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Category: Life Issues
 Isn't it awful when that little apron wearing freak at your local supermarket decides that your canned goods would probably be more comfortable if they were allowed to rest on top of your nice soft loaf of bread? Don't you love returning to your home after spending a small fortune on an even smaller order of groceries only to find that your eggs have been cracked by a careless bag-boy? Having spent three years in the grocery-bagging profession myself, I believe I can train you to have a keen eye for a sloppy packer. Spotting the perpetrator while he's in the act could be the determining factor on what kind of shape your groceries will be in when they finally get to your kitchen cupboard.
The process of getting home with your groceries in as good of condition as they were when you took them from the store shelf begins at the very moment you lay them on the conveyor belt of your chosen checkout counter. Watch the bread. As it moves towards the end of the belt, pay special attention to what your given packer does with it. The first sign that your groceries probably aren't going to make it can be easily detected here. Your packer should push the bread off to the side, removing it from the crushing danger of falling pop bottles and runaway cans of pork and beans. Moving the bread to the side also inhibits the destruction caused by "bottom of the belt pileup," which leaves even the most elastic of loaves squished into ungodly shapes. The bread should remain on the counter until everything else in your order has been packed. If it's the last item to be placed in your brown bag, chances are good that it'll reach your home with enough of its original form to make a respectable sandwich.
Another way of knowing the fate of your groceries lies in how they're put together. Beware of the bag-boy who places soap and household cleaners with your edibles. I don't know about you, but I've never had much of a taste for soap. If you see a packer stuffing detergent into a bag with your food, by all means, STOP HIM! If you don't, you're almost certain to end up with a mouthful of toxic chemicals or cereal that smells like fabric softener.
An additional note on grocery combination is more crucial depending on the season. Through the summer months, it's wise to encourage your packer to keep your cold items together, especially if you're planning to make a few more stops before you return home. If your cold groceries are tucked away together, they'll be less likely to spoil while in transit. Vanilla milk that used to be ice cream and cottage cheese that used to be milk are never much fun to find when you pull into your driveway and open the trunk.
It's also a good idea to monitor the quantity of groceries your packer is cramming into one bag. Getting the groceries from the store to your car and then to your house in good shape relies about 75 percent on how well the bags hold up. The average bag is constructed to hold approximately 10 pounds of groceries. Six jars of spaghetti sauce in a flimsy plastic bag is nothing more than an invitation to an Italian cuisine on a macadam parking lot. If you notice your packer is going a little overboard, it's probably in your best interest to have him double bag your order.
A final word to the wise concerning the welfare of your groceries is to note the shape of your bags when they're full. The bags shouldn't look like they have basketballs inside of them. If they look like basketballs, they'll act like basketballs. With round bags, you're guaranteed to have your groceries laying all over your trunk or the inside of your car by the time you reach your house. Round bags will roll from the time you take that first turn until you've made your last. If you prefer to scramble your eggs in a skillet, I'd strongly recommend that you have your packer attempt to make a square shape in the bottom of each bag. Square orders not only take up less space in your vehicle, but they also fit together very snugly and support one another enough that they won't topple over whenever your car makes a turn.
The fate of your groceries is in your hands. A seventeen-year-old high school kid who's making $5.15 an hour could care less about the condition of your purchases. To insure the safety of your groceries, let your packer know (in a kind manner, or you could wind up with adverse effects) what you want: square bags, cold things together, lightweight, and soap by itself. If you follow these simple instructions, your groceries should reach your home without harm.
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