I live in a raised ranch style house which means the kitchen is on the second floor. I have lived in this house for 40+ years. Getting groceries up those stairs was not a problem in my youth or when I had minions (children) to carry them for me, but it has now become a problem. And there is no room for a dumb waiter! A BIG problem. This little stair climbing cart is a miracle! I load the groceries in those blue foldable shopping containers that I have had for years, pile them onto the cart, use the bungee cords that came with the cart to hold them, and then I drag the whole thing up the stairs!