You're normal, all right!
I've also found that it is absolutely necessary to have a list if I must go shopping. I even try to organize it by each item's location in the store - if I can (This usually requires making the list twice.). I was
never a list person before.
Otherwise, I randomly wander up and down each aisle, hoping to accidentally stumble upon whatever I came for in the first place... until the confusion is so overwhelming that I leave empty-handed.
Earplugs and sunglasses - definitely help.