$(document).ready(function(){

  //get the position of the placeholder element
  var scpos = $("#shoppingcart").offset();  
  var scwidth = $("#shoppingcart").width()+20;
  var scheight = $("#shoppingcart").height()+20;
  //show the menu directly over the placeholder
 // $("#menu").css( { "left": (pos.left + width) + "px", "top":pos.top + "px" } );


if ($('#shoppingcart').length){
$('#shoppingcart').before('<div class="highlightCart"></div>');
$('div.highlightCart').css({height: scheight, width: '245px', position: 'absolute', top: '11px', left: '12px', 'z-index': '1 !important'});



}

});