My last post to you.
From 73: I'm assuming that most parents are smart enough to control their kids. When mine got too big for the carts, they were either in the basket or holding the pocket of my jeans. The MINUTE they let go I knew it and they were back by my side where they belonged. As they got older, when Hubby was along, he'd say, "where do your hands belong?". My boys put their hands in their pockets and stayed beside us.
Shopping was NOT more important than knowing where my kids were and EXACTLY what they were doing. Why wasn't the kid in a cart.
Hey I'm talking to a guy who's mother left the room so she could try on cloths, talk about how important shopping is! When my wife goes shopping for cloths she has the good sense not to take the kids with her!