I thought I was the only one with a grocery conveyor belt order! I do the same order you do and it irritates the heck out of me when the bagger totally ignores all the hard work I put into the order!
I guess that just makes me a cranky old young lady (I’m only in my mid-20’s!).

Umm, I think it might just be you. WEIRDO! Kiiidding. But no, I don’t put my groceries in any particular order. Your brussel sprout intake just AMAZES me. I have only tried them once, but I really didn’t like the taste or texture. How many times do you try something before you decide you definitely don’t like it?

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i definitely put my stuff in order on the conveyor belt. i like the baggers to keep certain things together!

Wow that hill looks INTENSE!!!! Go you! I can’t even imagine…. Don’t worry, you are going to rock your Metric Century girl!!

I like to put the frozen stuff together so something doesn’t accidentally get misplaced. Sometimes I leave dry goods in the car until the next day and I’ve had it happend where something got ruined ’cause I missed it.

I always put my stuff in order on the grocery belt mostly because it makes unpacking it easier when I get home!

I do that when I’m shopping it makes it all easier to bag too!

I always put my foods together on the belt. How can you not? The hills make remind me of biking in Wellington, New Zealand. Hubby and I lived there for 5 years and it is the most hilly place I’ve ever lived.

We always load the conveyor in a way that makes sense for bagging – boxed goods with boxed goods, canned with canned, household items together, produce, etc. It drives me CRAZY when I get home and find my bananas in with the canned broth, or the household items bagged with the frozen items.

Things always go on the conveyor belt in “packing order.” I was trained to do that so young that I’ve always assumed that everyone who regularly shops does that. I have been giving my husband lessons though… and while he gets that cold should go to cold, it’s harder for him to understand why I don’t unload the cart in the easiest order, but instead get the stuff on the bottom out first (or leave a gap on the belt to fill in with the boxes and cans that are at the bottom of the cart later).
Packing order is super important – regardless of how your bag is packed, your produce or bread could get smushed as everything goes down the second conveyor belt waiting to be packed.
But I’m not a freak about it or anything… there’s just a right way to do things 😉 jk

Haha, this made me feel like a mess. I have never thought that much about how I put things on the belt, I just make sure that I don’t damage any products. And that my female products are not too obvious, hahaha- such a stupid thing 🙂

It is amazing that you and your father are able to share great experiences like that. My father can’t wait till the day we can go for long walks again and have our debates, haha. We start out as the best friends, then get into a hot debate, then we usually end as friends again.

Is your dad wearing a Bondi Band??

I do the same thing at the grocery store. I feel that if I put it up there in that order, that hopefully they will bag it in that order. It’s really annoying when the baggers place cold foods with room temp ect.

No way! I used to work at a grocery store too! So much better than working fast food through HS/college, right?

Your training is an inspiration for me! My new boyfriend is in pretty good shape and likes training with me so it’s pushing me to train even harder. I’ve never thought about biking as an exercice (more like a mode of transportation) but he would like to do a 250 km bike ride this summer (maybe in two days, we’ll see) so I better get started on the training. 🙂 Do you think it would be possible for me to do that distance even though I have no experience?

To anwser your question about the conveyer belt, I don’t put my stuff in any particular order but I ask the bagger (when there is one, which is not often) to divide the weight between my two reusable bags because I have to carry them on my shoulders for 30 minutes… It’s a really good workout because I’m a big eater so I buy A LOT of food! I should go twice and carry smaller bags but I’m too lazy…

Have a nice evening!

The century has a pretty big climb! Quite a chunk of the route is actually the same as stage 2 of the Tour of California (which happens the Monday before the century even!) It will be televised on Versus too.

There’s a elevation profile at :
http://www.echelongranfondo.org/napa/images/NAPA-MAP.pdf

That being said – you’ll kick it’s ass! I’m interested in seeing your Dad’s recumbent make the climb though. I’ve never actually seen one do any of our local climbs around here, so it will be interesting/cool to see.

I always group like things together too. But I’ve never worked in a grocery store.

I just group multiples of the same item but I don’t know why because they still scan every item instead of counting say 6 and scanning one. Now that you mention it I’m probably going to mix up my stuff now as I use to work in a grocery store too. I walk on floors being mopped because folks did it to me when I worked there. Guess I have issues,eh?

I do the same thing at the grocery store, and I also get peeved when they mix certain things inside my bags that I don’t think should be together…Congrats on the Hilly ride!

I always set the stuff on belt how I want it bagged…i want all the boxes together, the produce together, etc…but somehow it still doesn’t happen that way! haha!

I like to put mine in the order I would like them to pack my (reusable) bags! I put the cans and heavy things first, then the lighter in between stuff, and then I put the light stuff and delicate fruit and veggies last. It really bothers me to when they don’t know how to pack the bags correctly! That’s just a little bit of my type A coming out.

How did your smoothie stay fresh even in a cooler? My smoothies seem to taste bad after 15-20 minutes I make them. I have to gulp them down quick or they start tasting pretty weird!

30 miles is FAR! you must be one ravenous girl!

I am so anal about the order my groceries go in. My fave grocery store is 40 miles from my house, so having my “cold stuff” all together to put in an insulated bag really helps!. I used to be a cashier at a grocery store and having all the cans and heavy stuff in order really makes bagging easier!

I ALWAYS use the self check out because I hate when other people pack my bags. I swear, cashiers throw my apples around like they’re rocks! Nothing makes me angrier than getting my apples tossed. (sounds pervy.)

You’ll be fine come race time. You’ll be with a lot of other riders and you’ll give each other the motivation and determination to tackle every hill. You’ll be so psyched, there will be energy in reserves.

As for the grocery conveyor…which ever way it comes out of the cart. I just want to get it DONE and get home.

I STILL say your dad is the coolest ever! I mean, just look at him!

My bf likes to just toss things onto the belt in any random order, but i group like-foods together. Boxes with boxes, cans with cans, meat needs to be in its own separate bag, same with household cleaner items, and then fruit on its own.
He had I have gotten into some “tiffs” because I don’t think he makes ANY sense the way he does it? Bread with cans? hello squishy bread!

You’ll totally be fine for your race 🙂
I put my stuff on the conveyor belt the same way, I hate it if something is hiding – like a yogurt – and doesn’t get put with the right group.

Great ride! I’m still a little scared of biking, so your skills are impressive! Glad I’m not the only person that totally organizes groceries on the conveyor belt. I am pretty particular about bagging, too 🙂

I don’t put my groceries in a certain order but I do like grouping them together because I want them bagged together. I don’t like it when my meat gets bagged with produce or household cleansers–that’s actually happened to me before! It weirds me out. When I’m out grocery shopping with the BF though, all rules are thrown out the window because he just starts putting everything onto the conveyor belt and then I try to group things together before the cashier can get to scanning them. Sometimes I’ll get a cashier who understands and will purposely reach for all the boxed items/fruits/veggies/etc to scan together, even though BF has mixed everything up. A cashier like that totally makes my day. When I used to work in retail I scanned/bagged things in order too.

Wow- so glad to hear I am not the only type A person here that organizes my grocery items on the belt! I put them the way I want them bagged, cold stuff together, boxes and cans together, and anything crushable absolutely goes on the belt LAST! 🙂

Sugarloaf Mountain Rd. is INTENSE! GO YOU!!! 🙂 I have family that lives up there and every time I drive on it, I think “goodness, it’d be amazing to bike this!” — there’s another one in Lake County up in Eustis called Thrill Hill which is also crazy.

As for grocery trips and the conveyor belt, I used to work at a SuperTarget and I became a super amazing grocery bagger, so I’ve gotten into the habit of organizing things in the same way I want them bagged. It’s easier for the cashier/bagger, and it’s also easier for me when I unpack things once home.

We put food that will be bagged together together on the conveyor belt all the time. I always put heavy stuff first because it will go on the bottom of the cart or bag, and then lighter stuff so it can sit on top.