Oh, this reminds me of a conversation I had just last week at the grocery store! I was standing in line behind a lovely young woman who was carefully balancing her purse on the edge of the cart seat, and I mentioned, “Dear, have you ever noticed that little hook on the front of the cart?” She looked at me with such surprise and said, “That’s a HOOK? I thought it was just part of the handle!”
At 73, I’ve pushed quite a few shopping carts in my day, and I’ll tell you—that little hook is one of the most underused features in the grocery store!
What That Hook Is REALLY For
That small plastic or metal hook (usually found on the front edge or side of the shopping cart) is officially called a purse hook or bag hook, and it serves several important purposes:
1. Keep Your Bag Off the Dirty Floor
Shoppers Are Surprised by the True Purpose of Shopping Cart Hooks
