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Shopping cart epic fail..... vent

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When I do solo grocery trips, I usually put C in the shopping cart and push it, with the babies in the double stroller, pulling behind me. But it's always such a pain to get everything to steer the right way, I don't enjoy it.

So, today I figured I'd try something different. I put B in the front carrier, and was going to put C and A in one of those carts with extra seats for kids..... except those carts were nowhere to be found! I even saw one right outside the store as we were driving up, but by the time I got everyone to the front of the store, it was gone. So I tried putting A in a regular cart seat, thinking I could let C ride in the basket. Wrong.... Every single f-ing shopping cart's safety strap was broken or ripped off. And A is waaaaay too wiggly at this point (and probably too small for the seat still, in hindsight).

And as I'm trying to figure this all out, C refuses to stand next to me or stand still, and I'm totally paranoid about him running off or getting snatched.... I finally gave up, said F-it. And we all went home. Yes, I could have pulled out the double stroller, but by that point I was too pissed off, and all the kids were getting pretty cranky.

UGh.... does this ever get easier? And don't tell me it will when they are all walking, cuz I know I'll just be chasing kids in 3 different directions..... sigh.

Vent over, thanks for reading if you made it this far =)

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  • notallisonmarie22notallisonmarie22
    Sorry you had such a rough time.  I've taken one of my babies to the store only once in their entire lifetime.  I can't fathom even attempting to take them both...let alone three at the same time.  That's really brave...
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  • 1+tripsmom1+tripsmom member
    I am sorry they did not have any good carts. I put the babies in the triple and push it and pull the cart with DS1 in it. It sucks but we go streight for the most part. Hope you get something figured out soon 
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  • mirnbmirnb member
    sorry that happened...sounds super frustrating!  
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  • srbmvpsrbmvp member

    Thanks for letting me rant Big Smile

    I guess I'm sticking to the double stroller, double push/pull maneuver for now. It's not so bad if we go in the mornings when the store is pretty quiet, but I hate trying to dodge people without hitting them, hahaha.

    It really makes me appreciate weekend shopping trips when we can all go and DH pushes one while I push the other, so much easier!!!

    Now off to the grocery store, now that the kiddos are in bed, to buy all the things I meant to get earlier Stick out tongue

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  • kiwi443kiwi443 member

    That is frustrating! I was so close to getting a double cart at Target today and a lady with 1 toddler and baby (that she was wearing) snapped it up right in front of me.

    I used the same method as you (stroller and cart) up until recently. Now, I put both babies in the seat in the cart. Each has one leg out the front slot and one between the seat and the cart. I'm pretty sure I saw that idea here. I take my own strap to thread through the cart and around them because the one on the cart is way too short. My older child sits in the back of the cart or I attempt to have him walk beside and hang onto a strap. It's felt easier now that I'm not trying to steer two things.

    I hope the next trip goes more smoothly! 

     

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  • RynleighRynleigh member

    I would be sooooo tempted to get some velcro straps and just tie the stroller handle to the cart handle and then pull the whole mess behind me from the front of the cart... 

     

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  • macchiattomacchiatto member
    I tried the push stroller/pull cart or vice-versa maneuver but wasn't coordinated enough to make it work so good for you! I'm sorry you had such a frustrating experience today. :( We have just the twins but until they were 10m, DH and I shared a cart so I never really went shopping with just the boys. At 10m I was able to put them both in a double cart and was lucky that the grocery store closest to us at least (at the time) usually had a double cart available. Do you have to take the kids with you or can SO or someone watch them once a week while you do the shopping (or vice-versa)?
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  • jlefiefjlefief member
    The only thing that worked for me was push the double and older DD in the cart pulling. Didn't help that you of course look like a side show and every single old lady bless them wanted to stop and oogle. Like I have so much spare time to chat with 10 different peoplle with this arrangement. I like the attention of course but in the grocery store you just want to hurry up and get done before a triple melt down happens!

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  • LucyRicardo3LucyRicardo3 member

    it seems lately that everytime i go to WM or target, whomever collects the buggies decides that the double/triple seaters should be buried behind all of the other carts making it impossible to get to one.

    I have a double umbrella stroller that I thread one of those store hand baskets over the stroller handles and keep the girls in the stroller and just make it a light trip, or grab a second arm basket and hold it in my hand (or let my 4 yr old hold it if she's with me and she walks) if there are a few more items that I must have that won't fit in one small basket.

    I've also coordinated grocery runs with another friend before and that way I can put one in each cart. It's not always an option. Also, I'm hoping to recruit a reliable sitter that I can trust to watch them for 2 hrs, but I haven't found one yet that isn't in college or already has a job.

     

     

     


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  • LALASEPT05LALASEPT05 member
    That's terrible. It's tough with just a set of twins I can't imagine with another child. I would bring it up to your super market and tell them that you're going to look for other places to shop beacuse you can't go there with your kids. There was a nestie before whose market did not have carts for more than one kid and she raised the issue and they actually got some. I would give it a try! Hang in there but no I don't think shopping with kids ever gets easier! I would consider home delivery for big orders probably!
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  • leviandlandensmomleviandlandensmom

    That bites. It gets way easier when they are bigger. At least it did for me. I go to the store where I know they will almost always have car carts that seat 4 kids. I almost always take my kids with me when I grocery shop and it is usually no biggie. If I'm going somewhere (like Target) where I know they won't have the bigger carts, I bring our choo choo wagon. The kids love being in it, I have found that pulling the wagon and pushing a cart is a hell of a lot easier than trying to push a stroller and pull a cart.

    FWIW, I have never ever had my toddlers running in different directions in a public place. A little prep goes a long way!

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  • kiwi443kiwi443 member
    imageleviandlandensmom:

    That bites. It gets way easier when they are bigger. At least it did for me. I go to the store where I know they will almost always have car carts that seat 4 kids. I almost always take my kids with me when I grocery shop and it is usually no biggie. If I'm going somewhere (like Target) where I know they won't have the bigger carts, I bring our choo choo wagon. The kids love being in it, I have found that pulling the wagon and pushing a cart is a hell of a lot easier than trying to push a stroller and pull a cart.

    FWIW, I have never ever had my toddlers running in different directions in a public place. A little prep goes a long way!

    This is so true. I always, always park as close to a cart corral as possible and load everyone in the cart before going into the store. I'd love to try a double cart someday, but it'll have to wait until it's in the corral and no one else gets to it first ;).

    And whoever, mentioned the old ladies ogling, so true! I have met some really sweet ones though. 

     

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  • MuseumMavenMuseumMaven member

    I'm sorry you had such a rough trip!  Some grocery stores actually have carts that will hold 3 - you might want to do a little research and find one of those!  The Target double carts will seat three, for example, because one child can ride in the regular cart seat.

     No joke, when I was at the grocery store on Tuesday I saw a guy using a double cart with NO CHILDREN.  I wanted to punch him.

     

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