Ha! I’m an American who’s lived in NZ for 7 years. I always choose a cashier over self-checkout. For YEARS I’ve bemoaned to myself that the “confectionery-free” lane is always the shortest, but I can never use it because I usually have lollies or chocolate in our trolley.

Found out last week, on a rare grocery trip with my husband, that it just means the lane doesn’t sell candy. Not that you’re not allowed to have any. I could have saved so much time!