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

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 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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[–] gigachad@feddit.de 53 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (17 children)

There is no such concept as "groceries getting bagged for you" in Germany. I have a backpack with me where I put my groceries.

Regarding your question, yes have a strategy.

The basic order on the belt is heavy to light items, so that the heavy things such cans or glas bottles go to the bottom, light stuff like yoghurt and eggs at the end of the belt so they come on top of the other groceries.

Of course this is not fixed, as light but bulky items may get a prioritized place on the belt. The worst thing that can happen is that you have to repack your backback.

However this is not all. As our cashiers are usually professionals, you will need to stategically slow them down, you want to avoid the shameful and pressuring looks of your successors. I do that by putting items inbetween the other stuff on the belt that have to be counted or weighed, such as pastry and vegetables. This gives you time to pack your stuff or rearrange in case you made mistake a step earlier.

[–] SadLuther@lemmy.kya.moe 1 points 5 months ago

I applaud you, sir Gigachad, on bearing the noble burden of carrying your shopping in a backpack. I've been there, and it's not very comfortable.

Great detail on your strategy, too. Though I think I'd rather avoid panicking for time to pack. It's either the leisurely self-checkouts for me, or if on the unavoidable occasion I have to directly interact with another human being, simply speedrunning IRL Tetris with the button-press sequence already etched into my mind.

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