AN ALDI shopper has left people stunned after revealing what the shelf by the tills is actually for.
The man – aka Tubz – explained that regularly shops at the discount supermarket, and has mastered the art of dealing with the lightning-fast checkout process.
"For those of you who don't understand how it works for Aldi, and why the checkout operator goes really fast," he began the video on his TikTok page.
He then showed himself putting all the items straight in the trolley immediately after the cashier scanned them through.
Once all the items were in the trolley, he paid and made his way "over to the packing shelf".
He then put all his purchases into bags while standing at the shelf.
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"It means you get out of the way quicker for the other customers and then out of the door," he added.
Tubz captioned the video with hashtags including #howitworks and #packing.
"You can pack properly at the packing shelves and not rush which is what they are for," he added in a comment on the video.
But people in the comments section were divided as to whether or not the packing shelf was a good idea.
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"Thank you, finally someone gets it!" one wrote.
"People so selfish packing at till, they don't get it."
"It drives me mad when people don't use the packing shelf," another added.
"Yes!! And I feel much less pressure at the packing area with 2 little kids," a third commented.
"Instead of worrying that I’m holding up the whole queue."
"Also means they can keep prices down as they don’t have to hire as many staff as customers are getting through the tills quicker," someone else wrote.
"Nobody does this in my local Aldi, I’m the usually the only one at the packing shelf," another added.
"They all pack into bags in the trolley so it’s always so slow."
"I ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT THAT SHELF WAS FOR!" someone else marvelled.
"Literally!!!" another said.
"I don’t mind it if there’s no queue but when it’s a busy Sunday it infuriates me because they know there’s a bench to pack with."
But not everyone was sure that it was a good idea, with many deeming it a waste of time.
"Packing shelf?!" one wrote.
"Sod that!
"Open bags in trolley and pack as they scan."
"No way," another insisted.
"Open up your bags ready in the trolley and throw them in.
"I have not got the time or energy to do it twice."
"One of the many reasons I don’t shop at Aldi, I don’t like that kind of pressure," a third commented.
"I’m not there to get other people seen quicker, once I’m done I’ll leave," someone else wrote.
"I’m not putting it in the trolley, then on the belt, back in trolley, out again to pack it and the unpack at home!" another sighed.
"No thanks!"
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