Once Sophia figured out what these were it was all down hill. She asks for the little cart EVERY time we head into the store. Thankfully they saw fit to design these mayhem causing mini-carts with a metal pole that comes up to my height. This pole makes it really easy to grab the cart whenever I see that Sophia is headed into (at best) a shelf and (at worst) someone's achilles. More than once we have had to call mayday and grab a hold of the safety pole. All complaints aside, it is fun to watch her learn to navigate her way through the aisles and have a sense of accomplishment when she sees that she has helped us by carrying our purchases.