Cart-Stopper Review & Giveaway
About six months ago, I had my three children along with me on errands at my local grocery store. I know I dont' have to tell most of you Mommas how stressful that can be. As I walked out I realized the wind became fierce and it was obviously about to storm.
I was almost to the finish line, the grocery store was my last stop and the marathon of the day would be over. As I'm getting the groceries into the trunk, my daughter asks me to help her with the door to get in. I literally took my eyes off the grocery cart, which held all my groceries and very precious cargo... my toddler. He screamed in excitment as the cart started rolling into the middle of the driving lane of the parking lot.
You have NEVER seen a Momma move so fast to catch it. The incident lasted a whole 8 seconds, but my heart was racing, my guilt overwhelmed me, and I thought to myself There has to be a better way!
In fact, there IS a better way with Cartstopper! This a device designed specifically for those grocery trips. It works like a suction cup, adhering your cart to your vehicle, so you can have those extra hands to put groceries away AND keep your child safe.
Dyanna, the creator of Cart Stopper by My Lil' Monkey's, generously sent me my own Cart Stopper to use and I was more than anxious to try it out. I was not at all suprised to find out it is so easy to use! You stick the "plunger" end to your vehicle and the other end between the bars of the grocery cart. You then lock it in place and your are done! Your cart stays in place and your mind is at ease.
The Cart Stopper is not at all huge and bulky so you can carry it easily in your purse or diaper bag or if you're like me and forget things easily, you can just leave it in the trunk of your car. This gadget is all about function, but you can proudly display your favorite color by choosing Red, Light Blue, or Pink.
Buy It
Retailing for 9.99 you can head over to Cartstopper.com and make a purchase or click here for retail locations.
Win It!
I am very passionate and excited about my Health & Safety expo, so I teamed up with My Lil' Monkey's, to offer one lucky Momma Findings reader a Cart Stopper of your own! That's right, all you have to do is head over to their website by clicking here. Come back and leave a comment telling me something your learned about Cart Stopper and how it came to be.
Extra Entries
1.) 3 extra entries for blogging about this cool contest by linking back to this post AND cartstopper.
2.) Add my Health & Safety button or my Ladybug button to your blog sidebar.
3.) Follow me on blogger or Twitter, then send out a Tweet about this contest/review.
4.) One extra entry if you share your story of "grocery cart" incidents.
Contest starts today January 5th-12th Midnight Central Time and open to US residents only. You don't have to be a blogger to enter, but please leave a valid email address for contact purposes.
***Remeber to leave EACH entry in separate comments in order for it to count***
it was born after her youngest son still in the shopping cart was nearly hit as it rolled into moving traffic
Wow, that has soo almost happend to me.. Here in VA the winds are soo harsh at times I've had my children literally blow away with the buggy! I'm glad that the creator made this genious invention after what had happened with her son nearly being hit as her cart rolled away!
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found out that there are no stores near me, but it can be purchased online!
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cart stopper arrived after a women lost her cart with her toddler and it hit a car waiting to park. she went home and she and her husband started planning.
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Just a few weeks ago I had taken my son out of the cart and started to buckle him into his carseat, sure enough off goes the cart and my 18 month old is not buckled in, luckily I was able to stop the cart with the tip of my foot while still holding onto my son. happens alot.
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One day while shopping her shopping cart with her young son got away from her and rolled right into oncoming traffic and it was almost hit. I'm sure there are a thousand other cases like this and this is a wonderful item. Thank you!
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Found out that it can be purchased online since there is not a store near me!
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I have your ladybug button on my sidebar!
I love that this product was invented because of nessecity! The story of how her cart rolled way coul dhappen to anyone!
Also, it IS available in canada store, but not no where near me :(
When we go grocery shopping. i have2 toddlers to unload plus groceries. My biggest fear is the car rolling away- this would be a real life savor!
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oops im so sorry i was following the Extra entries rules for anther giveaway you have posted, il delete them now!
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Thankfully we havnt had any incidents with the kids, but with groceryies we have. When my twins were still in their infant carseats we went to superstore, My hubby pushed the cart full of groceries plus one baby in carseat and i had another cart with other baby in carseat. We were snapping the carseats into bases when a car beeps apparently the cart full of groceries roll backwards a bit..it didnt hit anyone and thankfully it was just groceries in it! We were too busy putting the kids ithe car to notice, good thing it wasnt teh other way around!!
Thanks for the chance to win!!!
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The Cart-Stopper was invented by Dyanne & Kevin Houlihan after they couldn't find anything that would keep their grocery cart next to their vehicle.
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The Cart-Stopper was created out of necessity after the inventor's son & cart rolled into oncoming traffic.
My Little Monkeys was started in August 2007(my son turned 10 that same month:)).
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