I think this software would be useful for a live in maid or nanny. I just can't imagine anyone willing to put in the time to make this work, unless they were paid. I have a friend who's parents are billionaires and have a lot of house help and a very big house with people coming and going frequently. This software would provide a lot of value to them, but not that much to most regular people.
Grocy: web-based, self-hosted grocery and household management
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Re: Grocy: web-based, self-hosted grocery and household management
#122I’m able to get on remarkably well with grocery shopping without the use of any technology. Feel blessed.
Me too. I want to express my deep gratitude to those who sustain myself and others. I show up at the grocery store and encounter a cornucopia of nourishing foods - how lucky am I. This is your time to shine farmers, truck drivers, food processors and grocery store workers. Thank you!
Re: Grocy: web-based, self-hosted grocery and household management
#123Earlier quoted context omitted.
Absolutely agree with everything you've said. I had dreamed of a Libib[1] for my kitchen, but knew I would have to do all the painful data adding and it was too much of a bother. The other big challenge I never resolved was how you'd account for e.g. using 1/4 cup of flour out of a bigger volume. Or taken to its extreme, cooking oil. How do you know how much your 'splash' is? You can't predict the remaining volume wi…
For items like oil and flour or other staples, maybe the best option would be to track and learn how often you are buying those items and have it added to your list when the time is approaching. I think the key is the meal planning. The recipes need to bulk manage the inventories and list as meals are prepared and upcoming. The recipes would need to be cleaned up and normalized.
Just plan for whole bottles / bags and have at least 2 in the pantry. Then record when you run out of a box and buy the replacement.
Re: Grocy: web-based, self-hosted grocery and household management
#124Earlier quoted context omitted.
Absolutely agree with everything you've said. I had dreamed of a Libib[1] for my kitchen, but knew I would have to do all the painful data adding and it was too much of a bother. The other big challenge I never resolved was how you'd account for e.g. using 1/4 cup of flour out of a bigger volume. Or taken to its extreme, cooking oil. How do you know how much your 'splash' is? You can't predict the remaining volume wi…
For items like oil and flour or other staples, maybe the best option would be to track and learn how often you are buying those items and have it added to your list when the time is approaching. I think the key is the meal planning. The recipes need to bulk manage the inventories and list as meals are prepared and upcoming. The recipes would need to be cleaned up and normalized.
all shelves with scales all over them for each thing you use unmeasured
Re: Grocy: web-based, self-hosted grocery and household management
#125These days you can't get much more than a few mandarins, a bottle of orange juice. I haven't had a home-cooked meal since last Saturday only been eating takeaway as the supermarkets are always empty. It's getting ridiculous here in the UK.
Re: Grocy: web-based, self-hosted grocery and household management
#126This is exactly what I needed and was thinking about building a similar app. But to be really useful and automated, there's a bit long way I'm afraid. The biggest deal breaker is the time spend for the data entry and updates, leaving a pen-and-paper / notes solution still the most easy to use and just visiting local groceries and shops. I was collecting receipts and playing a bit with scanning of these, but the amoun…
If you shop at walmart, there is an option to add a receipt to your account by scanning the barcode in the app (or it shows up by itself when you use walmart pay). These can be retrieved online from anywhere (not just the app) and is how I do it, way easier than you think. It basically comes down to $(".icon-button-children").each((index, item) => ($(item).click())) // expand all items $(".LinesEllipsis ").each((inde…
If you pay from Walmart Pay app, with any card, receipts get added to your account automatically.
Re: Grocy: web-based, self-hosted grocery and household management
#127The main challenge (as other pointed out) is in the data entrey (and update). I see the options as: Grocery Input (easiest): - Receipt Scanning and OCR - Easiest as people don't change supermarkets and groceries too often, so identify once the item in the receipt and it will be always recognized. - Bar Code Scanning - Also possible but too much work to scan each item, and some items don't have a code. - Visual Recogn…
All this solution only solve one half of the problem, which is input. But there's also the other half which is marking them as you use the items. Yet another part which also needs to be considered is the separate input for the expiration tracking. The latter may be solvable if you approximate lengths for each product in a database, and you assume that the product you bought is starts at 0. But yeah, even if you can s…
I did mention the update there. My formatting was not good enough to highlight it. It's the second list.
Re: Grocy: web-based, self-hosted grocery and household management
#128This is exactly what I needed and was thinking about building a similar app. But to be really useful and automated, there's a bit long way I'm afraid. The biggest deal breaker is the time spend for the data entry and updates, leaving a pen-and-paper / notes solution still the most easy to use and just visiting local groceries and shops. I was collecting receipts and playing a bit with scanning of these, but the amoun…
Agree. This is good for hobbyists but a pen and paper solution is so much simpler.
Re: Grocy: web-based, self-hosted grocery and household management
#129This is exactly what I needed and was thinking about building a similar app. But to be really useful and automated, there's a bit long way I'm afraid. The biggest deal breaker is the time spend for the data entry and updates, leaving a pen-and-paper / notes solution still the most easy to use and just visiting local groceries and shops. I was collecting receipts and playing a bit with scanning of these, but the amoun…
Absolutely agree with everything you've said. I had dreamed of a Libib[1] for my kitchen, but knew I would have to do all the painful data adding and it was too much of a bother. The other big challenge I never resolved was how you'd account for e.g. using 1/4 cup of flour out of a bigger volume. Or taken to its extreme, cooking oil. How do you know how much your 'splash' is? You can't predict the remaining volume wi…
A barcode scanner with a scale solves this
Re: Grocy: web-based, self-hosted grocery and household management
#130These days you can't get much more than a few mandarins, a bottle of orange juice. I haven't had a home-cooked meal since last Saturday only been eating takeaway as the supermarkets are always empty. It's getting ridiculous here in the UK.
Same in my city in the US.