Three years ago I moved from the Chicago land area to Southern Texas. Shopping at stores like Walmart and Target are dangerous for your vehicle. No one returns shopping carts. Once shoppers are finished with the cart, they push it aside next to your door or behind the car. There is no attempt to return it. When I go back north, I am reminded that this is not normal behavior. Or is it?

How are the parking lots in your area?

same. well, it depends. some people just don't bother much anymore

my.biggest.pet.peeve

only people who are allowed to get away with it
are mothers with small children.

anyone else you've got legs! take it back!
or don't leave the store with it and your oh so heavy bag of pillows

I fucking hate cunts who do that. They have no regard nor respect for people or their property. It seems to be occurring everywhere now-a-days. I've found it highly prevalent in London especially, where the mass majority forget their manners on the bed side dresser in a glass of water containing their teeth ..... along with their brains.

Same here shopping carts everywhere

Where I live, there's a big problem with purse snatchers in grocery store lots. If the return rack is nearby, I'll return it, after placing my purse in the car where it isn't visible.
I always keep my eye out for what's going on around me when loading groceries in the trunk. I don't leave the cart where it's inconveniant for other shoppers.

fuck it i just leave the trolley next to my car and drive off

whatcha gonna do about it

eraclito said:

you mean you dont push it home and leave it in your back yard?

omg and I love how other ppl take the coin ones home and try to break in to get the £1 out..

At the grocery store I go to people are pretty good about returning shopping carts. And the guy that collects the carts is always out getting them.

I always return my carts too. The day I dont,I know Karma will get me

ThreadCula said:

I always wanna reply to this thread but something stops me..
[Edited 4/3/07 11:10am]

when i was a kid, i was always made to return shopping carts when we went shopping.

as an adult, i don't have a car, so i don't use shopping carts. i use the hand-held carts, because if it can't fit in, chances i can't schlep it home via public transpo (unless i call a cab, of course). so i rarely even USE the things.

people are a trip, though.

senik said:

- I totally agree. I also despise people who think they can just park in the handicapped spot because it's closer to the entrance. I'm noticing this more and more lately. What's wrong with people? I could literally strangle these inconsiderate assholes.

senik said:

Most of the time the return spot is only a few feet away too. Sheer laziness! It's worse when one is blocking a good parking space.

Empress said:

Some people get those handicapped passes made just to park in those spots. That's messed up. What about the pregnant parking spots?

emm said:

That would be and yet I still manage to always return the cart.

Non-returners are fucking idiots.

I don't know if you guys have the same system, but here you have to put a 5 kronor coin (around $1) into a box on the cart's handlebar in order to release the cart from a chain. Then when you return it you get your coin back. Because of this, it rarely if ever happens that you see abandoned carts.

retina said:

They stopped doing that here about 10 years ago. I'm not sure why.

JustErin said:

retina you lived here, didn't you encounter the loonie carts? some places have them, some don't. walmart being the biggest offender and the place you are most likely to get assholes leaving their carts everywhere

and yes, i still return my cart when i have kids with me. although it's easy now they are older. when they are babies and you buckle them into their seats and turn around to take the cart back i wouldn't get mad at anyone leaving the cart in that situation.

I remember Lawrence Dallaglio begged me to take him for a spin in a shopping trolley

REDBABY said:

you should get a car, its a lot more fun...

REDFEATHERS said:

errr no, i am not a gypsy .. lol

eraclito said:

but anyone could do that anyday..

Last time I went to Trader Joe's, there was only ONE parking spot left and a cart was left sitting in it! I was so mad! I just drove into spot anyway, and nudged the cart with my car. The cart return was only a few yards away!

REDBABY said:

how is that a reply... could you not take a ride in a trolley any day as well ?

eraclito said:

well not at that moment with the whole england team messing about with shopping trolleys in richmond..

we were talking about shopping trolleys, not cars lol