How I cut a Trader Joe’s run to 17 minutes

I mapped the aisle order at the Westlake TJ and re-sorted my list in Apple Notes. That knocked a Saturday run from 28 minutes to 17. Is there an app that auto-sorts by store layout or a faster route I’m missing?

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I use AnyList, which lets you set aisle categories per store and then auto-sorts your list — works great at my TJ’s: https://www.anylist.com. First trip takes a quick lap to drag items into aisles, but after that it’s like speedrunning with a cart. If you’re on iPhone, the Grocery app also reorders by store; want me to share my aisle map or are you set on Apple Notes?

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I’ve had good luck with the Grocery app on iOS; it learns your TJ layout per store and “auto-sorts” after a couple trips, so it starts to feel like a speedrun. Small caveat: you’ll need to train it at first — if you’re staying in Notes, a quick hack is prefixing items with 01–20 for aisle order, then using a Shortcut to strip the numbers after; want my rough Westlake order to jump‑start it?

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Try Reminders’ Grocery list instead of “Apple Notes”; reorder categories for Westlake aisles… Bet you beat “17 minutes” — want my order?

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