Kid Carts at the Grocery Store (Point: renting, home, elementary schools)

[austin_mommy]

I agree with Nor Cal because I have bonked others at the grocery store as well. My daughter sometimes insists on getting the kid carts (I can talk her out of doing that most of the time) and I absolutely have no idea how to manouver them! A big sorry to all those shoppers who fell victim to my poor steering skills! I wouldn't say they are useless - they might be very useful for some moms but I personally dread using them.

[ATX Wahine]

Originally Posted by austin_mommy

I agree with Nor Cal because I have bonked others at the grocery store as well. My daughter sometimes insists on getting the kid carts (I can talk her out of doing that most of the time) and I absolutely have no idea how to manouver them! A big sorry to all those shoppers who fell victim to my poor steering skills! I wouldn't say they are useless - they might be very useful for some moms but I personally dread using them.

I see some poor moms struggling so bad with those carts sometimes!

Nothing however is worse than the brigade of strollers inside stores in places like Disneyland. As a mom myself I totally appreciate what convenience they must offer a mom of one or two tots, but for the majority of shoppers inside small boutiques such as those you see in amusement parks, public parks, etc. it's a logistics nightmare to make your way through any aisles without encountering a traffic jam, and calf-smacking collisions can be quite common.

Just seems like the SIZE of strollers, carts, etc. over the years has grown to ridiculous proportions, and I think the drivers of them sometimes forget how much room they take up in public spaces. They can really crowd out aisles and public restrooms, etc. for others.

[jobert]

I like the kid carts. When the store is vacant, you can haul *** down the aisles and they corner like nothing else and sometimes the kids fall out.

[Austin97]

Originally Posted by TexasHorseLady

A regular cart, slightly wider, is a whole different thing than we're thinking of, I think, when we picture "kids carts" - those monster things that look like a car or whatnot. That's actually somewhat reasonable.

However, you're hardly the first person to have children, either twins or siblings very close in age, and had to take them grocery shopping. (I used to take my son and his best friend, son of our best friends, shopping together all the time at that age and we all survived.)

So, convenient? Yes. Necessary? No, not really.

A discount agent is a whole different thing than we're thinking of, I think , when we picture "real estate agent" we picture these monster commissions for someone who just posts our listing on mls or whatnot. That's actually somewhat reasonable.

However, you're hardly the first person to have to sell a house, either a condo or a single family home. (I used to sell houses all the time by myself and I survived)

So, convenient? Yes. Neceesary? No, not really.

Just funnin you.

What really is a necessity these days anyway? Why rag on someone for liking something that makes their life easier? I don't begrudge someone if they bump my cart or whatever, it's not like I'm going to the hospital or something.

[ATX Wahine]

Originally Posted by jobert

I like the kid carts. When the store is vacant, you can haul *** down the aisles and they corner like nothing else and sometimes the kids fall out.

Hahahaha! That created a delightful Chevy Chase-ish visual.

[readymade]

HAH! I don't currently have kids (one on the way), and I'm often irritated with parents ramming their giant baby carriages into me, rolling over my feet, etc... (usually without apologizing) in stores/malls. In fact, I rarely go to stores or malls anymore because of this.

But those kid's carts? I always thought they were cool! I wish they had them when I was a kid! I think it's cute when I see a kid in one or pushing one. I've never had too much of a problem with them in grocery stores. I have way more issues with parents stopping in the middle of an isle with their 5 kids, taking up the entire isle. Or stopping at the entrance of HEB to fiddle with their kid without realizing that people are trying to get in/out. Or their kids running wild around the store.

[Jennibc]

Wow! Who knew this was such a polarizing issue?

[iceshots]

[quote=readymade;10320621 I have way more issues with parents stopping in the middle of an isle with their 5 kids, taking up the entire isle. Or stopping at the entrance of HEB to fiddle with their kid without realizing that people are trying to get in/out. Or their kids running wild around the store.[/QUOTE]

I think it must be human nature to cause gridlock.

In addition to the two examples above I present:

The arrivals area at any airport but most notably when emerging from a restricted exit such as customs or security. You will always have crowds of friends and relatives on hand to greet the newcomers, but they have to do it in the narrow walkway and block everyone else from leaving, instead of letting everyone get into the open space and gather off to the side.

Sea World last week. After the Shamu show when everyone is trying to leave, two families decide to have a full confab get together in the walkway and force everyone else to squeeze around them.

The kids carts don't bug me as long as the kids are in them and not running around.

But when you have the three year old that insists on getting a big kids cart, and then wants to push it around himself, now that's annoying! And dangerous, and slow, and painful ....

[TexasHorseLady]

That's where the extremely useful word, "No," comes in handy. Yes, there will likely be meltdowns the first few times you use it (and I do remember how painful public meltdowns can be for all concerned), but once the kid learns that, yes, No does mean No, it gets much easier after that.

[love roses]

Originally Posted by jobert

I like the kid carts. When the store is vacant, you can haul *** down the aisles and they corner like nothing else and sometimes the kids fall out.

My daughter would absolutely LOVE that. My husband races her through the parking lot sometimes