The Great Grocery Cart Chase
The Great Grocery Cart Chase By: Someone Who Just Wanted Bananas [ The Jobless Blogger ] There are a few things in life that feel more high-stakes than they probably should. Catching the elevator before the doors close. Replying “you too!” when someone says “Enjoy your meal” and then realizing you’re not eating. And, of course, snagging the one good grocery cart in the entire store parking lot. Let me explain something. At my local grocery store, there are approximately 87 carts. Of those, 72 have wheels that either lock up like a suspicious shopping cart security system or spin freely like they’re auditioning for “Dancing with the Stars.” Only about five are decent. And of those five, one is the cart: smooth, quiet, sturdy, doesn’t make a sound when it rolls. Glides like a luxury vehicle. I call it The Cadillac. So there I was on a sunny Saturday morning, grocery list in one hand, reusable bags in the other, caffeine pumping through my bloodstream like I was auditi...