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

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 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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[–] glovecraft@infosec.pub 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I don't organize them with a mind as to how they'll be bagged, but I usually put vegetables down first as they take the longest individually to process and put fragile things like eggs last.

What I do wonder is if the cashier is judging me as to the quality of my purchases. Like if it's all fresh vegetables and grains do I get an A? If I add in a frozen pizza does the score drop to a B-? If it's just trash like chips and processed junk do I get a D?

[–] zewm@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

As a former cashier, I literally did not care what anyone purchased.

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

What grade does the guy getting 4 cooked whole chickens in a bag get? What if he’s getting a case of miller lite too? Asking for a friend.

[–] InputZero@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

I was a cashier at a department store decades ago, the answer is no. When I started I'd judge people on their purchases, after a few shifts I couldn't care or remember anything anyone got.