We start this post with a quick run to the store this afternoon for a few dinner items. Carter is awake to the "Kiddie Car/Cart" that are as easy navigate in the aisle as parallel parking a Buick. So the Kiddie Car option isn't enough now b/c now they make one with a TV. I guess the 10 minutes in the store is so boring for a kiddo that you need TV- I only complain about this b/c PTI or 24 were not selectable shows, just Dora and Mickey Mouse for C and annoying commercials for me.The first 5 minutes go like this: watching, driving, and talking to some mind-numbing programs with clever ads like "Don't forget Go-Gurt!"
Then the trouble starts. Carter calls out, "Daddy, Daddy." I ask if he needs help, "yeah...help PLEEEASE!" Apparently, pushing the one button that he can control, over and over, then pushing it with your foot, over and over, isn't good for the TV. Maybe this didn't come up in the testing, but the cart TV froze up like my PC from work.
With nothing to entertain Carter but the normal cart attraction, and me talking to him as we zip up and down the aisle, Carter begins devising an exit strategy. He would only sit still at a high speed, which drew some concerned looks and certain judgment by observers.
We stop to pick up some strawberries, 2 for $3 what a deal, right? Then get some broccoli. I turn back to little Houdini and see this below. Despite cinching the belt so tight that I was worried about blood flow to his lower extremities, he is escaping. But the genius from the TV Cart built latches on the inside to prevent toddler escapes. We should be okay - right? Uh, not so much. He began climbing out like the Dukes of Hazzard.
We finish with him up top. After punching all the buttons(that are only supposed to be operated by responsible adults) in a rapid fire combination, it triggers a warning message that broadcasts while we were in the checkout line. "Please do not take this cart outside the store", "Please secure your child with the safety strap", "Please do not put your child in the basket"...ugh. One win, Two losses. My VOLS have a better winning percentage right now.
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Then the trouble starts. Carter calls out, "Daddy, Daddy." I ask if he needs help, "yeah...help PLEEEASE!" Apparently, pushing the one button that he can control, over and over, then pushing it with your foot, over and over, isn't good for the TV. Maybe this didn't come up in the testing, but the cart TV froze up like my PC from work.
With nothing to entertain Carter but the normal cart attraction, and me talking to him as we zip up and down the aisle, Carter begins devising an exit strategy. He would only sit still at a high speed, which drew some concerned looks and certain judgment by observers.
We stop to pick up some strawberries, 2 for $3 what a deal, right? Then get some broccoli. I turn back to little Houdini and see this below. Despite cinching the belt so tight that I was worried about blood flow to his lower extremities, he is escaping. But the genius from the TV Cart built latches on the inside to prevent toddler escapes. We should be okay - right? Uh, not so much. He began climbing out like the Dukes of Hazzard.
We finish with him up top. After punching all the buttons(that are only supposed to be operated by responsible adults) in a rapid fire combination, it triggers a warning message that broadcasts while we were in the checkout line. "Please do not take this cart outside the store", "Please secure your child with the safety strap", "Please do not put your child in the basket"...ugh. One win, Two losses. My VOLS have a better winning percentage right now.
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3 comments:
Carter and Sawyer are twins. They pull all the same crap. I strap Sawyer in so tight you'd think he'd never get out. One time he flipped from the front seat of the cart to the back and landed head firstinto the food. He has still dangling by his feet since the strap was so tight. I think I almost gave all the old ladies at the store a heart attack!
As I was reading this I could see it just like I was there, you have a way with the blogging Billy!!
Carter seems to be quite the handful and so so cute!
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I have never in my life seen such a high tech grocery cart. What is this world coming to? Jay still doesn't even want our kids playing video games or watching movies in the car (they do, though) because "I didn't have that stuff when I was a kid, and I did just fine!". He will love this new invention :)
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