Try this
- Check the item, quantity and whether it is already on someone’s list.
- Ask a named person to take it on and wait for acceptance. Record completion only after it is bought, not when the request is added.
A worked example
“We are nearly out of detergent. Can you add it to your next shop?”
An invented example to adapt, not a real exchange or a script you have to follow.
Before you leave it here
A request is not a completed task until someone has agreed and acted.