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Laziness (and yes I have done it before which is bad). I really dislike the people that will throw their car trash out thru their door (mostly at wal mart). I took a little bag of my trash from my car and threw it in the garbage can. Pretty simple and basic right? The wal mart kid who was rounding up carts actually stopped and thanked me, for doing something that should be automatic.
I was joking about the pushing the cart thing lol, but I do leave it wherever I feel. I keep seeing all these good samaritans saying they walk for 30 seconds because they need the exercise LOL. I guess if being lazy is lifting weights every single day until your muscles give out, and then doing cardio workout for 30 mins., then you can just start calling me the white fat Albert.
You're lazy when it comes to consideration of others. Why do you feel as if it's OK for you to just leave your cart anywhere, when there are clearly marked corrals for the carts, signs asking you to return the carts to the store or the corral, and you well know that rolling carts can damage others' vehicles, impede parking spaces, etc?
I think it's okay to just leave the cart abandoned in the parking lot. I say this because all these stores have several young kids employed 24/7 to round up the carts and bring them back inside. Yes, we (as a whole) could easily bring them back ourselves; but I would much rather leave them strewn about the parking lot and create a bunch of jobs for young kids who might not be unable to find employment if these jobs were unavailable. I'm not even joking in the slightest; I would much rather make Wal-mart (or whatever mega-conglomerate) shell out $7.75/hr to an army of today's youth than to bring back the carts myself and have those same young people harder up for employment and tempted by the allure of easy-money, drugs, gangs and street-life.
I think it's okay to just leave the cart abandoned in the parking lot. I say this because all these stores have several young kids employed 24/7 to round up the carts and bring them back inside. Yes, we (as a whole) could easily bring them back ourselves; but I would much rather leave them strewn about the parking lot and create a bunch of jobs for young kids who might not be unable to find employment if these jobs were unavailable. I'm not even joking in the slightest; I would much rather make Wal-mart (or whatever mega-conglomerate) shell out $7.75/hr to an army of today's youth than to bring back the carts myself and have those same young people harder up for employment and tempted by the allure of easy-money, drugs, gangs and street-life.
I mean that makes a lot of sense, doesn't it?
No....it doesn't.
When you put the cart in a corral.....an employee still gets paid to retrieve the carts.
The only thing you are accomplishing by leaving carts scattered around the lot is damage to people's cars.
How would you feel if you came out of the store only to find a cart slammed up against your car and a nice big scratch or ding in the paint?
Would you think to yourself: "Gee, whoever left this cart loose in the lot sure was a kind and considerate person. Sure wish I could thank them." ????
Oh, I'm a do-gooder, but I take no credit for it... I think it's that old childhood Catholic guilt & fear that an angry ninja nun might fly out at me from behind a pole with a long stick and/or mum might be watching.
Not only do I always return my cart to the corral or inside the store, no matter how far away or whether it's raining/snowing/windy, but when walking up to the store, if I see an elderly person, someone with kids or someone who looks as if they're just going to abandon their cart, I ask if I can take it for them. Their reaction isn't always a thank you or smile... it's often one of being stunned & just last week, a senior yelled at me, telling me he could return his own cart. Okay, then, no harm done... I was walking that way anyway, not implying he wasn't capable... calm down. I just said, 'Sorry' over my shoulder & kept walking. Ol' man was already having a bad day, it seems.
But, I've had 2-3 incidents where I was in my car, ready to leave the parking lot, when someone deposited a cart right in front of my vehicle. Why? Strangely, it was always near the corral, because like someone else said, I try to park near them, rather than closer to the door. Of course, they'd not seen me in the car (gee, am I that small??), but I just got out, returned it & smiled. They always look horrified, embarrassed and/or tried to avoid eye contact... I think it's the smile that catches them off-guard... they instead expect a head shake, my best Clint Eastwood glare or some sort of chastising.
What can I say... it's certainly inconsiderate behavior, but I don't wish to be caught in a shopping cart rage/hair pulling situation & end up featured on YTube. People have just too much pent up aggression these days & some of those old folks using carts as weapons move faster than angry ninja nuns.
Not only is not putting the cart into the corrals just plain selfish and lazy, but it also increases the costs for respective stores because of liability and insurance reasons (in case a shopping cart damages a car or if a shopping cart becomes stolen) and as a result it forces customers to pay more for goods. That is one of the reasons why many stores in Europe in addition to stores such as ALDI require a deposit for usage of a shopping cart.
You're lazy when it comes to consideration of others. Why do you feel as if it's OK for you to just leave your cart anywhere, when there are clearly marked corrals for the carts, signs asking you to return the carts to the store or the corral, and you well know that rolling carts can damage others' vehicles, impede parking spaces, etc?
I make sure it's next to a tree, or somewhere where it won't get moved by the wind.
I think it's okay to just leave the cart abandoned in the parking lot. I say this because all these stores have several young kids employed 24/7 to round up the carts and bring them back inside. Yes, we (as a whole) could easily bring them back ourselves; but I would much rather leave them strewn about the parking lot and create a bunch of jobs for young kids who might not be unable to find employment if these jobs were unavailable. I'm not even joking in the slightest; I would much rather make Wal-mart (or whatever mega-conglomerate) shell out $7.75/hr to an army of today's youth than to bring back the carts myself and have those same young people harder up for employment and tempted by the allure of easy-money, drugs, gangs and street-life.
I mean that makes a lot of sense, doesn't it?
I feel the same way, people like us are probably creating jobs for today's youth.
Not only is not putting the cart into the corrals just plain selfish and lazy, but it also increases the costs for respective stores because of liability and insurance reasons (in case a shopping cart damages a car or if a shopping cart becomes stolen) and as a result it forces customers to pay more for goods. That is one of the reasons why many stores in Europe in addition to stores such as ALDI require a deposit for usage of a shopping cart.
What if someone has to walk to the store, and their only way of getting back, is to bring the cart back with them?
Too many laws in the USA. Everything is illegal and enforced. People need a release. Same reason that people throw lit cigarettes at your car, litter, or j-walk. Just my opinion.
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Okay, then, no harm done... I was walking that way anyway, not implying he wasn't capable... calm down. I just said, 'Sorry' over my shoulder & kept walking. Ol' man was already having a bad day, it seems. 
