Supermarket shopping

[mirrorshard]

Does anyone let supermarket checkout assistants pack for them? I suppose it's not so bad if you're using a trolley till, but even then they're likely to use too many carrier bags and pack things in the wrong order, because they have no incentive not to.

Comments

[purplepiano.livejournal.com]

I have let checkout assistants pack for me on the occasions when I'm on my own with a huge trolley full of stuff, and I haven't even finished unloading everything onto the belt once it gets to my turn. Though I would take over packing myself once I've finished unloading and I have hands free.

The other issue is that regular supermarket carrier bags are flimsy, and tear due to the pressure on the sides if they are overfilled. When I'm packing myself, I tend to overfill bags because of the instinct not to cause waste - and I suspect that may be more wasteful in the long run becase the bags don't last as long. Whereas checkout assistants tend to put not much stuff in each bag. So [the following statement isn't completely serious] maybe it's better sometimes to leave jobs to the professionals!