Thoughts on my trip to Wegmans:
1) Screw you, Wegmans, for having carts so appealing that my kids go into fits of depression if we can't find an available one. I'm talking about the ones with the truck part attached to the front, where two small children can squeeze in and elbow each other discretely, beyond the obstructed view of their parents. These carts are both longer and wider than regular grocery store shopping carts, which makes navigating crowded aisles feel a little like you're in the mall scene in Blues Brothers. (The new Oldsmobiles are in early this year!)
2) Because these carts are so long, there's an extra pair of wheels on them, on the front extension where the kids sit. I don't know if they did it intentionally to try to make the whole monstrosity easier to turn, but the wheels are not all set at equal height, they're rockered. So the two middle wheels are always on the ground, but the front two wheels and the back two wheels don't touch the ground at the same time. It doesn't actually make the cart any easier to steer, but if you push it through the parking lot at a good pace and jump on the back like a scooter, the rockered wheels will cause you to spin and eventually hurt yourself and/or others. Lesson learned.
3) FINALLY, a grocery store that has the beer right next to the diapers! One stop shopping for us parents.
4) I'd like to thank the person who gave me the gift card to Wegmans. I had a lot fun there!
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