Both Lidl and Aldi where we live, do basically all of our shopping in them, rarely venturing to Tesco or ASDA.
I slightly prefer Lidl. No particular reason really, although our local one has a better dairy selection than the Aldi.
The high speed bag packing is a sport. Preparation is key.
1 – If you have the option, choose a checkout where someone is already being served. This gives you time to put all your stuff on the conveyor before the till operator starts on it.
2 – Pre-segregate your shopping on the conveyor with clearly defined demarcation breaks. cold/frozen stuff, produce, dry/ambient, toiletries/cleaning. Heaviest/hardest stuff in each section first. One category per bag.
3 – Prepare your bags for life opened up and sat ready in the bottom of the trolley.
4 – position the trolley next to the checkout in the little nook, at a right angle so you can reach all the bags. Fill from the bag at back of the trolley forward, so it doesn’t slide backwards and collapse your other bags.
5 – Game on. Your move, till operator 8)
