How to use the Fraidy shopping list: add, tick off, move to inventory

Shopping list vs inventory

	To Buy	Inventory
What goes here	Things you still need to buy	Things you already have at home
Expiry date needed	No	Yes
Expiry reminders	No	Yes

Items added from the home screen or the “Inventory” tab go straight into your inventory. Items added from the “To Buy” tab only get there after you tick them off and add them to inventory.

1. Add what you need to buy

1. Open the “To Buy” tab at the bottom.
2. Tap ”＋” at the top right to open “Add to Shopping List”.
3. Fill in:
   • “Item Name” — required
   • “Category” — optional
   • “Quantity” and “Unit”
   • “Est. Price (optional)”
   • “Note” — for example “sugar-free” or “cheaper at the market”
4. Tap “Save” at the top right.

The top of the list shows how many things are left to buy and, if you entered prices, an estimated total.

2. Tick it off when you have it

Once it is in your basket, tap the checkbox on the left of the item. The card is marked “Purchased”.

A tick cannot be undone. If you tick the wrong one, tap the card, choose “Remove from To-Buy List” and add it again.

3. Add it to your inventory at home

Purchased cards show an “Add to Inventory” button:

1. Tap “Add to Inventory” to open a panel at the bottom.
2. Choose the “Expiry Date”. Please do not skip this — without an expiry date you will not get any reminders.
3. “Purchase Date” defaults to today; change it if you need to.
4. Check the “Quantity” and “Unit”.
5. Tap the “Add to Inventory” button at the bottom of the panel.

The item leaves the shopping list, appears in the “Inventory” tab, and you will be reminded based on its expiry date.

Edit or remove an entry

Tap the card itself (not the checkbox) to open “Edit To-Buy Item”:

• Change the name, quantity, unit, estimated price or note and tap “Save Changes”.
• If you no longer need it, tap “Remove from To-Buy List”.

The magnifying glass at the top right searches the list.

Shopping together

The shopping list belongs to your family group, so everyone in it sees the same list. Add “toilet paper” at home and whoever is at the shop sees it when they open the app or switch to the “To Buy” tab; once they tick it off, it shows as purchased on your phone after a refresh, so nobody buys it twice.

The list does not change on screen by itself. To pick up something a family member just changed, pull the list down to refresh.

For help with the expiry date when adding to inventory, see expiry date, shelf life and best before explained. To record things you already have at home, see how to add items.