Who'd like to join me in a supermarket checkout experiment?

[ChaosTrulyReigns]

Anyone?

It's quite fum...

Ive done it grumpy lot in morrisons today as usual lady behind me huffed and puffed but didnt move it, checkout lady gave me a glare.

If i was in a supermarket and somebody in front put the divider longways it wouldnt bother me in the slightest, it really wouldnt. There would be no eye twitching or moving it from me. I doubt it would even register to be honest.

Just did it in Sainsbury's. The shopper behind me just put it in the usual position. The checkout lady winked at me. I'm outed.

I did it in Lidl just now. The checkout girl didn't move it but the man behind me immediately turnes it round before putting his ahopping on the belt.
Ols man with only a basket of shopping.

Oh amd I had DH with me. He accused me of acting like a child.

Oh I might try this...probably going to Sainsburys later and it is always full of angst. I have on occasion NOT put the divider down when the person in front hasn't done it and see how long it takes the person in front to notice its not their goods coming through, while pretending not to notice

Gertie If I only have a small basket of un breakable things and the conveyor is empty...I just turn the basket upside down rather than empty one by one..

It confuses the shit out of people

I might have to work up to this in stages... angle it slightly more each time until, after several weeks, 90 degrees is achieved.

Proper maverick me.

Has anyone tried putting it back their way if the shopper behind puts it the "right" way? I would imagine that would make them very twitchy.. I think I might try it next time I'm shopping

Ohhhhhh. . .

I alway put mine at an angle like. / so does this mean I've been half bad?

I started doing to stop being rammed with trolleys etc when my back was bad. The twitching etc is so satisfying

Oldraver - I see your basket and raise you not emptying out at all....just put basket on conveyor and leave. emptying basket onto conveyor for checkout operator to lift item, scan and place down is work you don't need to do. If basket is placed on conveyor, checkout operator lifts item, scans and places down....

The little diagram has confused me. Easily done admittedly. Can someone explain what angle it's supposed to be at and what angle it's being changed to?

Oh no! I forgot to check back before I went to work last night.... I could've had endless fun trying to spot mn'ers or outing myself as one by placing the dividers skewed.

Am now trying to remember if anyone did this last night

I won't ne shopping until next week. Knowing my luck I will get M on the checkout who grumbles if you don't put dividera down....well if she didn't keep them by the till we would be able to reach them!!

She also drives me dotty with her sloppy pronunciation. One day I am going to pretend not to understand what "twenny" is....

And I am driving myself dotty with my sloppy typing!!

Just back from Tesco. Woman behind us moved it back.

You lot are evil, twisted individuals.

If anyone does this in front of me they've got a war on their hands.

Photos and everything. Impressive :o

thanks...I had to tell dh off...he straightened it first. And then said "oh god, NOW what are you up to??" when I got my phone out.

I'm in London. I'd get either knifed or completely ignored if I did tha.

On the upside, our local Waitrose now sells Cock Flavoured Soup.

Are you sure your diagram is the right way around?

rest of supermarket ======|======> checkout operator
that is conventional to me, but you've labelled it as chaotic

Oh utterblush.

You're right.

Was it late at night? I must've been tired aynway.

But...but... THAT'S NOT HOW IT GOES!!!

I don't know whether I could physically bring myself to commit this travesty. If I work up the nerve I'll report back.

I tried very hard to do this in M&S food hall today but DD1 (17) kept turning it round and then held my hands until the man behind put his shopping on the belt too close for me to do it.

Just reporting back from Waitrose WGC. Didn't see anyone creating havoc and when it was our turn DP insisted that I start the packing end while he unloaded. So I didn't even get the chance to test the theory. I will see what happens next week in Tesco, Bishop's Stortford.