Clean the Supermarket Aisle Guide — All 12 Aisles & Clear Order

Twelve aisles, one store

Clean the Supermarket has exactly twelve aisles, numbered 1 through 12. Two STORE DIRECTORY boards near the entrance list them all, and the game addresses individual shelves as <aisle number><shelf letter> — 6A, 8B, 11I. There is no colour-coding in the game; aisle numbers are the only reliable navigation cue.

This guide covers what each aisle holds, where players get tripped up, and the recommended clear order that experienced players use to finish faster. For an interactive map with shelf codes, visit the Store Directory page. For a searchable list of every item and its aisle, use the Items List. For deeper mechanics, the Wiki has the full reference.

The recommended clear order

Community guides consistently recommend clearing aisles in this order — biggest and most recognisable items first, tiny bottles last:

8 → 10 → 9 → 7 → 5 → 6 → 1 → 2 → 4 → 3 → 11 → 12

That sequence is not a game rule. It is a strategy based on shelf completion speed: large items fill shelves faster, which funds upgrades sooner, which makes the slow aisles manageable later.

The Store Directory page shows this order visually. Below is what each aisle contains and why it sits where it does in the sequence.

Aisle 8 — Bakery (clear first)

Bakery items are physically the largest objects in the game. A single bread loaf can complete an entire shelf, which makes aisle 8 the fastest source of early progress and badge milestones.

Items include loaves, baguettes, and croissants. The hanging sign and directory board both say Bakery. One tip every guide repeats: if you can only see one item on the floor, make it a loaf.

Aisle 10 — Seafood (clear second)

Whole fish and prawns are among the most recognisable objects in the store. Seafood is its own aisle — separate from Meat in aisle 9. Fish never belongs in the meat aisle, and the directory treats them as distinct zones.

One fish can finish a shelf, same as bakery. Clear seafood early while the floor is still cluttered with large objects you can spot at a glance.

Aisle 9 — Meat (clear third)

Steak, bacon, and sausage live here. There are relatively few meat items compared to other aisles, so aisle 9 finishes quickly once you identify the cured shapes. If a protein is rejected in Seafood (10), it belongs here.

Aisle 7 — Produce (clear fourth)

Fruits and vegetables roll and scatter widely, which makes produce harder to collect than bakery or seafood despite the items being large and colourful. The Price Scanner helps enormously here because it highlights every matching fruit at once.

Watch for variant traps: Apple and Green Apple are different items on different shelves.

Aisle 5 — Cereal & Pasta (clear fifth)

The hanging sign reads Cereal & Pasta while the directory board just says Cereal — both refer to aisle 5. Cereal boxes are large and easy to spot. Cup Ramen variants (Red, Yellow) each have their own shelf, so check the label colour.

Aisle 6 — Baking (clear sixth — highest error rate)

Baking is the single most error-prone aisle because four white powders look nearly identical on the floor: Flour, Sugar, Powdered Sugar, and Cornstarch. Add Brown Sugar, Baking Soda, and Baking Powder and you have seven bags that all read as "white baking thing" at a glance.

There is no shortcut — read the label before you walk. Wrong placements here cost double because the return trip crosses the store.

Aisles 1 and 2 — both called Cans

This duplicate naming catches more players than any other aisle pair:

• Aisle 1 — Cans: Canned Goods, Jam
• Aisle 2 — Cans: Soup, Canned Goods, Candy

Soups live in aisle 2, and each flavour is its own shelf. A tin rejected by one Cans aisle usually belongs on the other. Jars and tins look alike from a distance — read the label.

Aisles 4 and 3 — Snacks (clear 4 before 3)

Another duplicate-name pair:

• Aisle 4 — Condiments & Snacks: Ketchup, Mayonnaise, Nutella, Peanut Butter, spreads
• Aisle 3 — Snacks: Chips, Cookies

The hanging sign on aisle 4 reads Condiments & Snacks, which is the more useful name. If a snack bounces off aisle 3, try aisle 4. Colour variants (Crispo Green vs Red) are separate items on separate shelves.

Aisle 11 — Dairy (clear second-to-last)

Milk, yogurt, and cheese across shelves reaching 11I. Dairy cartons look almost identical to beverage cartons in aisle 12 — the most common mix-up in the back of the store.

One proven trick: clear either Dairy or Beverages completely first. Everything left that looks like a carton must belong to the other aisle.

Aisle 12 — Beverages (clear last)

Bottles, cans, and drink cartons running out to shelf 12L. Beverages are small, numerous, and slow without finding upgrades. Every guide says leave this aisle until you have X-Ray or Price Scanner unlocked.

Juice is aisle 12; milk is aisle 11. Check the label when a carton is rejected.

Using this guide in practice

Before your shift: skim the Items List for aisles you confuse most. The two Cans aisles and the four white powders in Baking are the top search queries on this site.

During your shift: work the clear order zone by zone. Finish the front block (aisles 8–6 area) before crossing to the back. Every diagonal run wastes time.

When stuck: the in-game directory boards list example items per aisle. Our Store Directory adds shelf letters and the recommended route overlay.

For deeper reference: the Wiki documents variant rules, upgrade interactions, and event mode differences.

Aisle numbers beat everything else

No upgrade, route, or squad strategy substitutes for knowing that baking is 8, dairy is 11, and beverages are 12. The clear order above is a efficiency layer on top of that knowledge — not a replacement for it.

Memorize the twelve numbers first. Then run the 8 → 10 → 9 → 7 → 5 → 6 → 1 → 2 → 4 → 3 → 11 → 12 sequence. Then buy Price Scanner so the slow aisles stop being search problems. That is the path from a messy floor to a cleaned store badge.