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What can be done about this scourge? They are the SUVs of shopping centers.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)Seems like the problem has grown even worse. I called them strollers "the size of a Winnebago."
hlthe2b
(102,290 posts)kids in double or triple wide jogging strollers, along with their poorly controlled dogs--hey why not? But, could they possibly leave the rest of us just a few inches to get by them? And maybe the harried Mom trying to jog while simultaneously controlling 3 or more children and multiple dogs, could enlist a neighbor to go with them, rather than depending on the oncoming strangers to try to intervene before disaster ensues?
But, yeah, that is why I so rarely frequent shopping centers and tend to grocery shop late at night or wee hours of the mornings. It is bad enough to deal with the congested aisles without those ridiculous monstrosities that serve to "weaponize" families against everyone else. Much like trying to negotiate in the midst of a monster truck (crush) rally.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)I also modified it by adding molle pouches that held water bottles to each side and other pouches for snack and other Disney survival gear. I got compliments from workers and other parents. It was never unwieldy or in other people's way.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)It's these triple-wide armored landships I can't stand.
Laffy Kat
(16,383 posts)Recently I've noticed grocery stores putting display items in the aisles. It's horrible. You can't get around them w/o running into another shopper who also hates the new set-up. I complained to my grocery store manager and he said, "We are getting complaints constantly, but it comes from corporate; our hands are tied." Guess they have to market something in every effing square inch.
RobinA
(9,893 posts)the carts with all kinds of plastic kiddie junk stuck on the front so the kid can pretend he's driving a car. Whatever happened to fighting with the sibling about who gets to sit in the cart? If you're too old for the cart seat you should be walking under your own power.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,732 posts)You have to assume there is a child in there somewhere, but there's so much padding, accessories, containers, levers, gears, and probably a TV, that you can't be sure. Those things are a menace, but I suppose some parents think they are absolutely necessary for the safety and comfort of Little Snowflake.
Coventina
(27,121 posts)Ford Excessive?
Agree, they are a scourge. And if you dare bump into them, accidentally, the parents glare at you as if you came after their spawn with a knife.
RobinA
(9,893 posts)has always been child free days. I hate these things with a purple passion.