How to Use Shopping Lists

A Shopping List contains items you order frequently or on a regular basis. Using a Shopping List when you order will save you time by eliminating the need to search for your items. All you need to do is view the items on the Shopping List and add the quantities you want to order to your Shopping Cart.

Shopping List Topics

• Creating a Shopping List
• Adding an Item to a Shopping List
• Viewing Shopping Lists
• Ordering from a Shopping List
• Making Changes to a Shopping List

Demos & Tutorials

• Shopping List Tutorial (Coming Soon)

 

Creating a Shopping List

You can create a shopping list by using the Shopping List Dashboard, which is available on the Home page and on any page you use to look for items. You can also create a shopping list from the Your Saved Shopping Lists page, a page that lists all existing shopping lists, which you can get to by using the Account Tools option on the Main Menu.

Creating a Shopping List by Using the Shopping List Dashboard

1. View the Home page.
2. Click the Shopping Lists menu option to expand the Shopping Lists dashboard.
3. Click the Create a New List link to open the Your List’s Name text field.
4. Type the name of the shopping list in the Your List’s Name field and click the Create Shopping List button to add the new shopping list to the Select Your List drop down.

Creating a Shopping List by Using the Your Saved Shopping Lists page

1. Click the Account Tools menu option on the Main Menu.
2. Click the Shopping Lists option from the drop down menu to be taken to the Your Saved Shopping Lists page.
3. Click the Create a New List button to open the Your List’s Name text field.
4. Type the name of the shopping list in the Your List’s Name field and click the Save List button to add the new shopping list to the Your Saved Shopping Lists grid in alphabetical order.

Adding an Item to a Shopping List

You can add an item to a shopping list anywhere you see the Add to Shopping List drop down, which includes the item list page, the item detail page, and the item comparison page.

Adding an item to a Shopping List from an item page

1. Search or browse for an item.
2. View the item list, item detail, or item comparison page.
3. Select a shopping list in the Add to Shopping List drop down. A confirmation message will display if the item was added to the list.

Viewing Shopping Lists

You can view a shopping list by using the Shopping List Dashboard, which is available on the Home page and on any page you use to look for items. You can also view a shopping list by using the Your Saved Shopping Lists page, a page that lists all existing shopping lists, which is available by using the Account Tools option on the Main Menu.

Viewing Shopping Lists by Using the Shopping Lists Dashboard

1. View the Home page.
2. Click the Shopping Lists menu option to expand the Shopping Lists dashboard.
3. Select a shopping list name from the Select Your List drop down to be taken to the Your Shopping List page to see the shopping list.
4. Or, click the View All Lists link to be taken to the Your Saved Shopping Lists page to see a list of all the shopping lists.

Viewing Shopping Lists by Using the Your Saved Shopping Lists page

1. Click the Account Tools menu option on the Main Menu.
2. Click the Shopping Lists option from the drop down menu to be taken to the Your Saved Shopping Lists page to see a list of all the shopping lists.
3. Click the name of the shopping list in the List Name column to be taken to the Your Shopping List page to see a specific shopping list.

Ordering from a Shopping List

When you want to order an item that is on a shopping list you must first add that item to your shopping cart.

Adding an item from a Shopping List to a Shopping Cart

1. View the shopping list you want to order from.
2. Locate the item you want to order.
3. Enter the quantity in the Qty field.
4. Click the Add to Cart button. A confirmation message will display if the item was added to the shopping cart.

Making Changes to Shopping Lists

You can make many types of changes to existing shopping lists including: removing items, copying items to another shopping list, updating quantities, changing the name or description of the shopping list, adding an item comment, and adding a group name to sort items by.

View a shopping list (the Your Shopping List page) to:

• Remove items from a shopping list – Select the check box for the item you want to remove and click the Remove Selected button. A confirmation message will display at the top of the page if the item was removed from the list. To add the item back to the shopping list, click the Click to Undo link in the confirmation message.

• View a printable version of a shopping list – Click the Printable View link to open a printable version of the shopping list in a new browser window. Then click the Print button.

• Copy items to another shopping list – Select the check box for the item you want to copy, select a shopping list in the Copy selected to. . . drop down, and click the Copy button. A confirmation message will display at the top of the page if the item was copied to the other list.

• Update the quantity for an item – Click in the Qty field, type a quantity, and click the Update List button.

• Select a different unit of measure – Select the radio option for a different unit of measure (if available) and click the Update List button.

• Change the name or description of a shopping list – Click the edit details link, type a name and/or a description, and click the save details link. Then click the Update List button.

• Add an item comment – Click the add comment link, type a comment, and click the save comment link. Then click the Update List button.

• Add a group name to sort items by – Click in the Group text field and type a group name. Then click the Update List button.

• Share a shopping list with other users – Click the Share List check box (if available) and then click the Update List button.

• Create a new shopping list – Click the Create New List link to display the Your List’s Name text field. Type the name of your new list and click the Save List button. The new shopping list is added to the grid on the Your Saved Shopping Lists page.

• View all shopping lists – Click the View All Shopping Lists link to be taken to the Your Saved Shopping Lists page to view all the shopping lists.

View a list of all shopping lists (the Your Saved Shopping Lists page) to:

• Edit a shopping list – Click the name of the shopping list in the List Name column to view the items on the shopping list.

• Delete a shopping list – Select the check box for the list you want to delete and click the Delete Selected button. A confirmation message will display at the top of the page if the list was deleted. To add the shopping list back to the grid, click the Click to Undo link in the confirmation message.

• View a printable version of a shopping list – Click the orange icon next to the name of the shopping list to open a printable version of a Shopping List in a new browser window. Then click the Print button.

• Copy a shopping list to another shopping list – Select the check box for the list you want to copy, select a shopping list in the Copy selected to. . . drop down, and click the Copy button. A confirmation message will display at the top of the page if the shopping list was copied.

• Create a new shopping list – Click the Create New List button to display the Your List’s Name text field. Type the name of your new list and click the Save List button to add the new shopping list to the grid in alphabetical order.