Woman is in disbelief for not knowing this secret shopping cart trick all this time

Running through the aisles of the supermarket, loading the shopping cart, unloading it at the checkout counter, and finally transporting it to the car - grocery run is one overwhelming task. However, it can feel less tiresome if we have a few savvy tricks handy, like organizing our lists based on aisles and bringing our own shopping cart to the store. Turns out, some supermarkets are making grocery shopping simpler for their customers with this special feature on the shopping cart. Stevi & Becca, a lesbian couple who share their lifestyle on their TikTok, recently discovered this shopping cart trick and shared it in a now-deleted video.

The 8-second video features an empty shopping cart and one of the wives demonstrated the trick. "I was today years old," the text overlay reads and the woman explains that she had no idea that the shopping cart had an opening gate at the front. Holding the front barrier in the shopping cart, the woman pulls it up and it effortlessly detaches. After which she lays it down flat on the cart and voila! We have an exit way for the groceries to be transferred to the checkout counter. "What!" she exclaimed, wondering how things would've been easier if she had known this before.  

Studies explain why designs like this existed in the first place. A 2017 ergonomic assessment by Estember and Berdan evaluated how shopping cart design affects shopper comfort, efficiency and overall satisfaction. The researchers carried out ergonomic assessments of existing carts in supermarkets, identifying problem areas like fixed front barriers, awkward reach zones and inefficient loading/unloading. Their data showed that shoppers found these redesigned carts easier to work with and reported less physical strain and frustration. The study supports the idea that features such as the front gate on older carts improved the loading/unloading experience and made shopping less tiring.

Some users shared the same bewilderment as the shopper. "I was 51 years old today when I found out!" said @rockingrobinohio73. "Not me going to the store just to try it out," added @christine8782. However, many explained that it was a feature that shopping carts from the 70s and 80s used to have. "Tell me you didn't grow up in the 70s and 80s," mentioned @mpiper123, to which Stevi responded that Becca was born in the 75. "Those are tall carts from the 1970s, so cashiers could slide things off the cart," pointed out @calderman1220. 

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This article originally appeared 1 month ago.