Where I live, everything that isn't bagged at checkout needs to be stickered or they assume you stole it. If I buy something that doesn't fit in a bag, it also needs to be stickered.

I try really hard to remember to put my bags in front of the door immediately after unbaggging everything. Then I usually grab the bags and bring them with me the next time I leave. The problem occurs if I ever need to temporarily use the bags for something else... then I get to add to my hoarde.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago

Depends on the store.

Around here, Aldi doesn't bag your groceries, they just toss them into a cart and you can bag them yourself.

Market Basket (New England Chain) does the sticker and bag thing, but they also don't have self-checkout and always has baggers (and ones that know what they're doing, at that).

Stop and Shop (another chain, related to Giant) don't care.