Thanksgiving Dinner – The 8 Most Commonly Forgotten Items

(KMDL-FM) Today and tomorrow are two of the most chaotic days in a grocery store worker's year. The two days before Thanksgiving will see throngs of shoppers descending on Rouses, Albertsons, Super One, Adrien's, and any number of Piggly Wiggly stores are searching for those final ingredients for their Thanksgiving feast.

Grocery shopping for Thanksgiving is done in two schools. In the days before Thanksgiving, the family's primary shopper, usually that's mom, will visit the store and gather almost everything she needs to create a magical meal for her family.

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The secondary shopper, that's the one they call Dad at my house, will be on standby to make those last-minute shopping runs on Thanksgiving Day. And what Dad will be shopping for, we are about to list for you, so you can go ahead and put them on your list today, so you won't have the stress on Thursday.

Why Is Grocery Shopping For Thanksgiving Dinner So Hard?

The reason these items are featured on our Most Often Forgotten Items for Thanksgiving list is simple. They are not items we use and purchase as part of our normal grocery shopping routine. And yes, grocery shopping is a routine.

Just ask someone to shop at a store they aren't familiar with, and you'll see a shopper who isn't comfortable and is having to backtrack between aisles to get all the items on their list. Now, if they were in their "home store," they wouldn't even need a list. But for Thanksgiving, you do.

Add These Items to Your Thanksgiving Shopping List Right Now

Do us both a favor, just copy this list and add it to your shopping list, and buy the items anyway. You're going to eventually need them, and you know "the old man" isn't going to be able to find them under pressure on Thanksgiving Morning.