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Attach your cutter to one of these https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002SQ9P5K/ref=twister_B01DLMK82S?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 it makes using your box cutter much simpler and faster. Your cutter will always be where you need it, and to put it back at your side you just let go of it. Considering how often you use your cutter, the little time savings will add up

Have the person who does the paper towel aisle save you 3 to 6 big boxes, maybe even more depending on the aisle, and use those to throw your trash into. Don't break down any of the card board trays like the ones the coffee comes in, for example, or any little small boxes like a spice comes in, just throw those in the box. That will save you time and energy, especially if you have a lot of them like on the vegetable aisle. Then when you have to bale your trash, you only have to throw a few big boxes in the baler instead of a bunch of small ones. Should save a little time there too.

There's always a bit of walking to the back room you have to do, maybe you forgot to grab something, or maybe you need to use the restroom. I use a 'bascart' to run back and forth to save energy and wear and tear on my knees. There's a bit of a trick to it if you don't know how to do it. You want to set your belly on the handle so that the cart is holding a lot of your weight. You're not holding yourself up with your arms, a lot of people try to do it like that. Then you just run. It's really fast and saves quite a bit of time, and it's easier on your body than walking back and forth through the night. *obviously use caution, especially turning around blind corners, and probably don't do it when customers are there.

My last tip, I guess, is more controversial, lol. Kroger doesn't like it when you spot stuff, and for some aisles they are right. Water aisle for example, would just be stupid to spot. But from my experience spotting is actually faster than working off the buggy, and the reason Kroger doesn't like spotting is because most of the desk jockeys that run Kroger have never stocked long term, and they don't understand how grinding stocking can be over time. If you spot correctly it will save you walking, it will save you from having to hold heavy boxes in your hand, and it will make getting up and down from a kneeling position faster and easier on your body. First, you want to set the buggy in the best spot on the aisle. Then spot the things that are close to you on the ground, and the things that are further away just slide them to their general location (as long as you can do that without damaging them). This will save a lot of walking back and forth from the shelf to the buggy. Once everything is spotted you do a more specific spotting on the things you slid, that way the aisle isn't a mess. When you're done it should look neat, not with boxes thrown everywhere. Then when it's time to start stocking set up what I call a "trash train". I set my bascart ahead of me and use that for misplaced items and my discarded plastic. Then I have by crate to stand on for stuff on the top shelf. Then behind me I pull an empty cart with my big paper towel boxes to throw my trash into. I start at the front of the aisle on one side and slowly move around the aisle until I'm done. The benefit of this method is everything you need, ie your crate and something to separate your trash into, is right by you at all times. When you need to stock something on a high shelf you can set it up on the buggy handle and not have to strain your back, also allowing you to easily use two hands. Furthermore, for items on the bottom shelf getting up and down from that position can be taxing over time, but with your crate by you and your buggy you can use those to help you up.

Developing this approach over time, my case count went up from around 60 per hour to 80 cases per hour, and if I have to I can sprint stock over 90 an hour. (Edit: That's the other benefit of this method I forgot to mention, it seems to be easier to get in a really fast flow, where as stocking from the cart it's hard to reach those really high numbers). Despite working significantly faster than the "official" Kroger method, I quit having a constantly soar back. Good luck.

To piggyback off of your leather pouch tip: Assuming you have the Kroger (Fred Meyer for me) standard s5 box cutter, you can get a leather sheath on amazon. These are very helpful. I can usually get at least a year or so out of them before it starts to rip. Since our “amazing” HR is never in the store, I get boxes of replacement blades, which I keep in my glove box, as well as new box knives on amazon as well. I’ve got nothing to share as far as gloves go, I throw freight faster without them. I’m a minority at my store because of it. My husband, however, works in frozen and uses mechanic nitrile gloves they are grippy. He doubles them up to keep his hands warmer. That’s all I got for you, hope it helps

Thanks I searched some and local too. Went with the same one notch PHC blade. They came today and fit perfect.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JVB5G8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Cheap, good for stocking in pretty much all depts, lasts a month-or-3 per pair depending on use https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074GWYV5K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Personally I use them for stocking Grocery

I've used those before and they're not bad gloves at all! In fact, I used them in factory work previously (the factory actually stocked those) and they're very nice!

Unfortunately, they didn't work well for Kroger for two reasons: the CHEP pallets absolutely DESTROY them within weeks, and they don't hold up well to cold temps. But yeah, damned nice gloves.

I actually ordered a pair of these because Carhartt has been good to me in the past. I'll say they could be warmer, but so far, so good. If they manage to last 2 months, I'll spend the money on then. I've had gloves that didn't even hold up a week, so if they'll go 8? Worth it.

I got your back





https://phcsafety.com/safety-cutter-sfty-pt-blade-100-ctsp017.html

https://www.amazon.com/Replacement-Blade-Safety-Point-SP017/dp/B003FJ9U8Q

By the way, the knives are called S4 Safety Cutters.

I'd look around and see if you can find them cheaper than 17 cents per blade.

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