Not sure about getting them home... can you use a wheeled cart (your ability, curb cuts, etc) to roll them home? Get an accessible transport service or taxi or bus? Get a friend who shops weekly to pick things up for you? Maybe you can order dried/canned goods through something like Amazon (shipped via postal mail here in the States, they only have to do Amazon Fresh for perishables) and then carry only the perishables (dairy products, meat, veggies/fruit or whatever subset of those you eat) home to lighten the load, since canned/bulk goods (other than milk) are usually heavier?
In the store, I think you can ask a store employee for help with shopping (I know that in some areas they have to help folks with visual impairments; not sure but I assume they would also be willing to help with other issues) - if you have a list in advance, especially of stuff you don't need to see to buy (e.g. maybe you want to see the produce to check if it's good, but canned goods and dry goods are pretty much the same from week to week), that might help them. I sometimes use shopping carts when I need to lean on them for balance/joint pain (even though I buy only a basket's worth), but that may not work for all.
In the store, I think you can ask a store employee for help with shopping (I know that in some areas they have to help folks with visual impairments; not sure but I assume they would also be willing to help with other issues) - if you have a list in advance, especially of stuff you don't need to see to buy (e.g. maybe you want to see the produce to check if it's good, but canned goods and dry goods are pretty much the same from week to week), that might help them. I sometimes use shopping carts when I need to lean on them for balance/joint pain (even though I buy only a basket's worth), but that may not work for all.
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