Anyone who has shopped at Aldi will be all too familiar with the record-breaking speed the cashiers like to whizz your items through.
And while some of us relish the challenge, others find the whole thing a bit of a nightmare and struggle to keep up.
But it seems as though some people didn't know that if you're feeling a bit overwhelmed, you can simply speak up and tell the cashier to slow down and they will.
Posting in the Aldi Mums Facebook group one shopper wrote: "You can ask them to slow down, I do. They don't mind. And never had a rude checkout operator either."
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And others were quick to agree that the cashier is more than happy to drop the breakneck scanning speed if necessary.
One replied: "I always ask the checkout workers at my local Aldi to slow down a bit, so I don't get overwhelmed.
"They always say yes and it's always very pleasant, never had a problem."
But there's also been some bizarre 'hacks' in which people revealed they scrunched labels on certain items in an attempt to slow the cashier down. I mean, that sounds like a bloody awful idea for both you and the cashier, so maybe don't try that one yourselves.
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Of course not everyone dislikes the fast-paced scanning. Personally, I like to spend as little time as possible shopping.
Its speedy cashiers get your shopping through a whopping 40 percent faster than its rival supermarkets, according to the Sun.
However, a spokesperson reiterated the point above, explaining: "Our employees are trained to operate the checkout at the right pace for each individual person they serve."
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It's also handy to remember that Aldi actually doesn't encourage packing at its tills, but instead urges them to use the packing shelf.
Replying to a customer from its official Twitter account, Aldi said: "We ask that customers put their goods back in their trolley once they have been scanned at the checkout. We provide a packing shelf away from the till for customers to pack their shopping."
So now you know.
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