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[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 17 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Oh yeah, instead I'll get in the line behind Mildred who is paying by check and has to have a 20 minute conversation with the checker because her kids never call anymore. Then after that the employee can slowly scan my items and pack them with cold stuff across all bags and fragile stuff under heavy stuff.

Having worked cashier in a past life, I'll gladly let the employees do better work than dealing with having to scan my shit and do a bad job packing for me.

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 7 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

Then after that the employee can slowly scan my items and pack them with cold stuff across all bags and fragile stuff under heavy stuff.

The key to getting in and out quick is to have them scan it and you bag it. Even if they start bagging it for you, "I got the bags" places things in bags.

Also Aldi, Aldi gets you in and out and they know how to pack a cart so things don't get squished. I believe it's because they actually pay their people and train them to get the line moving.

Edit: Another time-save: you can pay for your groceries by card before they are finished ringing them up.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Your Aldi has cashiers? Ours will have at most one dude available but almost no one uses that checkout.

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Pretty much the same. Though I have rarely been more than the 2nd person in line at an Aldi. That one dude keeps pace!

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

You are my people! My first ever job was grocery bagger boy so I love packing my own stuff the way I want. We take our giant plastic bags to Aldi and packing 4 of those is the equivalent of a cashier packing 20 disposable bags.