There's Lazy And Then There Is This
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Lou_tribal
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The guy may have came with his own cart and parked it there while shopping. That is a valid explanation.
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menzies
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So what was he using in the store?
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I am kidding of course 
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Positive action is grabbing a couple of carts and returning them their proper place.
The people that left them there obviously don’t give a sh*t, and you aren’t going to change their minds...
The people that left them there obviously don’t give a sh*t, and you aren’t going to change their minds...
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Well... in normal times you are right of course. And we even take our Publix cart back inside most times rather than the storage place.
But these days it's best not to be grabbing more than the cart you have used from the wiped group by the door, gloves or no gloves.
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Menzies,
I don't get it either!!! But then, especially in these turbulent times, there is a lot of things I don't get.
For example the fellow on one of the virus topics who states something like: "Why should I have to wear that PPE stuff to protect other people, or be inconvenienced at all. I am young, this thing is over blown".
I don't get that either, and sometimes it makes me feel very down when I think about it.
To a lessor extent, this (photo) is a smaller example of the same type of attitude.
I don't get it either!!! But then, especially in these turbulent times, there is a lot of things I don't get.
For example the fellow on one of the virus topics who states something like: "Why should I have to wear that PPE stuff to protect other people, or be inconvenienced at all. I am young, this thing is over blown".
I don't get that either, and sometimes it makes me feel very down when I think about it.
To a lessor extent, this (photo) is a smaller example of the same type of attitude.
We were in the Costco parking lot in AZ when the woman parked next to us was finishing unloading her car when we pulled in. She pushed the cart in between her car and mine. Being the quiet, shy person that I am, I said to her "You're not really going to just leave that cart there, are you?"
She scowled at me and said something about minding my own business. As she got into her car to leave I took the cart and positioned it directly behind her car so she couldn't back out then stepped back. She got out, pushed the cart out of her way and got back in her car.
I pushed the cart back behind her car again and this time she backed into it before she realized I'd done that. She got out of the car and screamed at me "Are you going to stop being an *******?" I quietly replied "Not if you're going to continue to be a lazy ass."
She pushed the cart to the place where all good carts go, got in her car and left.
She scowled at me and said something about minding my own business. As she got into her car to leave I took the cart and positioned it directly behind her car so she couldn't back out then stepped back. She got out, pushed the cart out of her way and got back in her car.
I pushed the cart back behind her car again and this time she backed into it before she realized I'd done that. She got out of the car and screamed at me "Are you going to stop being an *******?" I quietly replied "Not if you're going to continue to be a lazy ass."
She pushed the cart to the place where all good carts go, got in her car and left.
Mr M, the answer is the heavy duty cart was left there by someone with a handicap permit who after loading 500 lbs of construction materials physically couldn’t return it.
The small cart was left there because the space already had the heavy duty cart parked there even though the cart corral was directly across from from the parking space.
The small cart was left there because the space already had the heavy duty cart parked there even though the cart corral was directly across from from the parking space.
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Greetings,
Life's too short to get my knickers in a knot about inconsiderate people, for the most part. If shopping carts were my biggest worry, I'd probably still be sane. Just sayin'...
Life's too short to get my knickers in a knot about inconsiderate people, for the most part. If shopping carts were my biggest worry, I'd probably still be sane. Just sayin'...
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I worked at a grocery store for seven years. I was that jerk out collecting all of these carts. Generally, the less pleasant it was outside, the less likely it was that folks would return their carts, which meant more time for me out in the rain or snow.
I share your frustration, and I always snag the strays on my way in.
I share your frustration, and I always snag the strays on my way in.
I'm a life-long cart returner. But I'll tolerate one exception...
In many parking lots, the cart return is as far as possible from the handicap parking spots, which in the larger lots are not that close to the entrance anyway. For the truly handicapped, there's nowhere to return the cart without defeating the whole purpose of having the handicap placard.
In these cases, I think it's OK to leave the cart in the "crossed out" expanse of unused space around the handicap spots. I'll even help out by grabbing a cart from that area on my way in.
Just don't get me started on those Walmart handicap spots which are longer than a city bus, with just a small parking space in the middle. Seriously, if you can't pull into or out of a parking space, how do you even get a license?
In many parking lots, the cart return is as far as possible from the handicap parking spots, which in the larger lots are not that close to the entrance anyway. For the truly handicapped, there's nowhere to return the cart without defeating the whole purpose of having the handicap placard.
In these cases, I think it's OK to leave the cart in the "crossed out" expanse of unused space around the handicap spots. I'll even help out by grabbing a cart from that area on my way in.
Just don't get me started on those Walmart handicap spots which are longer than a city bus, with just a small parking space in the middle. Seriously, if you can't pull into or out of a parking space, how do you even get a license?
Transaxial
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What a great story!!! I’d love to have been a fly on the wall! ?. I bet she will think twice next time she casually discards a cart where it becomes the next guys problem.
Transaxial, thanks for the comment. She was more than a little ticked off at what I did.
I'm another cart returner. Well, at least I used to be. Now, when we go to a store, my wife makes me sit in the car with the dog. I'm and old fart, diabetic and undergoing chemo so I'm at the top of the list of people the coronavirus is searching for. Sitting in the car is OK. I take my boating mags and have something to read while waiting. If she has a long list of stuff to get I just tilt the seat all the way back and enjoy my "happy hour".
I'm another cart returner. Well, at least I used to be. Now, when we go to a store, my wife makes me sit in the car with the dog. I'm and old fart, diabetic and undergoing chemo so I'm at the top of the list of people the coronavirus is searching for. Sitting in the car is OK. I take my boating mags and have something to read while waiting. If she has a long list of stuff to get I just tilt the seat all the way back and enjoy my "happy hour".
Transaxial
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So am I a cart returner! And the guy that puts the item in store rack back in the correct spot after I just spent 5 minutes figuring out why they didn’t have the model I was looking for because someone put an item in the wrong spot, hiding what I needed. I have been self employed all my life and worked 2-300 hrs month since I was a kid. From when I was a young kid it was stressed to accomplish everything you can in a day. Don’t waste a minute. Later in life an employee said one day “ why do today what you can leave till tomorrow “. I couldn’t believe he would admit that to the guy that wrote his paycheck! And decided if he was worth a raise! It just really ticks me off when people like that are too lazy and inconsiderate to put their cart in the corral. Who’s job do they think it is?? I guess they are just self centred and don’t think about the bigger picture.
I am just sitting on my boat enjoying the first really warm day of spring. My wife and I are isolating on Vancouver Island where she babysits her sons kids. Leaves me lots of time on TF and CF! And wishing I was cruising!! I hope your “journey” goes well!
That just about sums up a lot of the world's problems.
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Right at the top of the list
Let's see....
1. Return carts
2. World peace
3. Be kind and thoughtful to others
4. Don't drink and drive
5. Be courteous on the road
Up.... return carts... right at the top of the list.
Let's see....
1. Return carts
2. World peace
3. Be kind and thoughtful to others
4. Don't drink and drive
5. Be courteous on the road
Up.... return carts... right at the top of the list.
Let's see....
1. Return carts
2. World peace
3. Be kind and thoughtful to others
4. Don't drink and drive
5. Be courteous on the road
Up.... return carts... right at the top of the list.
It's more of an indicator of a problem than an actual problem.
The people who walk off and leave their carts in a parking space, are generally the same ones who can't figure out why they are so unsuccessful in life.
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Hey menzies, looks like someone knew you were coming and left you your choice of carts!!
john-o
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That's my place!
Hmmm... shopping carts. Now that brings back some unusual memories.
I got a job while in Jr high, of collecting shopping carts, parking lot cleanup and other stuff.
I noticed some older folks walking off the property with a cart or two and followed one of them to a one floor housing complex. The carts were leaning supports as much as a holder for their meager purchases.
Well... let me tell you... the pecking order of who's-who, in the complex, was an education that served me well later on.
There were markers of sort, where these carts were left, outside every entrance. Some even had names on them, like Mike, Tony, and some were creative like... Sarge, USMC only, and things like that.
I was about to collect some carts that I saw, when out of nowhere came this
group of old guys, and they didn't look too happy. My store apron gave me away and it was obvious that I was after the carts. This one old guy, I swear he came in rug sizes - 9X12, blocked out the sun and asked... "what-ca do'n with my basket?" The old man had tattoos up and down his arm of some paratrooper thing, and I slowly backed away. The entire crowd reminded me of an old movie where the town folks gather up this winding road heading to a castle with torches and pitchforks looking for the evil doctor.
I left the carts and thought to myself... " These people are like a cult.. yeah, that's it, the shopping cart cult."
I'm walking back to the store when I hear.. " whose the new guy?"
Somebody parked a cart in somebody's cart spot. Yup... torches and pitchforks.
Hmmm... shopping carts. Now that brings back some unusual memories.
I got a job while in Jr high, of collecting shopping carts, parking lot cleanup and other stuff.
I noticed some older folks walking off the property with a cart or two and followed one of them to a one floor housing complex. The carts were leaning supports as much as a holder for their meager purchases.
Well... let me tell you... the pecking order of who's-who, in the complex, was an education that served me well later on.
There were markers of sort, where these carts were left, outside every entrance. Some even had names on them, like Mike, Tony, and some were creative like... Sarge, USMC only, and things like that.
I was about to collect some carts that I saw, when out of nowhere came this
group of old guys, and they didn't look too happy. My store apron gave me away and it was obvious that I was after the carts. This one old guy, I swear he came in rug sizes - 9X12, blocked out the sun and asked... "what-ca do'n with my basket?" The old man had tattoos up and down his arm of some paratrooper thing, and I slowly backed away. The entire crowd reminded me of an old movie where the town folks gather up this winding road heading to a castle with torches and pitchforks looking for the evil doctor.
I left the carts and thought to myself... " These people are like a cult.. yeah, that's it, the shopping cart cult."
I'm walking back to the store when I hear.. " whose the new guy?"
Somebody parked a cart in somebody's cart spot. Yup... torches and pitchforks.
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The Canadians seem to have the best solution.
It costs a quarter to get the cart, refunded when the cart is returned.
It costs a quarter to get the cart, refunded when the cart is returned.
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