The secret Kmart code you NEVER knew about: Customers ‘mind blown’ after discovering an in-store colour system that slashes shopping time

  • A mother has shared the ‘secret’ code that makes shopping at Kmart easier
  • When she was on a recent shopping trip, her husband noticed different colours
  • Each different section of Kmart has a different colour code – from orange to pink 
  • Light green signifies sport; dark green signifies camping and dark blue luggage 

By Sophie Haslett For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 22:26 GMT, 10 March 2020 | Updated: 23:27 GMT, 10 March 2020

A mother has shared the ‘secret’ code that will streamline your shopping at Kmart – and it’s all to do with the colours of their products. 

Posting on Facebook, the woman said on a recent shopping trip she noticed that all Kmart products from their Anko range are marked with one of 10 different colours. 

These colours are designed to tell Kmart employees exactly which section each product belongs in.

A mother has shared the 'secret' code that will streamline your shopping at Kmart - and it's all to do with the colours of their products (pictured: their lime green sports equipment)

A mother has shared the ‘secret’ code that will streamline your shopping at Kmart – and it’s all to do with the colours of their products (pictured: their lime green sports equipment)

Posting on Facebook, the woman said on a recent shopping trip she noticed that all Kmart products from their Anko range are marked with one of 10 different colours (pictured: their blue bathroom products)

Posting on Facebook, the woman said on a recent shopping trip she noticed that all Kmart products from their Anko range are marked with one of 10 different colours (pictured: their blue bathroom products)

Posting on Facebook, the woman said on a recent shopping trip she noticed that all Kmart products from their Anko range are marked with one of 10 different colours (pictured: their blue bathroom products)

‘Not a hack but did everyone know all the Anko branded stuff [in Kmart] is colour coded?’ the woman posted. 

‘My husband just pointed it out to me casually and my little mind was blown.’

It wasn’t long before others started to comment and say they are also unfamiliar with the various different products and their colours.

‘I can’t believe I’ve never noticed this,’ one commenter wrote.

‘This is all I’ll see next time I go to Kmart,’ another added.

A Kmart employee also commented on the post and explained the reasoning behind the different colours and their sections, which is to make things easier (pictured: the kids' stationery range in yellow)

A Kmart employee also commented on the post and explained the reasoning behind the different colours and their sections, which is to make things easier (pictured: the kids' stationery range in yellow)

A Kmart employee also commented on the post and explained the reasoning behind the different colours and their sections, which is to make things easier (pictured: the kids’ stationery range in yellow)

A Kmart employee also commented on the post and explained the reasoning behind the different colours and their sections.

‘I work at Kmart and it made my life so much easier to do my returns especially if they are out of my usual area when I noticed they were colour coded,’ the employee said.

‘Look at the area signs also they will have the colour of the area.’

If are looking for something from the kitchen department, you need to look up the orange section (pictured)

If are looking for something from the kitchen department, you need to look up the orange section (pictured)

If are looking for something from the kitchen department, you need to look up the orange section (pictured)

What are the different colours for each section in Kmart?

Lime green: Sports

Dark green: Camping

Purple, yellow, pink: Kids’ stationery

Dark blue: Luggage and bags

Pink/purple: Party

Light purple: Nursery

Orange: Kitchen and appliances

Light blue: Adults’ stationery

Grey: Pets

Blue: Bathroom

For those wanting to know which items go into which sections, it’s worth remembering that lime green covers sport, while dark green encompasses all the camping products.

Purple, yellow and pink signify that it is part of the kids’ stationery section, while dark blue is luggage and bags.

Pink or purple comes from the party section, while light purple is the nursery department.

If are looking for something from the kitchen department, you need to look up the orange section. 

Finally, light blue is adults’ stationery, while grey is pets and blue is the bathroom.

‘This is going to make shopping so much easier,’ one commenter added. 

 

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