I was talking with my friend Lani the other day and we were both complaining about grocery shopping with our kids. Her issues with kids and shopping are a little different than mine, but we ended up both venting about the same thing.
If you are a mom, most likely you have encountered the “car shaped” shopping cart at the grocery store. Maybe you are a fan of these beasts, if so you might want to stop reading now as I’m about to vent a little more.
First of all….whoever invented these horrible contraptions obviously didn’t try it out in an actual store. I swear you need a special class W driver’s license (W for What were they thinking) to drive these beasts. I think I have taken out several racks and displays just trying to get to the side of the isle to let someone else get by. You literally have to make a wide semi-trailer type turn just to get to the next isle. Heaven forbid there are any people headed your way! There ought to be a beeper and flashing lights to notify others that you are coming.
I do have to give them credit for trying to keep the kids entertained while shopping. The cute little steering wheels help for about 10 minutes, then the kids are done and want to get out. There I am left trying to drive this massive thing, without any kids even in the cart. So I made a decision that we will no longer be getting these carts. This decision was actually made several months ago and I have done pretty well.
However, last week Max and I ran in to get a few things and he begged to get a car cart. I kindly reminded him of our “new rule” and he didn’t fuss too much. We were cruising down the isles when he saw a boy in a blue car cart. Then says “Wook mom, that boy’s mommy is nice…she doesn’t have the new wule” My response was simply “Yep, she’s a nice mommy” I couldn’t think anything else to say….talk about a guilt trip.
So, if the person who invented these stupid carts happens to be reading my blog…all I want to say is:
“I hate car-shaped shopping carts!”