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By Kathy (Washington DC)
I live in a high rise apartment bldg, walk everywhere when possible, and live across the street from a Costco and large supermarket. I use this cart every few days for shopping, occasionally for laundry, and for moving odds and ends. It is much, much better than the metal carts available because:
Pros:
- it has four sets of wheels so it is very maneuverable and you can load more weight than you can with a two wheel cart;
- things don't fall out given the canvas construction; I lost a fair number of apples and oranges in a metal cart I used to own;
- it's a lot quieter than the metal carts;
- I feel like it is a safer cart to operate. Years ago I was pushing my metal cart across the parking lot and the wheels caught a small lip in the pavement, this caused the cart to stop short unexpectedly and me to go flying over the handlebars so to speak. I suffered some bad bruises, cuts, a fair amount of embarrassment, and a badly damaged cart. As a result, I swore off the metal carts and bought this one and have never looked back.
- it's quite compact and easy to store; very similar in size to your standard baby stroller; no problem bringing it on metro and the like.
- takes a surprising amount of weight so long as you are sensible in how you load it; I've used it for the megapacks of water and Starbucks frappucinos from Costco without a problem but I wouldn't put something equally heavy if the load couldn't be equally distributed across the bottom. It will easily handle 4+ large sacks of groceries but keep in mind that at the bottom of the cart is an X metal structure with the canvas "cube" resting on top of it so putting something narrow and extremely heavy in one of the quadrants is not such a good idea. That said, I think people who are experiencing bending wheels and the like are simply overloading it and probably running the cart over very tough terrain. I've abused mine for 7 years and it shows little wear and tear but I keep in mind it's limitations.
- one can also hang bags off the handles if you fill up the main compartment;
- the canvas holding "cube" can be easily removed for cleaning as well as be used as a very large bag. I've never had a reason to remove it.
Cons:
- I'm only 5'2" so the height works well for me but I can definitely see how people much taller would find it to be awkwardly short for them.
- The plastic "hook" that keeps the the two handles together when in storage is poorly designed so it usually pops open on its own. Not a big deal since the cart will still remain quite compact on its own without the hook but it would have been nice if the manufacturer had field tested this component a little more. I may use a mini bungee cord in its place if I ever come across a suitable one.
Overall, I have got my money's worth out of this cart and I'm always telling the folks in my building that they should buy this cart whenever I see them struggling with their metal carts. Sure, the manufacturer should have put on larger, rubber wheels and used less plastic, but for the price and convenience it is a bargain. If the manufacturer were to produce a version using higher quality grade materials that practically guaranteed indestructability, I'd be very interested but for now, my cart serves my needs very well.
By chris (SF, CA)
As noted by other reviewers, this product is great until...it isn't!
At some point after a year or so of moderate use, my back wheels broke. In my case, it wasn't because of heavy weight (I used it for taking down the garbage <30 pounds I'm guessing).
And when they break, the company doesn't support the product.
Apparently this is why bed bath and beyond stopped selling the cart - because of product returns (BBB has an awesome return policy, even post-warranty).
IMHO, it should last longer than a year or two.
By ClickClack (Pacfic NW)
My Versa Cart is now almost 3 years old and besides a couple of straps that are broken from a new puppy eating through them this cart still takes abuse hauling my groceries from my car in the garage up to my apartment. Everyone that sees it in the elevator asks "Where did you get that"? It folds up to a nice slender bundle and sits right behind my seat on the floor in the backseat area or takes up a tiny bit of space in my trunk. I don't know what I would do without it.
By Linda (New York)
I purchased this two years ago; not from Amazon but from a major home decor store. They no longer carry it, so here I am at Amazon ready to buy another. As one poster mentioned, yes, one of the rear wheels on mine has had it too, its tilting to the side making maneuvering difficult now, but in fairness: I have used/abused this cart for two years now so feel I got my money's worth. It is constantly being used on rough not well paved city streets, I load it up with very heavy items too. People are always stopping me asking me where I got this cart. Love the fact that it folds up like an umbrella when not in use so it's easy for me to store without taking up closet space. Buying this again!
By E. Gonzalez (New York, USA)
I have owned my cart for months now. I have had no issues and find it really useful. In fact, I am often stopped by people wondering where they can get it.
The ONE PROBLEM i have is the handles, or cart height, are not adjustable and the cart is low to the ground. If you are above 5"6ft tall you will have to do lots of slouch walking to push it.
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