Throw

Throw

v. To as quickly as possible replenish the supply of ITEMS on the SHELF available for CUSTOMERS to purchase by (as gently and carefully as appropriate) placing and arranging it LABEL-FORWARD in its proper HOLE: “Night crew mainly throws load.” See also GO, HIDE, JAM, LAY-IN, MAKE IT GO.

NOTE: Obviously, “throw” is a term enjoyed more for its drama than for its descriptive value. A sturdy package of paper towels, say, you might from time to time actually lob into the back of an empty HOLE, but jars of spaghetti sauce—no.

TIP: Take Two+ ...And Use Both Hands! Whenever possible, move more to the SELF faster by grabbing multiple units out of the CASE at once with each hand. For instance, two bottles of salad dressing in each hand puts four on the SHELF for each cycle. Three BOXES of flavored gelatin in each hand THROWS six. Even better, GANG-LIFT whole STACKS at once whenever you can.

TIP: Stack 'n Slide. In most circumstances, it's substantially faster to two stack cans in mid-air using two hands (ensuring LABELS-FORWARD, of course) and then slide the stacked pair into position than it is to reach deep into a HOLE with one can in one hand to stack it way back there.

TIP: Out'a My Way! If something is in your way, move it! or remove it! For instance, that BOX flap that keeps flopping down and annoying you? If you know the whole CASE is going to GO—cut it off! (The empty CASE is going straight into the CRUSHER anyway, right?)

Throwing is from left to right, back to front, up to the capacity of the HOLE. Nothing should overhang the lip on the front edge of the shelf, except perhaps a tiny bit when you've been specifically instructed to “MAKE IT GO.”

Throwing always includes BLOCKING to make the DISPLAY more attractive.