C’mon, I know you’ve been there – it’s freezing outside and you’ve got a whole trunk full of groceries to carry into the kitchen.  It’s a tough call.  Do you make multiple trips out into the cold garage or do you load up and hope your fingers don’t give out before you make it to the counter?  I hate being cold so I tend to opt for the load-up option.  After years of strained, purple fingers I finally came across a handy tool to help me manage my grocery overload.

I found these huge, pink carabiner clips in the hardware section of WalMart (around $3 each).  I have no idea what their intended purpose is, but I use them to solve my grocery bag dilemma.  When I’ve got a trunk full of sacks to carry in, I grab a carabiner and hook the handles onto the metal ring (I can usually fit at least 6 full bags on each).  The padded handle helps me keep a tight, comfortable grip even when I’m hauling the heavy stuff like gallons of milk or sacks of flour.  Getting the sacks off the clip is easy too – I just push in the gate and twist the carabiner around allowing the sack handles slide right off.

It seems a shame to head back out into the cold just to put the carabiners back into the trunk so when I’m finished with the groceries I toss them into my purse.  Next time I’m in the car, I grab the clips and throw them (literally) into the trunk.  It’s not a fancy solution, but it works like a charm.  Just thought I’d pass it on.