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Carry Capacity Tier 2
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Priority 3 upgrade — Batch three to four items per run
Overview
Carry Capacity Tier 2 is upgrade priority 3 in the recommended Clean the Supermarket purchase path. It belongs to the carry progression category and is what most veteran sorters consider an opening-loop essential.
Per the canonical /build/upgrade-order/ reference, Carry Capacity Tier 2 works best when paired with the upgrades from the same category and category-adjacent ones — for example, Carry Capacity Tier 1 unlocks the math behind Carry Capacity Tier 2, while Movement Speed pairs multiplicatively with any carry upgrade. Prerequisites: Carry Tier 1.
In effect terms, Carry Capacity Tier 2 batch three to four items per run The currency to purchase upgrades comes from shelving items, so progress is sequential — clear, earn, upgrade, return faster. Carry and Speed are the core front-loaded categories because they directly compound the time-to-shelve ratio; automation tools like Auto-Shelve and quality-of-life perks like Pickup Range only justify their cost once your base loop is already efficient. Carry Capacity Tier 2 fits into this progression at priority slot 3, which is exactly where most run-optimized loadouts place it.
Carry Capacity Tier 2 is where batch sorting becomes the dominant tactic. With Tier 2 active, you carry 3-4 items per trip — enough to clear most aisle floor piles in 2-3 trips instead of 6-10. This is the inflection point where the sort loop transitions from 'walk-grab-walk-place' to 'sweep-stack-walk-place'.
Per the upgrade order priority slot 3, Carry Tier 2 sits immediately after the carry+speed baseline. The reason this slot beats Movement Speed Tier 2 (which is priority 4) is the snowball effect: Tier 2 capacity gives you 3-4× the currency-per-trip of unupgraded play, which accelerates every subsequent purchase.
Tactical impact: with Carry Tier 2 active, A1+A2 can be cleared in a single co-op pass between two sorters, and A3+A4 (the cold corridor) becomes manageable solo within the first 15 minutes of a run.
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What This Upgrade Does
- Batch three to four items per run
- Priority slot 3 in the recommended purchase path
- Category: carry
- Requires: Carry Tier 1
Value vs Opportunity Cost
Pros
- ✓ Compounds time-to-shelve ratio when paired with category-adjacent upgrades
- ✓ Documented as priority slot 3 in the canonical upgrade order
Cons
- ✗ Higher-tier upgrades cost more currency than Tier 1 entries
- ✗ No major opportunity costs beyond the in-run currency expenditure
At a Glance
At a Glance
- Priority
- Tier 3
- Category
- carry
- Tier
- 2
- Prerequisites
- Carry Tier 1
When to Buy This Upgrade
Buy Carry Capacity Tier 2 as one of your first 3 purchases.
The decision rule is: never buy automation or utility before basic capacity and speed are at Tier 2+. Carry Capacity Tier 2's priority slot of 3 means it comes before any automation purchase. If you skip Carry Capacity Tier 2 entirely, the run still completes — but you'll spend roughly 20-40% more time per aisle once stretching shelves kick in. Most stretching-shelf strategies assume Carry Tier 3+ and Speed Tier 2+ are active by the time mid-store aisles (A4-A6) appear in your run.
Note prerequisites: Carry Tier 1. The dependency chain is real — newer Tier upgrades read your existing Tier as a gating check.
Buy this third, after Carry Tier 1 and Speed Tier 1. The carry-carry-speed pattern is the most common veteran early-game loadout.
If you skip it: you stall at 2-trips-per-aisle and miss the 'sweep-stack-walk-place' transition. The compound effect is that every subsequent aisle clear takes 40-60% longer.
Tactical note: don't skip Tier 2 in favor of Auto-Shelve or other automation. Tier 2 carry + Tier 1 auto-shelve is dominated by Tier 3 carry alone in currency-per-second optimization.
Patch History
Carry Capacity Tier 2 has been part of the Clean the Supermarket progression tree since the Tidyverse launch on 2026-06-16. Its placement at priority slot 3 in the canonical /build/upgrade-order/ reference has been stable across every documented patch through 2026-06-29. The effect (batch three to four items per run) and prerequisites (Carry Tier 1) have not been re-tuned in any post-launch update. Any future Tidyverse patch that affects this upgrade's priority slot, effect, or prerequisite chain will be documented here with the patch date and old-vs-new state for transparency. As of 2026-06-29 the canonical purchase order tree remains unchanged.
Synergies With Other Upgrades
Frequently Asked Questions
- Carry Capacity Tier 2 is priority slot 3 in the canonical Clean the Supermarket upgrade order. It's a foundational early-game purchase that compounds into every other upgrade decision. See [/wiki/upgrades](/wiki/upgrades) for the full 12-upgrade priority order.
- Batch three to four items per run. Tactical impact: with Carry Tier 2 active, A1+A2 can be cleared in a single co-op pass between two sorters, and A3+A4 (the cold corridor) becomes manageable solo within the first 15 minutes of a run.
- Yes — Carry Capacity Tier 2 requires Carry Tier 1 before it can be purchased. The dependency chain is enforced by the game's upgrade tree, so you can't skip ahead.
- If you skip it: you stall at 2-trips-per-aisle and miss the 'sweep-stack-walk-place' transition. The compound effect is that every subsequent aisle clear takes 40-60% longer.
- Carry Tier 2 unlocks Carry Tier 3, Jump Height Tier 1, and Auto-Shelve Tier 1 in the priority tree. Multiplies with every speed tier and with Auto-Shelve specifically.
- Within the first 5-10 minutes of any run. The early-game phase is when carry+speed compounds the most, and Carry Capacity Tier 2 is part of that compound.
- Yes, unconditionally. The early-game carry+speed cluster is the highest-ROI currency spend in the game.
- Upgrades persist with your save data. Be cautious of the T-key on PC — pressing it can hard-wipe your save with no confirmation on some builds. See [/guides/how-to-play](/guides/how-to-play) for save-protection tips.