Shopping Cart Nationalism anyone?

I’ve never once in my life failed to return a shopping cart

I 10000% support this theory.

I remember hearing a theory years ago that said you can typically judge the success of a society based on how they follow social contract type rules or basic rules like simple traffic laws. This seems to follow in the same vein and I think it's accurate.

You can see this in practice in any border town along the Mexican border. It's extremely common to see people take up 2-3 parking spaces in the parking lot. Some people will even go farther to put their empty cart in a green space or open parking spot than they will to put it in the corral. It's mind boggling.

I occasionally return them, but I generally leave them in a spot where they won’t pose a hazard to vehicles or pedestrians. It's a matter of convenience.

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I occasionally return them, but I generally leave them in a spot where they won’t pose a hazard to vehicles or pedestrians. It's a matter of convenience.

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If others are leaving them like this, I'm likely to do this. If they're all left in the return area, I'm more likely to bring it back there.

Always return them. Since I was little many moons ago and saw my elderly grandmother walk a cart across several rows of cars with me in the cart return it. Along the way she told me only lazy worthless people would leave a cart that might damage someone else vehicle.

I’d have no issue deporting people that don’t return them. Check out your local Walmart parking lot. I wouldn’t miss many of those folks...

I use a cart inside the store. But I leave it there after I check out.



I look like a sherpa walking out.



I drive a truck and love being able to just set the bags in the bed and drive home. (I live about 1/4 mile from the store).

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If others are leaving them like this, I'm likely to do this. If they're all left in the return area, I'm more likely to bring it back there.

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So you're a sheep. No shocking news there.