Shoppers laud Chrissie Swan's $4 Bunnings technique—are you doing this too?
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Here at the SDC, we value ways to save time and money, and we’re always up for a trick that can help us out in our daily lives.
And popular TV personality and radio star Chrissie Swan has just the thing to make shopping a little easier for you.
Chrissie, currently appearing on The Masked Singer Australia as a panellist, took to social media to share the trick she's been practising since the beginning of the year while grocery shopping—and it's opened up people's eyes to other ways of doing things.
‘Please enjoy this basket shopping hack,’ she wrote in the caption of her video.
Rather than taking countless plastic bags to the supermarket from home, on her most recent trip, the 49-year-old TV and radio star opted for two big plastic containers—which she'd picked up from Bunnings for about $4 each.
She then loaded these straight into a shallow trolley and filled them up as she went around the store.
When it came to checkout time, instead of unloading her items back into bags, Chrissie simply put all the items back into the baskets and brought them out to the car.
‘No pesky bag. You’re welcome,’ Chrissie said in her video.
Everyone was impressed with her technique because it can save you so much hassle and prevent plastic waste by taking reusable containers—it's a win-win!
‘That is genius. Level unlocked. You may now start a cult. I will follow,’ one follower commented.
Another wrote: ‘Good thinking [...] Now everyone is rushing down to their nearest Bunnings.’
If you’re keen on trying Chrissie’s shopping tip, we found a basket similar to what the star featured in her video on Bunnings’ website: Ezy Storage 42L Square Assorted Colour Flexi Storage Tubs.
A third follower shared: ‘I actually asked the lady on the checkout at Woolies yesterday if this is annoying and she said they LOVE it when people do this! It improves their “scan rate”.’
There was only one issue, and it seemed Chrissie was also guilty of it, too!
'Now I just have to remember to put the tubs back in the car,' a follower wrote, with Chrissie agreeing, saying: 'Yes, that is the challenge for me also!'
However, some shoppers pointed out the flaws on Chrissie’s plan.
‘I see a flaw... take items out of [the] filled basket, scan, BUT then where do you put the scanned items until the basket is empty for you to fill it up with the scanned items,’ one asked.
‘Can’t sling four of those around your wrists for the dash into the house, though! What fun is that?’ Someone stated.
Meanwhile, others have shared their own shopping tricks—with one suggesting to use ‘Scan n Go’.
‘Let me suggest you use ‘Scan ‘n Go’ on your phone, and you don’t even need to take them from your basket at all. You literally scan as you place the item in,’ they explained.
‘Just buy one extra (spare) basket. Leave it stacked with one you are filling up with shopping, so you don’t waste any trolley space,’ another wrote.
You can watch Chrissie’s video here:
Members, why not try Chrissie's technique the next time you visit the supermarket? Some of you may already have similar containers lying around the house.
Do you have any clever shopping tricks or tips you want to share with us? Write them in the comments below!
And popular TV personality and radio star Chrissie Swan has just the thing to make shopping a little easier for you.
Chrissie, currently appearing on The Masked Singer Australia as a panellist, took to social media to share the trick she's been practising since the beginning of the year while grocery shopping—and it's opened up people's eyes to other ways of doing things.
‘Please enjoy this basket shopping hack,’ she wrote in the caption of her video.
Chrissie Swan shared a shopping technique on social media. Credit: @chrissieswan/Instagram
Rather than taking countless plastic bags to the supermarket from home, on her most recent trip, the 49-year-old TV and radio star opted for two big plastic containers—which she'd picked up from Bunnings for about $4 each.
She then loaded these straight into a shallow trolley and filled them up as she went around the store.
When it came to checkout time, instead of unloading her items back into bags, Chrissie simply put all the items back into the baskets and brought them out to the car.
‘No pesky bag. You’re welcome,’ Chrissie said in her video.
Everyone was impressed with her technique because it can save you so much hassle and prevent plastic waste by taking reusable containers—it's a win-win!
‘That is genius. Level unlocked. You may now start a cult. I will follow,’ one follower commented.
Another wrote: ‘Good thinking [...] Now everyone is rushing down to their nearest Bunnings.’
If you’re keen on trying Chrissie’s shopping tip, we found a basket similar to what the star featured in her video on Bunnings’ website: Ezy Storage 42L Square Assorted Colour Flexi Storage Tubs.
A third follower shared: ‘I actually asked the lady on the checkout at Woolies yesterday if this is annoying and she said they LOVE it when people do this! It improves their “scan rate”.’
There was only one issue, and it seemed Chrissie was also guilty of it, too!
'Now I just have to remember to put the tubs back in the car,' a follower wrote, with Chrissie agreeing, saying: 'Yes, that is the challenge for me also!'
However, some shoppers pointed out the flaws on Chrissie’s plan.
‘I see a flaw... take items out of [the] filled basket, scan, BUT then where do you put the scanned items until the basket is empty for you to fill it up with the scanned items,’ one asked.
‘Can’t sling four of those around your wrists for the dash into the house, though! What fun is that?’ Someone stated.
Meanwhile, others have shared their own shopping tricks—with one suggesting to use ‘Scan n Go’.
‘Let me suggest you use ‘Scan ‘n Go’ on your phone, and you don’t even need to take them from your basket at all. You literally scan as you place the item in,’ they explained.
‘Just buy one extra (spare) basket. Leave it stacked with one you are filling up with shopping, so you don’t waste any trolley space,’ another wrote.
You can watch Chrissie’s video here:
Members, why not try Chrissie's technique the next time you visit the supermarket? Some of you may already have similar containers lying around the house.
Do you have any clever shopping tricks or tips you want to share with us? Write them in the comments below!
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