tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post1852691070649738862..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: Rogue Shopping Cartsjoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-2908359712654828072016-03-25T13:37:17.953-04:002016-03-25T13:37:17.953-04:00I have also seen that at Aldi. The local grocer wh...I have also seen that at Aldi. The local grocer where I shop doesn't allow carts in the parking lots. You get a number and pull up to the doors and someone comes out and loads your car for you.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-54970331456122682782016-03-24T01:25:59.208-04:002016-03-24T01:25:59.208-04:00I like the concept of the quarter to return the ca...I like the concept of the quarter to return the cart. That is a pet peeve of mine too and I was actually going to do a blog post about where stray carts end up. There was actually a service when we lived in San Diego area that would collect those "rogue" carts (that often ended up stores away) and return them to their proper home.<br /><br />We always return our cart (I know that for sure because 99.9% of the time I am the one returning the cart). I look out though when we get to the store and see if there is a senior citizen or a disabled person loading groceries into their vehicles and then I often ask them if I can return their cart for them. <br /><br />How long does it take to return a cart? geesh!<br /><br />As you can tell, it is a pet peeve of mine, kind of like $4.00 bottle water at the movie theater.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-81312290250065414642016-03-23T21:25:32.051-04:002016-03-23T21:25:32.051-04:00Yes, Aldi is the only place I've seen the quar...Yes, Aldi is the only place I've seen the quarter carts. My mom loved it! She thought she was getting a real bargain when she got her quarter back.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-14352540327634202512016-03-23T21:22:12.907-04:002016-03-23T21:22:12.907-04:00Sandee,
The Pony insisted on taking the cart back...Sandee,<br /><br />The Pony insisted on taking the cart back TODAY in the same manner, even though we were parked right next to the cart corral. Even though I told him I didn't think I could stand watching that again. He didn't run into the corral today, though. But looked just as ridiculous. I've got to learn how to film him with my phone.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-60047576113703496342016-03-23T19:51:37.504-04:002016-03-23T19:51:37.504-04:00I used to work for a grocery store chain and I can...I used to work for a grocery store chain and I can tell you that despite the signs all over "we are not responsible for damage to your cart from a rogue shopping cart," if a customer complained loud enough and to the right people, they would get money to fix the dings and scratches in their cars. Who do you think paid for this? That's right, the customer...with higher prices.<br /><br />That's why I like Aldi - one of the reasons they can keep prices so low is because of the quarter you get back when you return the cart to the corral. All the stores in Germany do that.<br /><br />I return my cart to the store or the corral ALL THE TIME. It's a pet peeve of mine if people don't do that. Once I pulled into a parking spot and the owner of the car in the next spot put her cart right next to my car. As she got into her car, I took the cart and put it right behind her car so she couldn't back out. It's a good thing she didn't carry a gun...I think she wanted to kill me.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-85799698907084364032016-03-23T19:35:48.435-04:002016-03-23T19:35:48.435-04:00We had a shop here that tried the quarter solution...We had a shop here that tried the quarter solution, and people got so mad about it they would leave and shop elsewhere. It went out of business.<br /><br />Yes, i return my carts, it's part of my daily exercise!messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-68298657889805847902016-03-23T15:39:57.541-04:002016-03-23T15:39:57.541-04:00Drives me nuts, so lazy and so inconsiderate. Som...Drives me nuts, so lazy and so inconsiderate. Some supermarkets over here have the coin thing and some don't. Oddly our Asda has some you have to use a coin for and some not, no one ever uses the coin ones ...Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402703967636964187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-8676073928566768582016-03-23T14:58:33.666-04:002016-03-23T14:58:33.666-04:00That bugs me too. Just as irritating are the ones ...That bugs me too. Just as irritating are the ones who just push the cart in the general direction of the holders. I push mine all the way in. Invariably people think I work there and try to give me their carts. I love the quarter idea. Perfect solution. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-92021494602136878532016-03-23T14:49:34.056-04:002016-03-23T14:49:34.056-04:00I always return my cart to the cart corral or I re...I always return my cart to the cart corral or I return it to the inside of the store. I wouldn't want to leave my cart where it might roll into a car or senior citizen.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-66501825100008437332016-03-23T12:17:50.483-04:002016-03-23T12:17:50.483-04:00Hah!
Finally a use for those dollar coins the Tre...Hah! <br />Finally a use for those dollar coins the Treasury Department has been trying to sell for _________ years.<br /><br />The only mark on my ten year old vehicle is from a rogue shopping cart it got about two weeks after I drove it off the dealer's lot, brand new.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-7681338860852226042016-03-23T10:50:14.127-04:002016-03-23T10:50:14.127-04:00This is all news to me. I've never shopped in...This is all news to me. I've never shopped in Europe or the Jersey shore, so I'm not familiar with the coin operated cart system. Here in Dallas we rarely see a loose cart in the parking lot...I'm guessing 95% wind up in the "corral". I have no idea why we seem to be able to follow instructions, and elsewhere most people can't.Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-933849845273951612016-03-23T10:29:37.257-04:002016-03-23T10:29:37.257-04:00The Pony had a good time, but I think he hurt hims...The Pony had a good time, but I think he hurt himself a bit. Too funny. I would have loved to have seen that.<br /><br />We put the carts away too. I hate having to remove a cart so I can park. People are just lazy. People are just rude to everyone else and that's what you are if you just leave the cart for someone else to tend to.<br /><br />Have a fabulous day. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-62169942615961579592016-03-23T09:35:52.984-04:002016-03-23T09:35:52.984-04:00We had a similar problem, some customers even used...We had a similar problem, some customers even used carts to cart their purchases to their homes. Years ago it all ended when we had to use real money to get a cart. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-20893930703144040842016-03-23T09:09:38.514-04:002016-03-23T09:09:38.514-04:00I think the whole of Ireland cottoned on to the co...I think the whole of Ireland cottoned on to the coin-in-the-shopping-cart solution back in the 80's. I never understood why they don't do that everywhere. <br /><br />...of course, we seemed to always get the cart that refused to give our pound coin back.Michhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456803425068822920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-14533444556180220132016-03-23T09:02:57.181-04:002016-03-23T09:02:57.181-04:00Probably all of us have been cart returners since ...Probably all of us have been cart returners since we were old enough for our mothers to have us get them back into the store (there were no corrals back then). After children, there were grandchildren to push carts. The problem is, we've grown old and out of youngsters to replace carts. Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-7660978104624964922016-03-23T08:05:23.123-04:002016-03-23T08:05:23.123-04:00Grrr. Loose shopping carts and the lazy fools who ...Grrr. Loose shopping carts and the lazy fools who made them that way, pet peeve indeed!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-37250483089022729692016-03-23T07:49:30.500-04:002016-03-23T07:49:30.500-04:00Good idea, like airports. I always return my cart ...Good idea, like airports. I always return my cart to it's proper stall. I've seen too many carts whipping around a parking lot on a windy day. Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-81740545083637611082016-03-23T07:29:35.635-04:002016-03-23T07:29:35.635-04:00Of course a person would have to have loose change...Of course a person would have to have loose change in the first place. In the case of most women, finding a coin in the depths of a handbag while juggling youngsters would be frustrating enough to take one's business elsewhere. ..or even shop online and pay extra to have it delivered. Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-16690515246797189122016-03-23T03:22:36.375-04:002016-03-23T03:22:36.375-04:00I can't understand why people don't return...I can't understand why people don't return their carts. "job security" someone once told me, claiming that if we all returned our carts then the baggers would have nothing to do when the store is slow. I asked my son (who works at a grocery store) if he thinks that is true and he said, "Heck, no! There's always work to do. I mop or sweet floors when I'm not bagging. I return items to shelves when it's not busy. There's always something to do." He did say that he enjoys "collecting carts" because it gets him outside in the fresh air. So I guess there's that.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446770591516588794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-23378994530876907222016-03-23T00:19:20.139-04:002016-03-23T00:19:20.139-04:00We have the same coin locks out here in Australia....We have the same coin locks out here in Australia. Not at every shopping centre, but at enough. We don't have quarters though, so our locks can only be used with either a one dollar or a two dollar coin. When these first came into use, many people didn't have a dollar coin handy, so plastic tokens in the same size were avaialable at the cigarette kiosks, attached to a small plastic clip and with a keyring so you could attach it to your keys and forever after you'd be able to use the carts. In Theory. People lost these tokens ALL THE TIME, because they weren't money, they got careless. After about six months, replacement tokens became available, but at the cost of a dollar. I still have my original token plus a couple of the replacement ones. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-37992812882713936652016-03-23T00:05:09.682-04:002016-03-23T00:05:09.682-04:00Seems like a two-bit solution to me.Seems like a two-bit solution to me.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-32987858880853104662016-03-22T23:42:20.526-04:002016-03-22T23:42:20.526-04:00I'm always annoyed at the people who don't...I'm always annoyed at the people who don't return their carts, and even more so at those who choose to take them off the property! Them things is pricey, and you're not helping the cost of food by doing stupid shit. Shopping most anywhere in Europe involves having at least fifty Euro cents or a Euro, otherwise, you ain't gettin' no cart. And yes, it's a simple solution.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523653271715366168noreply@blogger.com