Abstract: A detachable carrier for shopping carts that include elevationally spaced horizontal top and bottom cart basket frame members, and a handle situated rearwardly of the basket. The carrier includes a carrier basket with first hook members extending forwardly of the front basket wall and elevationally spaced second hook members on the carrier basket. The second hook members are upwardly inclined, with hook throats opening rearwardly toward the carrier basket. Latch tubes on the second hook members are loosely mounted to the inclined shank sections of the second hook members and are retained on the second hook members to releasably latch and lock against the cart basket frame member, to safely secure the carrier to the cart. The latch tube members can be elevationally lifted to unlocked positions, thereby enabling release and removal of the carrier from the shopping cart. Bottom, first hook members cooperate with the top, second hook members to releasably secure the carrier to the cart.