City Livin': The Granny Cart

When I was a resident of Chicago, I lived about four blocks from the nearest grocery store, and often only bought what I could easily carry for the short walk home. There were some rules I followed, such as only purchasing one heavy thing (e.g., either a half-gallon of milk or oj, but never both) and making sure that what I bought would only result in a few bags. Since I didn't have a car, if I needed to do a bigger grocery trip, I'd tag along when one of my vehicled friends was making a trip of her own.

Here in Philadelphia, the nearest grocery stores are about six blocks, or just over a half-mile, away. Since I'm no longer the Single Girl in the City, I can't get by with short trips to the grocery store. Hence, it made sense that one of our first purchases was a granny cart from Rittenhouse Hardware. After our purchase we made an inaugural trip to our local grocery stores, making a few purchases at Whole Foods (of course!) and then buying the rest of our groceries at the SuperFresh grocery store located just across the street from WF. I have to say, it is much more convenient wheeling a cartful of groceries than it ever was trying to wrangle an armful of bags!