Carseat Coutuer Car Seat Cover & Review

For most people (myself included) grocery shopping is just part of life. You don’t really evaluate the task for more than it’s worth. The same goes for the shopping cart you use while you’re there. *Raises hand in shame* yes I was one of those people who’d just plop my son down in a buggy and not think twice about it. He was never one to try and chew on the handle or the strap buckles so I figured we were good. Preoccupied with shopping, I never really took time to notice holding the handle and then rubbing his nose or putting his hands in his mouth. Once I finally did, I flipped out. I just thought about how many hands and kids who’d sat there prior oh it just grossed me out.

I did a search on how gross shopping carts really were and it brought up a hit for Snopes.com. If you don’t know what Snopes.com is…. it is a web site with the purpose of proving fact or fiction of certain things including chain emails, urban legends, news stories….ect. Turns out that snopes.com proved true on how nasty shopping carts really are. They cite their source as a 4 year research study from the University of Arizona. I quote:

“According to a four-year study conducted by the University of Arizona’s Environmental Research Lab and sponsored by Clorox, grocery carts are veritable petri dishes teeming with human saliva, mucus, urine, fecal matter, as well as the blood and juices from raw meat. Swabs taken from the handles and child seats of 36 grocery carts in San Francisco, Chicago, Tucson, and Tampa showed these common surfaces to rank third on the list of nastiest public items to touch, with only playground equipment and the armrests on public transportation producing more disgusting results. In terms of playing host to germs and bacteria, the carts are far worse than public bathrooms, which at least are cleaned more often. Bacteria and viruses such as E.coli, staphylococcus, salmonella, and influenza can live on grocery carts, a sorry fact most shoppers are blissfully unaware of.”

I’ll give you a moment to do a full body shiver.

Ok, so now that I’ve made you more of a germaphobe than you might’ve already been, let’s assess what you can do about it. You could carry disinfectant wipes with you and clean it down every time you go to the store. However, it’s a cost every time you use it and it’s waste to add to the landfill. Or, you could get a reusable, comfortable shopping cart cover!

(Blue Minky Dot)

This shopping cart cover from Carseat Couture is a wonderful, great quality solution to those germy shopping carts. The available prints are cute to boot! Many different colors and prints are available! This shopping cart cover is crafted with high quality fabric, and very plush! I could not believe how soft it was! I wish they made these for adults! This shopping cart cover is machine washable. It has held up very well to my washing machine. Of course I always let it air dry to ensure that it would last longer.

I loved how this shopping cart cover was reversible! It’s like two covers in one! Both DS and I have loved using this shopping cart cover. It truly is the Rolls Royce of shopping cart covers! The significant amount of plush makes it where DS is always more than comfortable on his rides through the store.

This Carseat Couture cover will fit all shopping carts including the oversized ones at Sams Club and Costco! It also includes its own safety strap that fits around the bars of the seat and it also has a large pocket to hold toys, keys and sippee cups! Yay! I know you and your child will love using this shopping cart cover as much as we have!

Carseat Couture’s covers are $64. However, you can have your cover personalized! Neat right?! You can get your cover and have it personalized for $76. So, if you’re looking for the Rolls Royce of shopping cart covers, Carseat Couture is where you can find it!