Mum’s clever Woolworths shopping bag hack sparks debate among checkout staff on TikTok – so whose side are you on?
- A mum has sparked a debate on TikTok after sharing how to fold shopping bags
- Nita posted a video demonstrating how to fold plastic Woolworths bags
- But checkout workers claim this makes the bags difficult and frustrating to open
- Others disagreed and said the hack allows the bags to be neatly stored away
An Australian mum has unintentionally sparked a debate with checkout workers on TikTok after sharing her clever hack for folding Woolworths shopping bags.
Nita, from the Gold Coast, posted a video demonstrating how to efficiently fold the reusable plastic bags into ‘little triangles’ to be neatly stored away in cupboards, kitchen drawers or car glove boxes.
While the clip swiftly went viral and received more than 188,000 views, the tactic received backlash from several checkout workers who claim this makes the bags difficult and frustrating to open.
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Nita, from the Gold Coast, posted a video demonstrating how to efficiently fold the reusable plastic bags into ‘little triangles’ to be neatly stored away in cupboards, kitchen drawers or car glove boxes
In the clip, Nita folded the bag in thirds, then joined the corners together to create the triangle formation. But supermarket employees claim this tactic makes the bags difficult and frustrating to open
In the comments, one supermarket employee encouraged Nita to ensure she unravels the folded bags before reaching the checkout.
‘As a cashier, please make sure to unfold them before you get to the checkout because it takes so much time trying to open these,’ the employee wrote.
Others agreed and said they ‘hate’ when customers fold the bags this compact way because it ‘takes more time’ to open.
In the comments of the video, one supermarket employee encouraged Nita to ensure she unravels the folded bags before getting to the checkout.
‘I’m a cashier too and they’re just so fidgety to unravel and time consuming,’ another commented.
A third added: ‘A cashier’s nightmare. Unfold before I pack for you, so annoying.’
After reading the comments, Nita hit back and shared another video showing how simple the bags are to unfold with a quick shake.
After reading the comments, Nita hit back and shared another video showing how simple the bags are to unfold with a quick shake
‘All the cashiers that hate these, I think you’re doing it wrong,’ she captioned the second video.
Despite the backlash from workers, other TikTok users praised Nita for sharing her useful insight.
‘Don’t listen to them. I’m a cashier at Woolworths and it’s easier unfolding these than pulling 50 bags out of each other like matryoshka dolls,’ one wrote.
‘I do this every time I finish my shopping,’ another said, a third added: ‘I’ve been folding them wrong my whole life.’