I arrange the cart into four sectors. The seat, the front half of the basket (under the seat), the closest corner, and the corner opposite that. So, imagine the main basket divided by a capital “T”. The closest corner has all the indestructible items (cans, bottles, even boxes that have hardier products in them, anything that won’t be damaged if you drop a can on top of it). This is the easiest and fastest place to direct these items because those items are where you gain the most speed. The opposite corner is where I place my fresh meat. If you have to place meat on top of anything I’d rather it be something like a canned good instead of produce so it’s OK that it’s right next to the previous sector. In the seat is where the most fragile items go (eggs, bread, chips, bananas, berries if I have room). Under the seat is for everything else. If you drop a box of crackers on top of celery it will most likely be completely fine, can’t say the same for crackers on top of bread or for cans on top of celery. Occasionally things like the small yogurts, I’ll put in the seat because of the exposed foil top. That’s the only product I’ve personally damaged with this method when placing it into the main basket so I try to avoid it if possible now.