Why You Should Start Paying Before Your Groceries Are Scanned At Aldi

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The Thing Shoppers Should Always Do At The Aldi Checkout Lane By Allison Beussink Aug. 12, 2025 10:00 am EST

Checking out at Aldi is like completing a challenge on an episode of "The Amazing Race" — lightning fast and absolutely furious. That's because the checkout speed is timed and tracked. Unlike other grocery stores, Aldi records how quickly employees ring up items and monitors how many items are scanned per hour. To accelerate your Aldi checkout experience, place your items on the conveyor belt as quickly as possible, and tap or swipe your credit card before every item has been scanned.

Although the large barcodes on Aldi products help a smidge, on average, Aldi employees are expected to scan 1,000 items per hour, according to Joshua Domston,