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Shopping with MARTA
 Many
people use MARTA for recreational trips but shy away from using
it to do things like grocery shopping because they don't think
it's possible. Don't be intimidated - it is possible, especially
when you have the right tools and right attitude:
- Buy a two-wheeled, folding shopping cart. They cost about $20 at local grocery
stores, hardware stores, and elsewhere. Using one of these
carts you can roll home an entire week's worth of groceries
or load of books or even a computer system without putting
a strain on your back or arms. Using a cart avoids the problems
of having to juggle dozens of bags or deciding whether or
not to buy heavy things - with a cart, unless it's really,
really big, you can carry it yourself. The carts fold up
for easy carrying and easy storage.
- If you're not going to buy a lot but will be making a few stops, bring a backpack or shoulder bag. Europeans do it and so can you - buy some clothes, put them in the backpack. Buy a book down the road, put that in as well. Take the train to get some supplies at the hardware store, and put them in, too. When you get home you won't have all those plastic bags and you're feel like you've really accomplished something.
- For buying furniture, remember that you can take MARTA to the store and nine times out of ten, they will deliver it to your door, often at no charge.
- Home Depot will home deliver certain items or you can rent a truck by the hour.
- The Car Free Guide
to Atlanta offers a list of all the malls in Atlanta that
are reachable by transit.
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