Abstract: A work station insert for a shopping cart has a large table top useful for writing on, and storage drawer beneath the table top. The insert hooks over the push handle of the cart, so that the insert cannot move rearward or tip forward; it is supported near its center by the seat back of a cart having a folding child seat, or by a tube which supports the back of a fixed seat. The storage drawer can be pulled out forward from beneath the table top, and a trash deflector is provided beneath a cutout at the rear of the table top to direct trash into the shopping cart receptacle. Alternative embodiments are provided for different styles of shopping carts.