Cupholders on shopping carts.......really?

[cleveramerican]

Giant new supermarket opened near me.
Impressive as hell and I'm glad to see it.
The carts have cupholders on them.
For some reason it seems wrong.
Really? As a nation we can not
put down the coffee for few minutes while we shop?
Sometimes the small things like this bother me .

The warning label on the cupholder says
Don't put a child AND a hot coffee in the seat TOGETHER!
Thanks for the tip.


The other side of me...
Says it a nice convenience for somebody.
Why did it take so long?

What do you think?

[HopeHoops]

1. Giant is an evil Ahold company and is way overpriced. Avoid it like the plague.

I live within walking distance of one but rarely set foot in there other than to drop off a RedBox DVD that I rented elsewhere. Even with their "Bogus" card, the prices are far higher than the locally owned chains (which we are fortunate to have). On the other hand, if you are really into fruit fly infestations, that's the place to go!

[madinmaryland]

7. I'm not sure whether the OP is referring to The Giant or a giant grocery store.

We have Giant's here, though we prefer Food Lion because it is a LOT less expensive. Harris Teeter is even more expensive than Giant.

[HopeHoops]

16. EVERY grocery store is less expensive than a Giant.

[madinmaryland]

19. Well, Harris Teeter is more expensive than Giant.

At least it is here in Maryland.

:shrug:

[madmax]

46. Do you have a Whole Foods

aka Whole Paycheck! Whoa, expensive.

[cleveramerican]

17. its a local chain, I am unfamiliar with the store Giant.

they just re-built and updated an existing location.

made it MUCH bigger.
The hot food to go section goes on forever.
supermarkets around here are going after take-out business like crazy.

[madinmaryland]

20. Ahh. Were you referring to a Stop-n-Shop??

It's quite popular in the northeast (CT), though still expensive.

:hi:

[cleveramerican]

34. you guessed it

no Dunkin's but they have one of those coffee dispenser machines right near where you first enter and grab the cart.


The Teamsters union is boycotting Dunkin Donuts so I've been avoiding them for about a year.

tending to buy my coffee at Cumberland Farms

[elleng]

29. Safeway is just as or more expensive than Giant,

and I haven't seen any fruit flies.

And you do know, I suppose, that Giant was 'locally owned,' in Maryland, very successful, and was acquired by Ahold a few years ago?

[HopeHoops]

35. Yes, I was aware of that. They used to have decent prices too - prior to the "Bogus" card thing.

In years past I shopped at Giant because it had good prices. I remember commenting to my wife that something was up because the costs of certain things were steadily increasing at Giant while remaining constant at the other stores I shopped at. I gradually phased it out because it was now one of the "expensive" stores and shortly afterward they introduced their "Bogus" card with much fanfare and advertised prices for people who used one that were STILL higher than the other stores. I occasionally glance over their advertisement in the Sunday paper for a good laugh - Giant actually managed to convince people they were saving money by only paying ridiculously high prices instead of the outrageously high "normal price".

[elleng]

36. Whatever; virtually no choices around here.

[HopeHoops]

39. I had a condo in Reston, VA for 2 years - Giant or Safeway, Exxon or Mobile.

There was a Trader Joe's and a Fresh Fields, but neither was in a regular "community center" shopping plaza. At least the Safeway within walking distance sold beer.

[elleng]

30. Safeway is just as or more expensive than Giant,

and I haven't seen any fruit flies.

And you do know, I suppose, that Giant was 'locally owned,' in Maryland, very successful, and was acquired by Ahold a few years ago?

[woo me with science]

45. Giant is horrible.

I quit shopping at the one near us and told them exactly why:

The store is dirty; the floors and surfaces are a disgrace.

The produce is in poor condition.

The milk's temperature is not handled correctly, and the milk often spoils very quickly.

The meat is often rotten or near-rotten.

They purposely cut their roasts so there is a line of gristle right down the center.

[lost-in-nj]

2. my grocery store has a Dunkin Donuts

in it...
so I guess they want people to buy a cuppa and shop.....

I don't use it but I see a lot of people that do.
also if you have a child you could put the sippy cup or bottle there


lost

[LaurenG]

3. Every Sunday we treat ourselves to Starbucks and then off to Meijers.

Cup holders are imperative for Sunday morning grocery shopping in my world. :)

[lizziegrace]

13. Mine too

OK, not the Starbucks part, but I bring my own coffee and like have the cup holder on the carts at Meijer. :)


:hi:

[RZM]

4. They are pretty useful

Especially since grocery stores now have coffee stands in them. I'm all for it, especially since I try to get my shopping done in the morning :)

[petronius]

5. It's OK idea, but I'd rather they have a little fold-out clipboard where I could

attach my shopping list, and a separate basket area for the squishables (the child seat works, but the tomatoes and kiwis always manage to sneak down the gap at the side into the main cart area...) :)

[surrealAmerican]

6. A place for the shopping list would be useful.

If they included a map of the store that would help too (especially right after they've moved things around).

[Kali]

9. no map because the whole point of rearranging the store is to keep you looking for stuff

with the hopes you will "find" things you had no intention of buying. I HATE the periodic rearrangements - it has been almost a year since the last one and I STILL can't find stuff.:mad:

[petronius]

11. A map would be great, but I think Kali has hit the nail on the head as to why we won't get one

Our local store is pretty good about not rearranging (as long as the college kids can find the chips and alcohol, the store will be in the black!) but we used to shop at a Winn Dixie that I swear turned everything around at least once a month - it was incredibly annoying...

[madinmaryland]

8. It doesn't help that my wife has a HUGH purse that takes up half the child seat area.

:grr:

[lizziegrace]

14. I like that idea!!

And a clip for coupons so I don't forget to give them to the cashier.

[Miss_Underestimated]

33. how bout an automatic hand warmer that triggers when you roll thru the frozen food aisle

:scared:

[hobbit709]

10. Shopping carts around here have had them for at least 20 years.

[cleveramerican]

18. you must live near large city

[Brother Buzz]

12. Sure beats the ashtrays I used to see attached about a Brazilian years ago

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

23. Well if weed is making a (legal) comeback ...

Doood! Cool ashtray! And a whole shopping cart full of munchies, man!

:hi:

[jobycom]

15. These days some stores should put GPS units on their carts.

(Because they are so big. Get it?)

So they've got cupholders. I don't see how that's the end of the universe. As a parent who has shopped with toddlers, I see it as a convenient way to hold sippy cups.

[seabeyond]

21. we have had them forever, that i remember. a while anyway. and i use them often

i appreciate those cup holders.

[Skittles]

24. I like them too

I like my water when I grocery shop, especially during a Texas summer

[enough already 2]

22. Sure sign of the apocalypse... n/t

[nolabear]

25. I want streamers and a bell.

Shopping should be more fun, dammit.

[MiddleFingerMom]

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[MiddleFingerMom]

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[triguy46]

27. Around here, there needs to be armrests...

The old, infirm, morbidly obese and generally unhealthy do the shopping cart lean, basically supporting themselves in near collapse as they shop wal mart.

[FloridaJudy]

40. We got 'em

My local Publix supermarket has free motorized wheelchair/shopping carts, so the infirm can sit 'n shop. So does Walmart. Since I herniated a disc a few months ago, they've been a life-saver. I know Walmart is Teh Evil, but I'd like to thank them for getting at least one thing right.

[newcriminal]

51. Where do you shop?

I only want to shop where the young, robust, skinny beautiful people shop.

:shrug:

[Kat45]

28. The Stop & Shop supermarkets here have Dunkin' Donuts store in them

So the cupholder makes it easier to buy a cup of coffee there to drink while shopping.

[Dappleganger]

32. Grocery carts are full of evil icky germs...

My backpack/purse has a water bottle holder on the side so that's what I use. Publix provides sani-wipes to wipe down the cart handles, but IMO they are still nasty. People go shopping when they're sick and sneeze over everything.

[hippywife]

37. It's not the coffee.

It's just that we can no longer put down the sodas the size of Big Gulps long enough to walk around a huge grocery store and get a little exercise without constantly ingesting calories and sugar.

[FloridaJudy]

41. I guarantee that if you lived in Florida

You'd appreciate a cup holder on your cart to hold your water bottle. It's so blooming hot here you need to tote liquids if you don't want to collapse in the middle of the parking lot. I stick with unsweetened coffee and plain old H2O myself.

[hippywife]

50. I live in

Oklahoma. Much worse.

[sammytko]

38. I always grab a bottle of orange juice before I shop

seems its always between meals, so have to have something to curb the munchies.

[snooper2]

42. Ever have a kid?

nt

[musette_sf]

43. Way back in the day, Schwegmann's grocery stores (NOLA area)

had cup holders...

used EITHER for the draft beer you got at their lunch counter OR the can of beer you got from the vending machine

for your convenience, to enjoy during grocery shopping.

[blueamy66]

48. to enjoy?

I NEED a beer to get thru a grocery shopping adventure these days. It's a nightmare that I wish that I could forgo.

Rude people, screaming kiddos, morons who think that the world revolves around them....you get it....NEED a beer! :-)

[doc03]

44. How about the electric carts for people that are to damn fat

to walk.

[HEyHEY]

47. The forces of evil rally yet again. n/t

[TrogL]

49. The store fluorescent lights drive me batshit

If I go in one of those stores, I'm probably going to be there for a few hours.

The coffee keeps me halfways sane.

[Hepburn]

52. I have seen this in other stores ~~ like the new Target stores

Frankly, I like it. I try and watch my weight and I find that if I sip on a Diet Drink or water while I shop the food areas, I make better choices.

:hi:

[BlueJazz]

53. You Idiot!

That's for the DVD. :)