I installed VirtualMart 3.2.14 on Joomla 3.8.7 and I think I have it all set up okay. I went to my website and saw the products there and added some to the shopping cart. Each time I got the popup saying that the item was added. If I go to the cart from the popup it's fine, but if I continue shopping how do I get back to the cart? I don't see any cart icon or anything on the page. It's awkward to have to add another item just to do that. Am I missing something in the config?
You can publish the VM - Shopping cart module in a convenient user position. You should also have a Joomla menu link to the cart, which can be hidden if preferred.