The dumbest thing....

ever about going to the grocery store in Brazil is this: the carts don't fit through the lanes. You know, when you go in the States and get ready to check out, you take everything through to the other side, cart and all? Well, the lane is barely wide enough for my hips -- and I'm not fat! A grocery cart sure isn't getting through there, even the shrunken ones for those of us who don't have a lot of groceries to buy. And so, the area just prior to checkout is littered with grocery carts of all sizes. And people with their groceries, just waiting in line....