Shopper park

First a few words about transporting your shopping. If you have a car, then obviously you will have more alternatives, being able to travel further and carry home more on each trip. If you’re dependent on public transport, then you’re limited to buying what you can carry. You will also find yourself making more trips to the shops, with buying groceries becoming an almost weekly exercise. You may spend more time shopping, but you will not usually buy things you don’t need either. If you have to carry your shopping by hand, it may be a good idea to take your daypack with you to the shops and put heavy or soft things in it. It is easier to carry that on your back than in shopping bags.
What some people like to do is to do a large grocery shopping trip and then use a cab to take them and their shopping home in relative comfort. Most supermarkets have payphones or courtesy phones to cab companies in-store. The drivers often help to carry the shopping to your door. This is less hassle, saves you time, is more convenient (than waiting for a bus in the rain) and almost fun. The fare depends on how far it is to your home from the shop, how long it takes given the traffic and the company you use. It should work out to about £4 for a distance of less than a mile if using a mini-cab. This same logic applies to just about anything you buy, especially in London. Buying something small enough to fit in a cab and taking it home is often quicker and cheaper than having it delivered to your home at a later stage.