I raid bins and trolleys for strangers’ shopping lists — this is what they reveal

Paige has been collecting grocery lists since 2020 (Picture: Supplied)

‘For me, collecting grocery lists turns something ordinary into a tiny mystery, and solving those mysteries feels both grounding and deeply satisfying,’ says Paige Overhultz.

During the height of Covid, when her social circle had shrunk to just her dog Pippi, the 40-year-old was living alone for the first time in nearly a decade.

Recovering from a really rough breakup and trying to keep her spirits lifted, she started going on regular walks through a big car park that her apartment complex shared with a neighbouring supermarket.

That’s where she spotted her first grocery list and decided to pick it up: ‘It was written ...