Shopping cart or basket. What's your choice?

Why not? If I'm only getting a couple things it'll probably be quite light and I won't be carrying it for long and I won't be as likely to add in stuff I didn't intend to buy. 

If I know I am only going out for one or two things, I won’t even grab a basket. Usually keeps me from impulse buys. Not all the time, but usually. Sometimes I’m grateful to find an abandoned cart (usually at Target, lol.)

Cart always. My stores have the newer, smaller carts. Perfect for me to push around - as a walker ! A cart truly helps me to balance myself.

cart usually, unless just grabbing a couple of items. i carry a backpack, not a purse so not much juggling. 

however, grabbing a basket usually ensure lots of good (and likely heavy stuff) will be on sale. or multiples will be one sale $2 each or 3 for $5.... this also occurs when i walk and not drive to the grocery store.

we have the little carts or big carts, so unless a big shop, i try to get the little "sportier" version.

I chose other because it really depends on what those items are. Maybe I only need two things but those two things are a giant pack of TP or paper towel and a gallon of milk, and there’s no way I’m carrying those two items around in my hands or in a basket. It’s just too heavy/bulky/awkward, so I get a cart. If those two things are a bottle of shampoo and a bag of chips, I don’t even need a basket for that. But most often, I only shop at a two places (Target, usually need a cart anyway and Costco, DEFINITELY need a cart) and since I only go to those places when I need a bunch of stuff I generally use a cart.

I’ll use a basket, but love it when there’s a small cart. That’s my top pick. But for Target? Always a cart! You never know what you will find (and “need”!). I’m days away from my first Target trip in almost 2 years and I’m so excited!

My problem with the baskets is that I think I am only going to get a few things but it ends up being more.  Then it is heavy and awkward.  I prefer the smaller shopping carts if I think I am only getting a few things. 

Since Covid, they prefer you leave the basket on the belt so they can take it right after and disinfect it.

Before I would empty it, and place it in the spot under the belt.

Our grocery store has big and small carts, no baskets. I never grab the baskets you pack. I will do the pull behind baskets. I tend to grab a cart because then you'll end up grabbing more or something big or heavy and then awkwardly packing it.

A basket if I'm only buying a few items,10 and under is the rule if you use the baskets only register.

I nearly always use a basket, as I know I will be carrying it all home on the train, so I never buy a lot in one trip. The only time in the past year that I’ve used a cart was when that was how my grocery store was controlling numbers in the store - you could only enter with a cart.

Fewer than 10 items and not bulky - I carry them or use a basket on wheels
Few items but bulky - I use a shallow trolley
Lots of stuff - big trolley
Shopping at Aldi - only options are carrying my items or using the only size of trolley they have (big). No baskets of any sort.

Always a shopping cart. 
Even if I am only buying one item, I get a shopping cart.

I prefer to shop as hands free as possible. Although one hand/wrist, has the purse strap wrapped around it, while it sits in the front of the cart.

It depends on what I buying and how I am shopping. If I am just running in for a couple of items and plan to leave as soon as I grab those items, I’ll get a basket. If I plan to wander the aisles, I’ll grab a cart or if I know my items are big/heavy.