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A personalized shopping system and method is disclosed including a portable map bearing written identifications of articles arranged in a pictorial representation corresponding to their display locations in a store. The portable map includes a written index adjacent to the pictorial representation a

A personalized shopping system and method is disclosed including a portable map bearing written identifications of articles arranged in a pictorial representation corresponding to their display locations in a store. The portable map includes a written index adjacent to the pictorial representation as a cross-reference for locating articles in the store. The portable map is useable as both a shopping list for selecting articles for purchase and as an in-store directory for locating the selected articles. Also provided is a portable clipboard adapted for use with the portable map. The portable clipboard includes mounts for removably mounting the clipboard to the grocery cart, wherein the means for removably mounting is operable between a stored position for supporting the clipboard stable against a working surface and an extended position for supporting the clipboard stable on a grocery cart.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A system for aiding shoppers in the selection and location of articles displayed for sale at various aisle locations in a store having a plurality of aisles therein, said store including numerous discrete articles displayed at various display locations along said pluralit

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A system for aiding shoppers in the selection and location of articles displayed for sale at various aisle locations in a store having a plurality of aisles therein, said store including numerous discrete articles displayed at various display locations along said plurality of aisles, comprising:a portable map including a display surface bearing store specific indicia arranged in a pictorial representation of said plurality of aisles;said store specific indicia comprising first written identifications sufficiently detailed in descriptiveness to correspond to said discrete articles, said identifications showing said discrete articles arranged at locations in said pictorial representation corresponding to the display locations of said articles along said plurality of aisles; andwherein said portable map is usable as a shopping list for selecting discrete articles for purchase from said store and as an in-store map for locating said selected discrete articles in said store.