If I wasn’t so in love with these tournament style documentaries I might be asking ‘do they really need to make a documentary about grocery bagging?’. Clearly the answer is YES THEY DO, as a trailer has popped up online for ‘Ready, Set, Bag!’, a documentary focusing on a national grocery bagging competition held each year in Las Vegas, Nevada. The film looks like it follows the standard tournament formula, focusing on a few favoured contestants and following them into the finals (wow, that’s a lot of F’s). I love the concept of average working class folks thrust into the spotlight for a chance to showcase their otherwise unappreciated talents. I hope to leave this film with a newfound perspective on bagging. After all, at one point in my life I worked at Toys R Us and I can sincerely say there is an art to merchandising a giant wall of board games.
Head over to the Ready, Set, Bag! official website for more information on how you can see the film!
For those who want to talk with us about the film, about the hidden art of competitive grocery bagging, find out about screenings, and generally enjoy geeking out about grocery stores, you can find us @readysetbag, facebook.com/readysetbag, or at http://www.readysetbag.blip.tv, or at the EnsemblePix channel on youtube. We donate all ad revenue from web videos to food banks across the country, so watch frequently, watch often, and tell your friends. The more you watch, the more people we can help feed.