In many countries, it is used at the supermarkets, to have plastic bags to pack your goods as courtesy from the shop, (mainly they are just available and free) and most of the times there's even people helping pack the goods right by the cashier...
Well that’s not exactly the case in France. When going to the supermarket in France (even the big know ones like auchan or Carrefour you’ll need to either buy the bags or bring them with you if you don’t want to end up wondering around carrying your goods on your hands.
Also, you will need to develop a certain ability and fastness to take the goods off the basket or shopping cart, at the cashiers, pack them in your own bags, and pay without delayed the queue. Sounds funny but those of you who have already experience it, know its true.
Tip 1: Once you finish selecting your goods, arrange your basket in a way that the order in which the elements are passed by you to the cashier is in the same order that you will pack the things. That way you can pack at the same pace than the cashier registers the items. At the end while paying you get and extra time – while your card’s transaction is done or while the cashier calculates your change.
Tip 2: “invest” in a really good shopping bag – canvas – that will last and that is comfortable to carry around. The most practical ones have double handles, to carry on the hand or off the shoulder. There are also special bags for liquid bottles, the bag is like a fabric six pack case so the bottles are carried standing.
Whenever is possible, go grocery shopping with a friend, it always come handy while one unpacks the goods at the cashier the other can pack them.
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