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It's true, as an American here in Munich, buying too many groceries at once is anxiety-inducing. I have to limit how much I buy at once, because otherwise it's

It's true, as an American here in Munich, buying too many groceries at once is anxiety-inducing. I have to limit how much I buy at once, because otherwise it's too much to fit on the conveyor belt, such that I have to wait for items to be scanned so that I can put more things on. Which leads to not being fast though putting things back in the cart (so that I can bag separately later), which pisses everyone off. I appreciate the low prices, but it also makes buying groceries kind of stressful in a way that was never true in the US.

C1sc0cat 7y ago
So there are not enough lanes open then (sounds like poor time and motion work) and just how much stuff are you buying that you cant fit it on the belt?
- TulliusCicero 7y ago
  > So there are not enough lanes open then (sounds like poor time and motion work) How exactly is having more lanes going to help with the conveyor belt being small? > just how much stuff are you buying that you cant fit it on the belt? So the implication here is that it's my fault for buying too much stuff? I was buying enough for at least a handful of days for a family of 3 that's stuck at home. I was trying to buy more at once during this pandemic so I don't have to visit the stores as often, but the grocery stores don't make it easy. I can't imagine what it's like if you have 3+ kids. I mean, I guess if you're going to one of the suburban stores that are more like American ones, it might be fine then.
  - C1sc0cat 7y ago
    More lanes less congestion at each lane Its maybe that maybe Lidl / German stores are cheeping out on the store fit out - you can get lanes that can support two customers packing.
    - TulliusCicero 7y ago
      Maybe. But German grocery stores are also quite small. Like, the setup works fine for the way Germans go grocery shopping: smaller amounts of groceries, two or three times a week. It just sucks for families if you wanna buy more at once. I miss Costco.
      - verst 7y ago
        Look for the wholesale stores where restaurants buy supplies. You can shop there too. Just like Costco those are usually at the outskirts of the city.

C1sc0cat 7y ago

So there are not enough lanes open then (sounds like poor time and motion work) and just how much stuff are you buying that you cant fit it on the belt?

TulliusCicero 7y ago
> So there are not enough lanes open then (sounds like poor time and motion work) How exactly is having more lanes going to help with the conveyor belt being small? > just how much stuff are you buying that you cant fit it on the belt? So the implication here is that it's my fault for buying too much stuff? I was buying enough for at least a handful of days for a family of 3 that's stuck at home. I was trying to buy more at once during this pandemic so I don't have to visit the stores as often, but the grocery stores don't make it easy. I can't imagine what it's like if you have 3+ kids. I mean, I guess if you're going to one of the suburban stores that are more like American ones, it might be fine then.
- C1sc0cat 7y ago
  More lanes less congestion at each lane Its maybe that maybe Lidl / German stores are cheeping out on the store fit out - you can get lanes that can support two customers packing.
  - TulliusCicero 7y ago
    Maybe. But German grocery stores are also quite small. Like, the setup works fine for the way Germans go grocery shopping: smaller amounts of groceries, two or three times a week. It just sucks for families if you wanna buy more at once. I miss Costco.
    - verst 7y ago
      Look for the wholesale stores where restaurants buy supplies. You can shop there too. Just like Costco those are usually at the outskirts of the city.