When you put the basket down in front of the checkout, do you make sure the handles are laid back so that the next basket can nestle easily in? It drives me crazy when I get to the checkout with my basket, and one guy put his basket in crooked, the next guy put his in without fixing the previous one, the next guy did likewise, but also left the handle the wrong way across the top, and the guy after him just stuck his basket on top of the last guy's handle. Then when I get there, I have fix everybody's work.
We live in a society where doing things out of courtesy is practically discouraged. Do what's best for yourself, and everyone else will magically be better off and should mind their own business - is what we're told. The OP's pet peeve is legit, but what's more amazing is that he ever holds out hope that people would do anything out of courtesy, especially in literally/statistically the most individualistic country on earth.
wrong. It means I've prioritized my kids' safety and well being in exchange for risking that to return a cart. deal with it, brah
Wow didn't think this thread was going to grow this fast. I understand your concern about your kids but I think there is some balance here. Understandably a hot car on a hot day is no place to leave kids, neither is a cold car in freezing weather like we get here. That said it does take a few minutes for the car to cool down or heat up and with remote starts and locks it seems like during that time the driver could do something else like return a cart with relative safely. Also I don't know how old your kids are but I have gone shopping with my two cousins when they were walking and they helped with returning the carts. Anyway there seems like a very reasonable solution and props to Krosfyah for bringing it up. Ask someone else to help return the cart. Speaking for myself I would have no problem helping someone who looked like they needed a hand returning a cart and I don't think I'm alone in that matter.
Also I do like the system that Aldi uses of renting carts. Although I still see loose carts in Aldi lots there seems to be less.
Yes but as I stated this is a pet peeve and a rant. So just blowing off some steam. I'm not planning on hunting down people who haven't returned carts. Yet Watch yo back IMA! Yes I agree the stores are to blame too but that said returning the cart is a fairly simple thing and while there are probably some situations where yes it is difficult there are plenty of times where it isn't. Judging by the amount of carts at almost any large parking lot on practically almost any day I doubt all of those where situations where it was prohibitively difficult to return carts. I'm be honest I didn't expect the thread to take this turn. Zero tolerance for leaving your children alone for any amount of time might be a better discussion for another thread. Besides that, it's probably good practice to be completely overboard and have a zero-tolerance policy of never leaving young children alone. I've lived through it, and the weight of having to always be within a proximity of your child is always on your mind, which means you'll probably never forget. You'll be struck by the incredible lightness of being if you find yourself outside without some kid on your hip or being pushed in front of you. That lightness of being will remind you that you left the kid in the back of the car, and you shouldn't go into the movie theatre or whatever without taking them out.[/QUOTE]
Whoa, sounds like a whole other thread. The cashier always takes it, so I haven't been in that situation. But I'll keep it in mind. Also, people should pass back the divider when someone is taking stuff out begin them
I dont find it a big deal to leave a cart in the middle of alot unattended a time or two. Just admit you're too lazy to go the extra step. Too many kids? How did you manage to bring them into the store and keep up with them while you shopped? Obviously they are old enough to unbuckle themselves and unlock the door in an emergency. Too far away? Unless you're at a mall or a stadium, 50 yards is a bit absurd. Afraid your kids will be bothered? Locking them in the car and rolling the window down a 1/4 is not going to harm your kid while you walk a few spaces over to put up a cart.
This sounds like a good subject to argue about. Personally there are a few things I won't argue about: basic math (like what 1+1 equals), particle physics, what color the blinds should be, and what the best cigarette is (I don't smoke).
For those with kids, you can dump your stuff into your car, and then, instead of leaving the kids in the car, walk back with the kids in the cart to the corral. And then return with just your kids back to the car. It requires an extra trip back and forth, but solves the safety issue. That is, if safety was what was keeping you from doing it. BTW in my country, shopping carts require a deposit of one coin worth about 25 cents to unlock. You get it back when you return the cart. I think this is a great solution because most people will return their carts to get back that coin. If not, there will always be someone who will be willing to return a stray cart to pick up that free money.
I can't speak for where you live, but where I am in rural-ish Central Texas you could not be more wrong if you tried.
This. Nobody is going to steal your kids. You should be more concerned with what type of men they will grow up to be due to your sheltering them so much.
- Guess "parenting" is different nowadays compared to my childhood. Has the world gotten so much more dangerous since the 1980/1990s? The crime rate and other stats don't suggest so. It just seems like my parents and those of my friends were a lot less freaked out about our safety. - I am glad to hear that some of you people in Houston also leave shopping carts laying about. I thought it was just my fellow Chinese immigrants in California, who often have no concept about how things are supposed to work around here, who do such things. Glad to hear that you natives also do it.
Can you do me a favor and read the thread? This idea has been debunked already -- multiple kids causes your logic to fall apart.
