To think that people shopping in Aldi shouldn’t insist on packing bags at checkout

[Shell4429]

Just, this. I was shopping tonight and two customers in front of me did this and I was really annoyed. While waiting I thought that Aldi should charge a fee for people who do this. It’s not fair on customers who do it the correct way. A surcharge would work, like it did with carrier bags. If everyone insisted on doing this surely it would drive prices up.

I pack at the till abd I'll be doing it extra slow tomorrow. I have purple hair so you can identify me!

I really don’t understand how it would take anyone longer to put it in their bags vs just putting it in the trolley. I don’t see how it would make it faster to not pack then and there.

Another reason not to shop at Aldi!

I pack it into bags at the checkout. I'm a fan hand at putting it on the conveyor belt with heavy stuff first and fragile on top. I let people with small baskets nip in front so I've got everything on before they start ringing it through. I've always got things packed and ready to pay. It would be no quicker if I put it in the trolley not bags.

I go at my own pace, fuck making shopping an even more stressful experience than it already is

Another reason not to shop at Aldi!

What are the others?

All the posters who can pack straight into their bags clearly have the expensive rattan bags with the bamboo handles which stack along the trolley in a neat and orderly rectangular fashion

Nope. Aldi’s bags for life are smashing - open and stand in the trolley perfectly.

The point is Bloomburger it isn't stressful if you use the system the shop is set up for.
If you want a leisurely pack and chat with the cashier, go to Sainsburys / Tesco / Morrisons / Asda. If you want to have completed a full family shop in under 30mins, go to Aldi.
Don't choose one that doesn't suit you and then wind up everyone else in the shop by not using the business model for that shop.

Aldi and Lidl are considerably less stressful for me than Tesco or Sainsbury's. They are smaller, and I don't have to chose between 50 different cheddars and ten types of baked bean so I can do a full shop in half an hour instead of double that in the traditional supermarkets.

Nor do I find myself shouting "Look at these measly little lemons!" as I sometimes do when confronted by Sainsbury's expensive and feeble offerings, as the lemons in Laldi are generously proportioned. There is no piped music, and it is calm and quiet. There is the joy of the middle aisle. There is the added bonus of no heart attacks at the till as you've spent £90 instead of £120.

All the posters who can pack straight into their bags clearly have the expensive rattan bags with the bamboo handles which stack along the trolley in a neat and orderly rectangular fashion

Nope. I have a couple of those giant Sports Direct ones

If you go Aldi you know the score. Pack but pack quickly and if you can't cut it, into the trolley to do it in your own time

The speedy check out in Waitrose for a few items is terrible. Usually at least 2 older people of the type that wear yellow or pink cord trousers, can't find their wallet and want to chat endlessly in the queue in front of me. The rest seems to be friends of the check out people who want to update on gossip with them.

My daughter packs a whole shopping toddler's worth of stuff at Aldi checkout, quicker than the cashier can throw the stuff at her. It's a sight to behold especially as one of the cashiers tries to go faster to beat her.

I have disabilities and autism. And much prefer Lidls. The efficiency of the cashiers and the ability to pack my bags exactly how I want them at the packing shelf cheers my Aspie soul

Packing at the checkout is the best bit,the challange of beating the checkout person complete with my card in my pocket to reduce purse fumbling!

I'm surprised to hear that all Aldis aren't the same. I thought it was standard procedure to have the shopping moved through at speed and then to pack at the designated bench. Unless you can keep up, it's bad form to pack at the till.

There would be an uproar at my local Aldi if people packed at the till. Go to Waitrose, you'll have all the time you'll need.

I use sports direct and ikea bags.

I always use the benches after loading into trolley. But after the comments on here next time I'm going to stand strong and pack straight away at the till and save myself a few minutes. I can set out bags and load into them pretty quickly.

I occasionally shop at Aldi and I generally keep up. There is no way I'm going to pack everything twice! If I'm slightly slower than the person behind me would like, then tough I'm afraid. Their system is ridiculous; all that twatting about opening and closing tills every 5 minutes and then people who were queuing behind you rushing in front of you when they open another one.

All the posters who can pack straight into their bags clearly have the expensive rattan bags with the bamboo handles which stack along the trolley in a neat and orderly rectangular fashion

No, I’ve got 4 of those big, really thick plastic bags that Aldi themselves sell - bright colours with stuff like ‘nuttier than a fruitcake’ written on

4 fit in the trolley and I just chuck the stuff straight in the bags

I asked the guy on check-out very politely and nicely to slow down a little bit (had no idea of the etiquette as don't shop there all that often) and he did. He said that a woman shouted at him earlier that he was too fast and to slow down - felt like asking him why he didn't take it on board then - it was like a competition.....

I'm surprised to hear that all Aldis aren't the same. I thought it was standard procedure to have the shopping moved through at speed and then to pack at the designated bench.

Which shows that when customers have decided not to be bullied/pressure into doing something they dint want, it’s just not happening. Procedure from the store or not.
I’m not quite sure why in earth people think it’s a nice thing to have to rush and pack and be under pressure at the check out

Go to Waitrose, you'll have all the time you'll need.
Or maybe, just like the OP and probably a lot of people shopping at Aldi or Lidl, they can’t afford to do that?? Even if they NEED more time?

No, I’ve got 4 of those big, really thick plastic bags that Aldi themselves sell - bright colours with stuff like ‘nuttier than a fruitcake’ written on. 4 fit in the trolley and I just chuck the stuff straight in the bags

That's what my daughter has. She even manages to separate items into categories into each bag as quickly as the cashier can process them.

We have those bags too. Green for veg, fruit etc, big one for bulky stuff, meat, fish etc in another and everything else in the fourth. We’ve packed as soon as the last item goes through the till, by which time I’ve also primed my Apple Watch and am ready to pay.

We get the rage in other supermarkets, where verything seems sooooo sloooow.

I get slow rage too 🤣

Love the fact I can be in and out with a full weekly shop in under 45 minutes.

And I love a Christmas bargain. This week I've got a gingerbread house kit, liebkuchen, stollen bites, Turkish delight, amaretti and a panettone to stash. Brilliant.