Shopping Carts: Do you put them back?
By Michelle
@infatuatedbby (94909)
United States
November 5, 2016 12:27am CST
We went grocery shopping and parked beside the 'cart return' stall. Tell me why people can't place the cart back into the stall. The stall wasn't even full!
I understand if the cart return stall was far away, but common it was right there...
Do you put shopping carts back? I admit, I have placed carts back 'not in the stall' sometimes but because the stall was super far away! I will make an effort to not put the carts right beside someones car though. Usually at the corner or somewhere by the bushes. Then again - I hardly get carts nowadays so I don't have to worry about pushing a cart.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Nov 16
That is a very smart way. Then, they don't have to hire as many employees to keep track of the carts.
I would definitely want my $2 back as well.
I would definitely want my $2 back as well.2 people like this
@LadyDuck (502527)
• Italy
6 Nov 16
@infatuatedbby We have several carts stations in the parking areas where to leave the cart and get back our coins. Employees are too expensive here in Switzerland, it would cost a fortune to pay one to recover the carts.
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@LadyDuck (502527)
• Italy
6 Nov 16
@HAPPSINGH Money is the only force that move people. 
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
5 Nov 16
@infatuatedbby No, I just put my stuff into my cloth bag. It is nearby my home. And by the way, here most supermarkets can't take the shopping carts outside.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Nov 16
Do you ever need to bring the carts to your car?
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Nov 16
@youless oh I see that makes sense then!
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
5 Nov 16
I do put them back! The time I go shopping, it's very rare that it's crowded . . . so I can actually find parking near one of the cart stalls. And even if I'm not near, I will do my best to take it to a stall . . . I know what it's like to have a runaway cart ram into my car and I wouldn't want to do that to anyone.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Nov 16
I like parking near by too!
I never had a cart runaway and ram into my car. But I had the cart pusher ram the cart into my car and made scratches. He had a disability and he can't tell from white cars. I ran after him and was like 'what the heck'.. He just kept going.
I ran into the notify the manager and he apologized. Told me to get an estimate to get the damages fixed.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Nov 16
@infatuatedbby Oh wow - I wonder if he would have left a note or something if you hadn't ran after him! In any case it's good he offered to pay for the damages. People are not cool like that around here 
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
6 Nov 16
@much2say oh the employee didn't notice or cared. I went to go find the manager and told him what happen.
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@carebear29 (32002)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
6 Nov 16
Yes I do actually. Common curtisy
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Nov 16
Same here but it is job security for the workers then!
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Nov 16
@Ayuriny Yes, they have cart attendants as a job.
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@Ayuriny (5144)
• Denpasar, Indonesia
5 Nov 16
@infatuatedbby Is it?? But I'll try to put it back first if I can manage it.
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@quantum2020 (12054)
• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
5 Nov 16
In my country, there is people who put shopping carts back where they belong.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
6 Nov 16
Yes, they have jobs for cart attendants but some still put it back too.
@mawdest (1587)
• Canada
5 Nov 16
Yeah, I usually put them back. Can't say I have the perfect track record there though, but I would say I have put them back like 9/10 times at least. Also, I am kind of like you, I don't hardly use shopping carts.. Usually use a lot of baskets, just go shop for small stuff :)
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Nov 16
Yes! For the most part, I will try my best ~ but then again, I often use baskets so I just carry the bags out too!
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
5 Nov 16
Not me, the staff usually puts it back.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Nov 16
Yes, staff is there to attend carts. It is their job duty.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Nov 16
Yes, it is staffs job duty - job security for them for those who don't.2 people like this
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
5 Nov 16
I generally always put a cart in a stall. If not at least place so they won't interfere with a parking place.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
6 Nov 16
I will do that too or at the curb, somewhere it won't roll or hit another car.
@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
5 Nov 16
Not really because I use the plastic basket he he.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Nov 16
I often use the plastic basket and then I buy enough to carry without the cart as well.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
5 Nov 16
That is very sweet of you!
When I was younger - my parents' did it because they didn't want me to walk alone. But if it is too far they will put it at the curb (as long as the cart doesn't roll back or anything).
When I was younger - my parents' did it because they didn't want me to walk alone. But if it is too far they will put it at the curb (as long as the cart doesn't roll back or anything).2 people like this
@Fishmomma (11658)
• United States
7 Nov 16
I return the cart, as there is no reason to pay somebody else. People should understand that leaving the shopping carts all over the parking lot increases our costs for groceries. Stores have to hire people to deal with carts and what really bothers me is when somebody takes the cart to their house and doesn't return it. This means the store has to buy more carts to replace the missing ones.
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
7 Nov 16
I don't like it when people bring carts all the way home to their house too!
That's not right and considered stealing
@snowy22315 (208964)
• United States
6 Nov 16
I usually put them back...unless the weather is terrible...then I don't//
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
6 Nov 16
Very nice of you!
There are some that is very far so I don't.1 person likes this
@JudyEv (382147)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Nov 16
I always put carts back and sometimes pick up an extra one on the way. And when we arrive at the supermarket we often take a cart each with us from among the cars back to the stalls.
@CaseyRoss9966 (4056)
• United States
6 Nov 16
I always put them back. If I don't have a lot of things in the basket I just leave it in the store instead of taking the cart to my car.
