diff --git a/cmd/cart/pool-server.go b/cmd/cart/pool-server.go
index c2b1f1f..f9ab384 100644
--- a/cmd/cart/pool-server.go
+++ b/cmd/cart/pool-server.go
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ func (s *PoolServer) HandleReservations(ctx context.Context, cartId cart.CartId,
 			locationId = inventory.LocationID(*item.StoreId)
 		}
 		span.AddEvent("reserving item", trace.WithAttributes(attribute.String("sku", item.Sku), attribute.String("locationId", string(locationId))))
+		log.Printf("reserving item %s at location %s for cart %s", item.Sku, string(locationId), cartId.String())
 		end := time.Now().Add(timeout)
 		err := s.reservationService.ReserveForCart(ctx, inventory.CartReserveRequest{
 			CartID: inventory.CartID(cartId.String()),