Poor, sissy texxx can't handle it when his undisciplined children throw a temper tantrum. must be someone else's fault your children are brats. you're just selfish and lazy, but keep coming up with bogus excuses that help you try to justify your behavior.
Yeah, I should've realized someone would've brought it up. But as Carl Herrera already asked, you were able to get from your car to the store with multiple kids in tow. Why couldn't you do the same on the way back?
Tell your kids to put the carts back. They learn the value of work and you can watch them through the rear view mirror. Problem solved
Were you within 50 feet, 5 seconds of running, and a shoulder turn away from seeing your car when it was stolen? There is a much bigger probability of risk from routine things than a carjacking. I think it's silly how people are justifying not accepting the small responsibility of returning a shopping cart. It's not that hard. I was raised to put things back in their place if I used them. The people who don't are demonstrating to their kids that it's not your problem, you can pass your responsibilities off, and you don't need to follow basic rules to live in society because you come first.
You guys that don't have small kids are so ignorant. Yes of course you can get the kids to the car -- you then put them in their car seats and get the groceries in the car. Your idea is to then get them out of their car seats to go return the cart. lol what a genius solution!
I don't have multiple kids, sadly, but I do have a beautiful three year old. But what you're saying is that it's not an issue of safety, but one of inconvenience. Then, I can understand your response to my suggestion.
Holy ****, look at this thread! 6 pages of vitriol because I didn't put a cart in the cage ONE TIME. Most of you dorks were so eager to pile on that you missed the part where I said I usually park right by the cage and grab a cart on the way in, then put it back in the cage before I drive off. This ONE TIME I didn't because there were no spots anywhere near a cage. If it makes you weirdos feel any better, the parking lot at Lowes in Kingwood is totally flat and carts aren't rolling around even if you push one as hard as you can. In a cart....... My GOD, can you be a little more dramatic? Are you planning on running for public office on this issue? LOL. Spoiler
That wasn't part of your original question: How is your car going to be stolen if your vehicle is closed, locked, and you have the keys in your pocket? But, I was within 50 feet. 5 seconds of running would probably not have done the trick and I was not a shoulder turn away.
This thread boils down to a couple of simple points: 1. The majority of time there is no excuse to not return the cart to the cart corral or place it in a way it won't be a risk. 2. There are valid reasons (namely dealing with multiple infants) to not be able to return a cart to the store or corral.
I still don't understand why you have to put the kids in the car seats first before unloading the cart, but that's just me. How in the world does one manage shopping with multiple kids in this situation. What's more likely to happen if you leave your kids in the car while you return your cart? Some ****ing stranger will see the kids in the car alone and call police/shame you when they have no idea what's going on.
I'm not particularly bothered by this loose shopping cart thing (haven't yet been a victim of a loose cart ramming into my car, though), but I am also curious about this. If your car is parked away from cart corral, you need to either walk with your kids to the corral to get a cart first, or you need to walk to the grocery store with them. Either way, the kids are not going straight from car to cart. So, if the kids can walk alongside you at arrival, why can't they also do so when you're returning to your car from the cart corral? Am I missing something?
I parked away from the cage but there was a cart right next to where I parked. I saw it and purposely parked next to it so I could use it. I grabbed that one, put my kids in it and went into the store. Ironically, someone not putting that cart in the cage really helped me out.
I'm completely against leaving your kids in the car, even for 5 seconds; however, I'm wondering the same thing. If parking is not available next to the coral, you still have to get the kids to the carts. Might it be inconvenient?... of course, but it's also inconvenient to bring that many kids with you to go shopping. It may be necessary to bring them as you'll need groceries and you're stuck with the kids, but obviously, you wouldn't bring the kids if it would be dangerous to walk them to the cart, correct? It's a peeve but I'm sure there's always some sort of scenario that one could come up with to not return the cart. Does it explain 10-20 carts in a lot though? More so, I did like Auchan's handling with the quarter in the cart strategy. When I was a kid, my cousins and I would fight over who returns it to get that quarter. If not, at least the hired help will get an extra bonus (if a quarter isn't worth as much anymore, maybe a dollar?). The problem with that is..., with how credit cards are slowly taking over everything, I know plenty of people that don't think to carry cash with them at all, much less quarters... Regardess, it's good practice to return the carts and the extra effort to do so is just one of many things to help rebuild a community that has became more selfish by the day. Everyone is reading the news and don't want to be the next victim. I get it, but the sense in the community to be safe is going away and in general, a little more effort, when plausible, could help in the long run.
I feel ya. I brought to everyone's attention what a terrible thing individual screens have become on airplanes, and got all kinds of grief for it. I think a lot of people don't understand having multiple children. It's sorta like a psychological torture that the CIA might conduct at black sites. They're on you day and night, never let you sleep, never leave you alone. The most basic things in the world that you might do without even thinking about while alone or with 1 kid suddenly becomes neigh impossible when you're outnumbered by children. Walking from the car to a cart with 3 young children? One is running into traffic, another crying to be carried, and the third too small to do anything else but is spitting something white all over your shirt.
It's not ALL vitriol! Some of it is pure gold, Jerry. And it's helped me discover the world of shopping cart failure on the internet. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/acWfossz1rc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
This is why I don't have any kids. This thread is excellent birth control. I don't need some little humans preventing me from doing something as simple and easy as returning a cart because ... they could die.
