Janet > wrote:
>
> Duh, just put the shopping in the cart. No need to put it in your bags
>until after it's been scanned .
>
> I prefer to do my own bag pack because I want everything sorted and
>separated MY WAY, to protect it, and so it's very convenient and fast to
>unpack at home.
>
> Janet UK

I place my groceries on the conveyor belt sorted by catagory as I want
it bagged, perishables; produce, meats, dairy all separated. Cleaning
supplies like soaps are separate too, I don't want my perishables
smelling like laundry detergent. Where I shop in town I head for the
older check-out clerks, they know how to bag groceries by catagory,
and they point out which bag contains my eggs, they pack bread and
chips separately too, not with canned goods... they bag delicates like
it was their own. Many of the younger clerks haven't a clue about
groceries, they'll bag meats under two liter beverage bottles. In
winter when I pull into my garage it's typically colder than my
fridge, often colder than my freezer, so I don't worry about spoilage
so I don't rush about unpacking... I bring the produce indoors first
so it doesn't freeze. An ice chest lives in my vehicle, very
convenient during warm weather when making those 20 mile trips from
the larger markets.... before leaving I'll drop in a few of those
refreezeable blue ice thingies, in the ice chest, they keep cold up to
eight hours... I'll place a few in one of my insulated bags too. Then
since I made that trip I can shop for groceries at two or three
stores. Occasionally when heading home the road crew was making
repairs so the trip took twice as long, everything arrived home cold.