This comment section is another reason why Hacker News is not like real life :) Shopping carts are wildly popular where I live. I wonder if shopping carts beca

This comment section is another reason why Hacker News is not like real life :) Shopping carts are wildly popular where I live. I wonder if shopping carts became popular alongside the rise of the car, thus you were more likely to get a “cars worth of groceries.” Another innovation in the early 20th century was the rise of bare-bones, almost-at-cost grocers outside of town that you had to drive to which during the Great Depression was were people were starting to go more often, instead of the local market.