Supermarket shopper shares ‘genius’ checkout hack that lets staff know what you want in each bag

An Australian supermarket shopper has shared footage of herself placing bags in between her groceries on the conveyer belt, signaling to the cashier how they want everything packed.

The clever idea, which was posted online by a TikTok account called @peachedandco, shows how heavier items are grouped together in one bag and lighter options are in another.

‘Who else puts their shopping bags in between their groceries so the cashier knows what you want them to put into each bag?’ the TikToker captioned the video.

The author of the viral post was previously a cashier herself and confessed to hating packing when groceries were simply dumped at the conveyor belt, only for customers to complain about how they were packed later.

‘I need to start doing this with the bags. I put my stuff in order of packing and they still move it around,’ one shopper said.

‘I didn’t but I might now! Great idea,’ another replied.

‘Oh my gosh, what is this sorcery?’ a third reacted.

But there were plenty of her followers that couldn’t believe Australians don’t pack their own bags, as its commonplace in the UK and Europe. 

The original poster explained that Coles and Woolworths customers had their bags packed for them, while Aldi patrons had to be prepared to pack their own

‘In the Netherlands you pay for the bags and pack them yourself,’ one foreigner said.

‘As an ex-cashier living in Germany, if a person asked me to pack their groceries, I’d just stare at them till they leave,’ said another.

‘We’re strong and pack our own groceries in England,’ said a third.

The original poster explained that Coles and Woolworths customers had their bags packed for them, while Aldi patrons had to be prepared to pack their own.