diff --git a/tailbone/static/js/tailbone.buefy.grid.js b/tailbone/static/js/tailbone.buefy.grid.js
index 72312e12..97ed6053 100644
--- a/tailbone/static/js/tailbone.buefy.grid.js
+++ b/tailbone/static/js/tailbone.buefy.grid.js
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ let TailboneGrid = {
             // submit form if user confirms
             // TODO: how/where to get/show "plural model title" here?
             // if (confirm("You are about to delete " + this.total + " ${grid.model_title_plural}.\n\nAre you sure?")) {
-            if (confirm("You are about to delete " + this.total + " objects.\n\nAre you sure?")) {
+            if (confirm("You are about to delete " + this.total.toLocaleString('en') + " objects.\n\nAre you sure?")) {
                 event.target.form.submit()
             }
         },
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/grids/buefy.mako b/tailbone/templates/grids/buefy.mako
index f61c51c4..fcce51e0 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/grids/buefy.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/grids/buefy.mako
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
       <template slot="footer">
         <b-field grouped position="is-right">
           <span class="control">
-            showing {{ firstItem }} - {{ lastItem }} of {{ total }} results;
+            showing {{ firstItem.toLocaleString('en') }} - {{ lastItem.toLocaleString('en') }} of {{ total.toLocaleString('en') }} results;
           </span>
           <b-select v-model="perPage"
                     size="is-small"