Do you organize the order of your groceries in the checkout line?

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I'm just wondering what the title asks: do you organize your groceries in the order you will check them out, if doing self-checkout, or arrange them on the belt/counter in a standard checkout line, in the hope that they'll be bagged in a specific way?

I didn't know there was any other way people do it, but just learned some people prefer to checkout/bag without pre-arranging things. I'm kind of curious to see what's more common, or if there's some other options I haven't considered?

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Heavy stuff first, cold things together, fragile stuff last.

Basically this, but with cleaning products/ chemicals last.

Last? I want those first, they are usually in very sturdy containers so putting some stuff on top is fine. They are also usually heavy and heavy stuff goes first. Also if they leak, I want them to leak out of the bottom of the bag and not over all the groceries and then out of the bottom of the bag

I see. I always put them on a separate bag so they're always dead last. If they're on the same bag, then it makes sense to be at the bottom.

Seperate bag seems smart. I usually don't have a whole lot of groceries and a big grocery bag, so if I can I try to get it all in one bag.

And for me, it's the snack I just bought to eat now that's last.

Yeah I'm trying to remember how we used to do it (the last time I went through a normal checkout with a full shop was probably 10 years ago) and this seems right.

Gotta have the heavy stuff handy so you can put it straight into the bottom of the bags. Anything else is wasting time!

Do you have conveyor belts going straight to your fridge now?

Not OP but home delivery got very common since covid lockdowns in my country.

It's been common for a lot longer than that in the UK, we're very lazy :D