Do you bag your own groceries?

[gummybear]

For the purpose of this conversation, we are at Trader Joe's, with it's short conveyor area. There is no "bag person", simply a cashier. Your order is large ($100+).

[wambam]

If there were no bag person, I would. I would hope that the cashier would help me when (s)he was done ringing up items though.

[dottyblue]

Always. And it makes me sad that the cashiers are shocked that I help out.

People who hold up the lines with their refusal to bag their own items annoy me.

[Crystal]

Ours is set up with no bag person and you can't get back there to bag. They usually bag as they scan at mine. But I would if I could get to the stuff.

[CurlyQ284]

I usually do. They usually tell me "you don't have to do that!" But I do it anyway. Otherwise I'm just standing there doing nothing, might as well!

[gummybear]

Sept 25, 2017 12:08:07 GMT -5 Crystal said:

Ours is set up with no bag person and you can't get back there to bag. They usually bag as they scan at mine. But I would if I could get to the stuff.

Ours has a little pull out shelf with the bags. I take that to mean "bag your own shit". Our Fresh and Walmart keep it closed off though, so I know what you mean.

[jenny1223]

I live in a small town with only two independently-owned grocery stores. The only time I bag my own groceries is when I use the self checkout at one of the stores. Otherwise, either the checker or a bagger will do it.

[gummybear]

Sept 25, 2017 12:07:52 GMT -5 dottyblue said:

Always. And it makes me sad that the cashiers are shocked that I help out.

People who hold up the lines with their refusal to bag their own items annoy me.

I am currently annoyed. I am also slightly vindicated bc the cashier thanked me for bagging my stuff right after.

[OG Jo]

Sept 25, 2017 12:06:58 GMT -5 wambam said:

If there were no bag person, I would. I would hope that the cashier would help me when (s)he was done ringing up items though.

This.  Time is money, people!  I don't have time to be standing around!  LOL

[zoomzoom]

If no one is there, then yes. I'd rather bag for both my time as well as the time for the people behind me. Besides which, I can then bag the items I want together. I swear if some diva pulled that shit in front of me, I'd go around and start bagging her damn groceries so she can see what an asshole she's being.

[Leeham Rimes]

At our Trader Joe's the cashier puts everything in a way I cannot reach it easily bc they take all my bags and put them next to their cashier area.

Elsewhere, yes I bag. The cashiers don't do it anymore (but I would anyway even if they did. Seems easier and faster)

[cabbagecabbage]

At our TJ's they keep the food by them and bag it for you in very efficient Tetris configurations. Customers can't reach the bags or really their purchases unless you leaned across the belt.

I always jump down to bag at my local Jewel if there is no bagger and I'm a pro at Aldi but Trader Joes is somewhere I never bag.

[mrssandro]

Yes. Especially if the place is full and no baggers are avilable. I always bag my own.

But I will say I don't judge those who don't. Maybe they have a reason or maybe they don't know they can. I just give no shits about what others do when they are grocery shopping.

[agnes]

No, they bag as they scan. I don't have the option to bag my own.

[Crystal]

This is how ours looks. But they pull the basket up and they bag behind the counter. there are bags on the end, but when there is no bagger there, they don't put the items where you can reach to bag yourself. I would, because I like bagging my own stuff - mostly because I bag all frozen together, all refrigerated together, etc.

[gummybear]

Sept 25, 2017 12:12:40 GMT -5 zoomzoom said:

If no one is there, then yes. I'd rather bag for both my time as well as the time for the people behind me. Besides which, I can then bag the items I want together. I swear if some diva pulled that shit in front of me, I'd go around and start bagging her damn groceries so she can see what an asshole she's being.

I am slightly more annoyed bc the diva in question was lamenting the lack of help for Puerto Rico after the hurricanes (which is a completely valid point). The cashier (who was talking about his mother in PR, who he has not been in touch with yet) was racing to check her out and bag her up, esp bc the order was so large and things were literally falling off the counter, and she just STOOD THERE.  While the conversation and the event are certainly two separate entities, there is a common theme of HELP. Help him, maybe?

[olives]

If there is no bagger, yes I do.

[LanaLang]

I prefer to bag my own stuff. I do a better job of it. Aldi is the best because they get you through so quickly and then you can bag/box/bin it however you like. At Kroger I have to practically fight one of the cashiers to keep him from bagging my stuff. Dude, there is a whole, big, plastic tub right here. It's reusable, it contains all of my groceries, and it's easier to carry. Stop putting my stuff in those damned bags!

[Leeham Rimes]

Sept 25, 2017 12:18:55 GMT -5 LanaLang said:

I prefer to bag my own stuff. I do a better job of it. Aldi is the best because they get you through so quickly and then you can bag/box/bin it however you like. At Kroger I have to practically fight one of the cashiers to keep him from bagging my stuff. Dude, there is a whole, big, plastic tub right here. It's reusable, it contains all of my groceries, and it's easier to carry. Stop putting my stuff in those damned bags!

This is so true. There is one Walmart near me that actually has cashiers that bag as the scan (forgot about them) and I'll have my stuff purposely sorted and they'll put 2 items in one bag and soap is with meat and toilet cleaner with produce. I'd rather bag it myself.

[miso]

I only bag if I'm in self-checkout.

I did not realize that I was supposed to go behind a cashier, rummage for a bag underneath, and bag if there is no bagger.

That...does not seem right to me.

[/shrug]

[Bernadine]

Of course- until I pay, and then usually the cashier finishes up while I'm paying.

[gummybear]

Sept 25, 2017 12:31:17 GMT -5 miso said:

I only bag if I'm in self-checkout.

I did not realize that I was supposed to go behind a cashier, rummage for a bag underneath, and bag if there is no bagger.

That...does not seem right to me.

[/shrug]

But at this store, the bags are out, and there's a shelf for you to bag. I've been going there years, and never seen this happen. I understand if there's no supplies or space for bagging (that is not common here), but I'd say 75% of the time, across the board in all stores, you bag yourself. Regional?

[miso]

Well, then call me diva because I've never bagged unless I was in self-checkout.

And, frankly, I don't plan to start.

[bex1973]

Sept 25, 2017 12:14:19 GMT -5 cabbagecabbage said:

At our TJ's they keep the food by them and bag it for you in very efficient Tetris configurations. Customers can't reach the bags or really their purchases unless you leaned across the belt.

I always jump down to bag at my local Jewel if there is no bagger and I'm a pro at Aldi but Trader Joes is somewhere I never bag.

LOL - at our Aldi they scan your shit so fast no way to bag as you go, our's just does the cart swap at the end and then you go over to the bagging area. I love this but also kind of hate it when my kid is being lazy and wants to ride in the cart LOL.

[CurlyQ284]

I bring my reusable bags, they slide them to the end before they start scanning the groceries, so my bags/groceries are right in front of me.

[specialk]

I want to get in and out as quickly as possible, so if the bags are easily accessible I am doing it myself while the cashier rings things up.

[cabbagecabbage]

Sept 25, 2017 12:36:54 GMT -5 bex1973 said:

Sept 25, 2017 12:14:19 GMT -5 cabbagecabbage said:

At our TJ's they keep the food by them and bag it for you in very efficient Tetris configurations. Customers can't reach the bags or really their purchases unless you leaned across the belt.

I always jump down to bag at my local Jewel if there is no bagger and I'm a pro at Aldi but Trader Joes is somewhere I never bag.

LOL - at our Aldi they scan your shit so fast no way to bag as you go, our's just does the cart swap at the end and then you go over to the bagging area. I love this but also kind of hate it when my kid is being lazy and wants to ride in the cart LOL.

There's literally no way to bag it as they scan. I'm just a pro at grabbing meat as they scan it, quickly grouping and bagging my stuff at that counter after paying. I'm good but I'm not that good.

[Leeham Rimes]

Sept 25, 2017 12:36:54 GMT -5 bex1973 said:

Sept 25, 2017 12:14:19 GMT -5 cabbagecabbage said:

At our TJ's they keep the food by them and bag it for you in very efficient Tetris configurations. Customers can't reach the bags or really their purchases unless you leaned across the belt.

I always jump down to bag at my local Jewel if there is no bagger and I'm a pro at Aldi but Trader Joes is somewhere I never bag.

LOL - at our Aldi they scan your shit so fast no way to bag as you go, our's just does the cart swap at the end and then you go over to the bagging area. I love this but also kind of hate it when my kid is being lazy and wants to ride in the cart LOL.

Yes to aldi's. Lol. It's like the micro-machine man speak but in scanning ability.

[ssmjlm]

My TJ's is like Crystal's. There's no good place to stand and bag.

What I don't get is I usually have the cart sorted so like items are together and they always scan everything then bag. Makes no sense to me.

[gummybear]

Sept 25, 2017 12:45:35 GMT -5 ssmjlm said:

My TJ's is like Crystal 's. There's no good place to stand and bag.

What I don't get is I usually have the cart sorted so like items are together and they always scan everything then bag. Makes no sense to me.

I am very particular about how I organize my food (I bag according to cabinet/shelf/refrigerator etc.) so I usually prefer to bag myself, even if given the option of a helper.