Which is not an issue, because I pass a grocery store every day, so I can buy every day only a few items, meaning I never have to carry much.<p>And if I want to buy furniture – these are a thing: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;yeswecandoalmostanythingbybike.files.wordpress.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;08&#x2F;img_0862.jpg" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;yeswecandoalmostanythingbybike.files.wordpress.com&#x2F;2...</a> (Or I can just rent a car).<p>I’ve been doing this for over a year now, no issues.<p>On the uni campus is a small mall, too, or I can take 2 bus stations to the downtown area where I can literally buy anything, and it’s easy to transport, too.<p>Hell, I’ve seen 2 students who bought one of these <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;upload.wikimedia.org&#x2F;wikipedia&#x2F;commons&#x2F;9&#x2F;91&#x2F;Handtruck.JPG" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;upload.wikimedia.org&#x2F;wikipedia&#x2F;commons&#x2F;9&#x2F;91&#x2F;Handtruc...</a> and transported 3 boxes of beer with them in the bus.<p>Lots of old people use normal hand trolleys for transporting groceries via transit or by foot.<p>There are trailers for bikes.<p>It’s really not an issue. (Also, while still living with my parents, we all buy our own stuff ourselves – even my 12yo sister does so. That reduces the amounts one person has to buy, too)