Originally Posted by
gregjones
I use the self-check lanes. There can be cashiers waiting for customers but I do it myself. The reason is bagging the stuff. Groceries load different for a bike than they do for a Ford truck. I only move them once. I start with the empty bags in the kiddie seat and shop like a "normal" person---groceries in cart. Then, before I check out I put my empty bags on the bagging/weighing part of the check isle. The cashiers all know me and set the "tare" weight on the scale to zero with my bags. Scan and bag as anyone would do. It's just that my stuff goes into the bags I brought instead of the plastic things.
Yea, I do the thing where I put some back in the cart mid-scan if I have a larger list of stuff. Sometimes I only need one of something, like spaghetti, other times I need 5 plus the sauce to go with it. Extra (more than 1-2) jars of sauce go into the backpack as my rack is rated to 55.5 lbs and I don't want too much very heavy stuff so far rearward. My total weight on the rack is usually 35 lbs, well within the green. I've been thinking about seeng if ASI has a front fork that has portaging rack plus fender mounts that work with my stem. I could also get one with disc brake mounts, which would be awesome. We'll see how that goes. Getting the SE Tripel first.
- Andy