The first in a 3-part series of posts that resulted from ONE trip to the grocery store…

We switched from being Shop Rite grocery shoppers to Stop&Shop shoppers recently. (We decided we preferred the fresh cleanliness of Stop&Shop to the foul-smelling, often rotting general condition of Shop Right. Such an obvious decision as we look back on it…)

There’s a parking garage under the store which we hadn’t used until our last trip. Obviously, my immediate thought upon deciding to give it a whirl was, “How on earth will they get my cart full of groceries from upstairs… to DOWNSTAIRS?!?! And will I pick up my cart now or when I’m up on the main floor?” I know… dramatic. But I really was intrigued…

Turns out they have done nothing less than create the eighth wonder of the world. It’s a giant escalator thing, sans stairs. Just incline. I call it, the Cartscalator. When you roll a cart onto it, there are little guards on the outside of each wheel that immediately lock into place. Shopping cart: immovable. (see below)

Done and done.

I thought it was black magic at first – or maybe some sort of high-powered magnet. Both of which are cool, but not nearly as practical. So kudos to Stop&Shop. Now if only there were some way to hold my Starbucks Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate while shopping…

*cough*

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