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Do you organize the order of your groceries in the checkout line? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by seth@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm just wondering what the title asks: do you organize your groceries in the order you will check them out, if doing self-checkout, or arrange them on the belt/counter in a standard checkout line, in the hope that they'll be bagged in a specific way?

I didn't know there was any other way people do it, but just learned some people prefer to checkout/bag without pre-arranging things. I'm kind of curious to see what's more common, or if there's some other options I haven't considered?

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[–] zarlin@lemmy.world 154 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Heavy stuff first, cold things together, fragile stuff last.

[–] mr_stank@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This is the way

[–] Trollivier@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago

This is the way

[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 12 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Basically this, but with cleaning products/ chemicals last.

[–] Thorry84@feddit.nl 19 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Last? I want those first, they are usually in very sturdy containers so putting some stuff on top is fine. They are also usually heavy and heavy stuff goes first. Also if they leak, I want them to leak out of the bottom of the bag and not over all the groceries and then out of the bottom of the bag

[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I see. I always put them on a separate bag so they're always dead last. If they're on the same bag, then it makes sense to be at the bottom.

[–] Thorry84@feddit.nl 3 points 7 months ago

Seperate bag seems smart. I usually don't have a whole lot of groceries and a big grocery bag, so if I can I try to get it all in one bag.

[–] livus@kbin.social 9 points 7 months ago

And for me, it's the snack I just bought to eat now that's last.

[–] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I'm trying to remember how we used to do it (the last time I went through a normal checkout with a full shop was probably 10 years ago) and this seems right.

Gotta have the heavy stuff handy so you can put it straight into the bottom of the bags. Anything else is wasting time!

[–] SkippingRelax@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Do you have conveyor belts going straight to your fridge now?

[–] oo1@kbin.social 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Not OP but home delivery got very common since covid lockdowns in my country.

[–] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago

It's been common for a lot longer than that in the UK, we're very lazy :D