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Why oh why is it so hard for people to put shopping carts where they belong after use or at least not put them where they don’t belong?
Three times in the last week I have pulled into a handicap parking space only to see a cart left right in the middle of the space – a handicap space‼️ Of course, in addition, numerous carts are left in regular spaces, alongside cars and in some cases at the end of a parking lot nowhere near the store they came from.
My theory is these lazy, inconsiderate dolts are the same people who live paycheck to paycheck, carry credit card balances, fail to save for their future and who will not be helped by a budget. It’s a theory mind you, but it seems to me that inconsiderate, irresponsible behavior is rarely limited to one element of a personality.
I bet they don’t carry life insurance either and their shopping cart is filled with junk food. They probably drive one of those Bentley SUVs, but would not leave their cart near it.
I had a cousin who made a very good living selling shopping carts. I bet he would have liked to have seen them all sent flying off an embankment.
Gadzooks, my theory may have reached its limit.😎
Maybe it depends on where you live and/or where you shop. I rarely see carts in parking spaces. In fact, I can’t remember the last time. Left off the road against a wall or a streetlight yes, but not often in parking spaces and if one is there it’s on the line between two spaces, not in the middle. The places I shop seem to have plenty of shopping cart “corrals”.
From what I remember from shopping with my sister in England, you have to deposit a coin to get a cart. You get the coin back when you return the cart.
It isn’t just the handicap parking slots, it’s everywhere. Sometimes when returning to your parked vehicle there is a shopping cart right next to your vehicle. They are the same people who throw their trash on the ground or leave a bottle next to where your door opens. I’ve been behind a vehicle where the passenger literally dumps their fast foot leftovers out the window.
When I go on my walks, I take a plastic bag and pick up trash. The day after halloween was extra work.
Perhaps the lazy dolts are the wealthiest who have made good financial decisions. I have read that they evade taxes more and donate less percentage of their wealth to charity. Their wealth has bought them the privilege of not having to roll that cart back to its proper home. Let the grocery store worker clean up after me – isn’t it their job?
Golly, you may have a point.
Shopping carts are an evil invention. They make you buy to much at the grocery store 😉