Do you walk behind or beside a shopping cart in the store?

I usually do it when I've parked across from what I'm looking at, then find myself having to look farther on the shelf, rather than go back and push a few feet forward I'll just drag the cart along with me. Don't think it is new tho. Maybe the stores keep moving the items.
 

I don't think it's trending, I think it's a matter of ease & convenience. The example in post one should looks typical.

I walk behind & typically do this.
Typical being it's easier to push a shopping cart, then when reaching the item you want, stand beside the cart to put the item into the cart basket. If the item is on the same side it's easier to push the shopping cart out into the center of the aisle to put whatever into the cart basket.
 
Nathan said:
The trending is due to the aging population, people are using them to steady themselves.
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I think being behind it would make the person more stable.

It’s usually young people that I’ve seen a few people walking beside the cart. Maybe it’s the need to be different.

I’m mean to my husband; I try to make him walk behind me because the aisles are narrow. Either that or I don’t let him come with me. 😉
 
I use those electric carts. But it's strange, I noticed the" beside the cart" thing last week. It seemed like everybody was doing it. O R, they park the cart in the middle of the aisle, and then they so intently check out every ingredient in a bottle of spaghetti sauce that they enter into an alternative universe. And they won't move out of your way.
 
I quit using the stores shopping carts altogether when they went to self- checkout..
I just take my own VersaCart, and cloth shopping bags w/handles, and get thru check-out quicker

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I walk behind my carriage but I have a neighbor who's health and balance has deteriorated so much in recent years he hangs on to everything sideways. It provides better balance I think. I haven't seen anyone young doing this nor have I seen any young people shopping in the grocery store period. :giggle:
 
I walk behind and push, that simply makes the most sense. I have seen some older folks walking alongside and have figured out it's because of the way some carts are made. Some carts have higher backs and what we use to call child seats, I think some people have trouble reaching past that so place items over the side.

What I can't understand are the people who pull their carts from the front, seems like it would be easy to pull into your heels.
 
Bonnie said:
I quit using the stores shopping carts altogether when they went to self- checkout..
I just take my own VersaCart, and cloth shopping bags w/handles, and get thru check-out quicker

iu
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we can do the same when we use these in the store.. instead of using normal , or self checkouts, we use these self scan guns

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so.. we scan each item as we go around, and then at the end there's a dedicated
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separate from the Self checkouts, and manned checkouts..
 
hollydolly said:
we can do the same when we use these in the store.. instead of using normal , or self checkouts, we use these self scan guns

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so.. we scan each item as we go around, and then at the end there's a dedicated separate from the Self checkouts, and manned checkouts..
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The scanning guns are at our self checkouts, mainly for large items that you don't want to take out of your cart.

@hollydolly ...what do you do with fresh fruit and veggies with the scanner?
.. like a bunch of bananas or celery that need a count or weight?
 

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