of my food is (spice still fresh, milk still good)
Having my shopping list on a mobile device without having to type it into a mobile device's keypad
Charging groceries to my mobile phone or smartphone plan
Shopper's Club discounts
Adding the ingredients for a recipe to my shopping list by simply writing the name of the recipe
Knowing exactly when hard-to-find items are going to be available

20. Improving shopping Can you think of anything else that would make shopping easier for you?

21. Improving this survey Does this survey overlook any important steps in your typical grocery shopping trip? Did you find any questions bizarre or confusing?

Follow-up questions If J.R. is confused by or interested in your answers, particularly anywhere you answered "Other", can he contact you by e-mail with a follow-up question or two?

I would be happier if I had a chance to explain my answers in more detail.
I guess I could answer a few additional questions.
I'm done, thanks.

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Yeah, okay.
Taunt, taunt, taunt.
Other:

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I do this task alone									I always have seven people to help me.