Tips & Tricks: Grocery Shopping

In this Tips & Tricks for Everyday Living segment Cory Parsons, who is a wheelchair user, offers advice when hitting the grocery store, including skipping the cart, sticking to healthy choices and asking for help.

[@janetslater129]

I had always wondered about what people in wheelchairs do when they have a big grocery shopping trip to make. Getting additional baskets makes so much more sense.

[@cbryce9243]

Thank you for the "getting a second basket" idea. Seems like common sense, but I don't have much of that. Thanks!

[@lilh9984]

Thank you so much! I would have never thought of leaving one basket at the register and going back for round 2!!

[@ireallylovecilantro]

Same here! That was so helpful.

[@georgebutcher6320]

Yer absolutely 💯 Correct Mister , By Thee Way That's A Nice Handicap Van .
I Also Have Trouble Shooting Especially With My Long Reach Grapper That Seems To Drop Everything I Reach For . Hopefully Some Day I'll Also Have A Van Like Yours But With 1000 Pound Lift For Me And My 425 Pound Power Wheelchair ♿️.

[@jordanmahonytheblindworld8483]

I love this guy he really knows he’s talking about and this can really help people in the future

[@nicolas_-_-_]

Thank you! I like your video.
However, some things that I see in this video would not be possible in my area. But it's okay.

[@wrenmoshofsky7914]

This video is super helpful. I’ve just been trying to get by with forearm crutches and leaning on the cart. But honestly it’s exhausting and my heart palpitations are making it difficult.
I’m looking around for a wheelchair. Not sure how to do that process

[@rantalbott6963]

I was lucky enough to find both a hospital-style manual chair and a power chair on craigslist at decent prices. I see a manual chair every few months at my local Goodwill for $25-35 in "near-new" condition. That's in a smallish town: if you live in/near a city, you may have better luck.

[@emeraldkimble7602]

Self checkouts

[@110311DONTWANTCHANNE]

have an employee push a cart for you

[@cbryce9243]

I am new to using a wheelchair and I don't drive, but since the store is close, I hope to do my own shopping soon. The hard part is, how do I get it home. Do you know if there are any small trailers that can be pulled on the back? I need something just big enough for two sacks, or something that will stay on my lap. I just cannot find what I need. If anyone reading this knows of anything, please send me a link. Thank you, in advance.

[@rantalbott6963]

I'm lucky to have a power chair now, but, when I first got out of the hospital (leg amputation) all I had was the clunky hospital chair. The grocery stores where I live have those ride-on carts, and I still have one good leg, so it was easy for me to transfer and "shop under power". To get the bags home, I ran a length of rope between the push handles. The sag tends to keep the bags centered, away from the wheels.
For my power chair, I've bought several cloth shopping bags at thrift stores that I can hang off various protrusions. Watch for ones that have the handles stitched all the way down the side: if they're only stitched at the top, they break easily.

[@110311DONTWANTCHANNE]

get a gym bag and throw it over your shoulder, or just put a back back in front of you instead of back.