Lay-In

Lay-In

v. To force a slight excess of an ITEM to the SHELF by laying it back in the HOLE horizontally, within the gap created by the vertical asymmetry of a particular PRODUCT'S packaging: “Lay-in any extra ones and twos.” Also WEDGE. See also GO, HIDE, JAM, MAKE IT GO. —n. The result of such action: “That's an easy lay-in.”

NOTE: Candidates? Salad dressings, barbecue sauces, etc., where the necks are significantly narrower than the bottle's lower body and the bottle is well and tightly sealed.

Depending on geometry, you may get even more to GO by Laying-In one unit base-first, the next top-first, and then repeating the pattern, base-to-base and neck-to-neck so that necks interlock like opposing teeth on gears.

Caution: Don't lay-in anything where the top is loose, or there's any chance it will ever leak. For example, all those pump-action bottles of hand soaps? Uh-uh. Some things were never meant to be tipped on their side. Many dish washing soaps with pull-up stopper tops are likewise “iffy,” at best. Why risk a mess?

Watch out: Ensure that the weight of the Laid-In ITEMS doesn't force the supporting ITEMS outwards, causing everything to collapse into adjacent SPOTS. Not good. Only do Lay-Ins when the SHELF is already tightly packed. Whenever possible, seek to avoid Lay-Ins that protrude into the visible area towards the front of the SHELF.