How to Bag Groceries

Step 1: Make sure to bag only like items (frozen with frozen, cold with cold).

Step 2: Try your best to bag things in a way that it makes a square. The more square things you have the easier it is to fit more in the basket.

Step 3: When bagging cans you should place six cans in one bag, and then tie the bag to prevent them from rolling out in the car.

Step 4: Two liter pops can fit two to a bag. Try to place this in the cart first.

Step 5: Place all the heavy bags in the cart first; this prevents lighter objects from being squished.

Step 6: Large items, such as watermelons and dog food, do not have to be bagged unless specified by the customer.

Step 7: 12 packs of pop are usually placed underneath the cart on the bottom rack.

Step 8: If an item feels too heavy when bagging, you can double bag it, or even triple bag if needed.

Step 9: Ask the customer if they would like their milk, detergent, or ice tea in a bag. If a customer does not need a bag for their milk, they usually do not need one for anything else with a handle, so at that time you would no longer need to ask.

Step 10: Yogurts can fit up to 20 in a bag, just tie it up when you put them in.

Step 11: When dealing with fruits, separate them by placing hard fruits with hard, and soft with soft. Vegetables are not normally separated.

Step 12: NEVER bag unlike meats together! You do not want fish juice leaking all over your chicken or chicken juice leaking all over you meats. You must bag all meats separately unless specified by the customer.

Step 13: Delicate foods like tomatoes and bread should be saved for last. There is nothing that makes a person angrier then having a squashed tomato when they come home. Bread can fit up to four in a bag but two is just fine. These items should be placed on top of the foods, finishing the order.

Step 14: If an order is too large for one cart, don't be afraid to get another one. But at the end of the order remember to ask the customer if he or she would like help going out to their car.