We bought our first set of wheels here in Alicante. No not a car but a  wheeled cart. These carts are very popular here, people use them for everything from hauling groceries to moving their pet around. You can take the carts into restaurants, bars and even on the bus. They are quite handy. We decided we would buy one to help us with groceries. We went to El Corte Ingles a local store and found a great selection of wheeled carts. Everything from a very basic unit for around 12 euros to one that folded with swivel wheels and did almost everything but drive itself for over 100 euros. We ended up getting one that was suitable for us and in the middle of the line as far as quality goes.

The use of these carts is very prominent here. In fact even in some store or grocery stores they have a specific area for the wheeled carts. When you enter the store you  lock up your cart with a chain and key.  It is similar to a key locker, you pay one euro and one end of the chain is released. You then put the chain through the handle of the cart and lock the chain again and take the key. It is really odd to see people chaining up their carts like a horse at a hitching post.

“Adios y que tenga un gran días”