Do you put the shopping carts back in the corral?

[The Walrus]

This is definitely my favorite thread on the forum.

[TAC]

Tim, I dare you to tell your wife that.  You'll be soooooory!

I wipe my self. But I did need her to put on one of my socks the other day!

[King Postwhore]

I can't laugh at that. Lol

[hefdaddy42]

I love you, but you are literally the only person I have ever heard with this point of view.

Tim has a lot of unique views that are surprising. Don't get him started on car washes and leaf blowers. 

Too late. I have to know this now that you've brought it up, and we'll need threads depending on how outlandish the views are. 

Car washes are stupid and a waste of money because, well, rain!

Cleaning up the fallen leaves from your yard is a waste of time and money because, well, wind!

Wouldn't surprise me in the least.  lol

[The Walrus]

I once knew a woman with a white car who hadn't washed it the entire time she owned it. 7 years. In Colorado. She was genuinely offended when I suggested she finally wash it, because "it's just going to get dirty again."

[ReaperKK]

I'm on vacation now and I was wondering what reading material I'm going to bring, I've decided that this thread will be a good place to start.

[jingle.boy]

I'm on vacation now and I was wondering what reading material I'm going to bring, I've decided that this thread will be a good place to start.

Great plan.  Hit a couple of the gems in the archive section, and you'll be entertained for days.

[ReaperKK]

Yea I might do that

My opinion is that you put the carts in the corral, that's it. It's a pain in the ass to have them scattered and possibly taking up parking spaces. Now to see how this became an issue over the past 23 pages

[King Postwhore]

Yea I might do that

My opinion is that you put the carts in the corral, that's it. It's a pain in the ass to have them scattered and possibly taking up parking spaces. Now to see how this became an issue over the past 23 pages

It's Tim against the world.  That's the issue.

[TAC]

 

[Stadler]

<Deleted, because probably a little too far off topic.  I'll stick to shopping carts and corrals. >

[The Walrus]

Was it about Hillary? I bet it was about Hillary. 

[bosk1]

I love you, but you are literally the only person I have ever heard with this point of view.

You're not following this thread close enough. 

  Exactly.  Hef, you might want to talk to the majority of Northern Californians.  I can't speak to other areas, but here, MOST people are of the opinion that "it's a good idea, and I usually do it, but it's certainly not REQUIRED."  I guess, at the end of the day, it's nice that nowadays, most stores have multiple corrals so that it's usually (but not always) easier to put them in the corrals than not so that the few cart crusaders out there can keep their blood pressure under control. 

[Samsara]

I guess, at the end of the day, it's nice that nowadays, most stores have multiple corrals so that it's usually (but not always) easier to put them in the corrals than not so that the few cart crusaders out there can keep their blood pressure under control.

[hefdaddy42]

I love you, but you are literally the only person I have ever heard with this point of view.

You're not following this thread close enough. 

  Exactly.  Hef, you might want to talk to the majority of Northern Californians.  I can't speak to other areas, but here, MOST people are of the opinion that "it's a good idea, and I usually do it, but it's certainly not REQUIRED."  I guess, at the end of the day, it's nice that nowadays, most stores have multiple corrals so that it's usually (but not always) easier to put them in the corrals than not so that the few cart crusaders out there can keep their blood pressure under control.

To be fair, the attitude you are describing is not remotely the same as TAC "refusing to be their bitch".

[bosk1]

Well, true.  But TAC is weird.

[Samsara]

Well, true.  But TAC is weird.

Truth. And we love him for it. 

But if I am ever near shopping carts, and his 250k mileage vehicle, I am SURROUNDING it with carts. I mean, so many that he won't dare try to drive through em all.

[Adami]

Well, true.  But TAC is weird.

Truth. And we love him for it. 

But if I am ever near shopping carts, and his 250k mileage vehicle, I am SURROUNDING it with carts. I mean, so many that he won't dare try to drive through em all.

[jingle.boy]

That's a very strange looking Kia Sedona.

[Samsara]

Well, true.  But TAC is weird.

Truth. And we love him for it. 

But if I am ever near shopping carts, and his 250k mileage vehicle, I am SURROUNDING it with carts. I mean, so many that he won't dare try to drive through em all.

Gonna be done. lol

[Dublagent66]

Interesting how your selective reasoning must be convenient.  I already explained why the corrals are there.  Of course it's their job, but management doesn't want their employees spending all their time in the parking lot.  Time is money.  I also said it's a safety liability as well.  How is that even remotely comparable to reviewing contracts?  Apples and oranges dude.

Err....  I get that having customers do some or all of the work of getting carts back to store is good for the stores, but that's neither here nor there as far as I'm concerned.  As far as it being "a safety liability," I suppose, but I'm fairly confident that the incidence of injury suffered by retail employees while retrieving carts is so low as not to be worth considering.

Looks like you're still seeing orange apples.  I suppose you can continue to argue whatever point you're trying to make, but the simplest concept still remains.  If someone lets you use their shopping cart, the least you can do is stick in their corral.   

[pg1067]

Interesting how your selective reasoning must be convenient.  I already explained why the corrals are there.  Of course it's their job, but management doesn't want their employees spending all their time in the parking lot.  Time is money.  I also said it's a safety liability as well.  How is that even remotely comparable to reviewing contracts?  Apples and oranges dude.

Err....  I get that having customers do some or all of the work of getting carts back to store is good for the stores, but that's neither here nor there as far as I'm concerned.  As far as it being "a safety liability," I suppose, but I'm fairly confident that the incidence of injury suffered by retail employees while retrieving carts is so low as not to be worth considering.

Looks like you're still seeing orange apples.  I suppose you can continue to argue whatever point you're trying to make, but the simplest concept still remains.  If someone lets you use their shopping cart, the least you can do is stick in their corral.   

No, the least I can do is leave it in their parking lot in a location that will neither pose a reasonable risk of damage to others' cars or inhibit others from parking, which is exactly what I do.

[King Postwhore]

That sound like too much effort to walk that far to leave a cart somewhere it won't damage a car.  Might as well bring it to the corral.

[eric42434224]

This isn't about safety, profit margin, liability, or labor.  It is simply about personal responsibility and laziness.  Nothing more, nothing less.  Those who take the extra 30 seconds to secure a cart in the corral are ensuring the cart will not do any damage to any vehicle.  Those who don't are willing to take the chance, no matter how small, that the cart might do some damage or cause an inconvenience to another shopper....all in the name of 30 seconds.  Regardless of any rationalization, you simply can't know that leaving a cart outside the corral won't have detrimental result. 
It isn't a huge deal in the grand scheme of things....but it is laziness....just own it.
JMHO.

[The Walrus]

This isn't about safety, profit margin, liability, or labor.  It is simply about personal responsibility and laziness.  Nothing more, nothing less.  Those who take the extra 30 seconds to secure a cart in the corral are ensuring the cart will not do any damage to any vehicle.  Those who don't are willing to take the chance, no matter how small, that the cart might do some damage or cause an inconvenience to another shopper....all in the name of 30 seconds.  Regardless of any rationalization, you simply can't know that leaving a cart outside the corral won't have detrimental result. 
It isn't a huge deal in the grand scheme of things....but it is laziness....just own it.
JMHO.

I want to buy you a steak dinner.

[eric42434224]

This isn't about safety, profit margin, liability, or labor.  It is simply about personal responsibility and laziness.  Nothing more, nothing less.  Those who take the extra 30 seconds to secure a cart in the corral are ensuring the cart will not do any damage to any vehicle.  Those who don't are willing to take the chance, no matter how small, that the cart might do some damage or cause an inconvenience to another shopper....all in the name of 30 seconds.  Regardless of any rationalization, you simply can't know that leaving a cart outside the corral won't have detrimental result. 
It isn't a huge deal in the grand scheme of things....but it is laziness....just own it.
JMHO.

I want to buy you a steak dinner.

LOL Thank you
But in full disclosure, I do not put the cart back in the corral more than half the time.  I am lazy, I admit it.
Its funny reading the gymnastics some go through to justify simple laziness.  Kind of pathetic actually.
But one hell of a read though....Thread of the year for sure.

[The Walrus]

... okay, it's a steak dinner, but we're going to Applebee's now. 

[eric42434224]

Ouch.  I don't think I want a steak from Applebee's.
I'll just take a beer

[JayOctavarium]

So I went to grocery outlet Wednesday. Did my shopping, loaded up my car, and decided to not put my cart back into a corral. I felt so edgy. I want to feel it again. I'm going to go walk on grass with a "Stay Off Grass" sign, jay walk, and let my dog pee in a spot with one of these on it:

[Podaar]

Yeah! Stick it to the man, Jay!

[TAC]

This isn't about safety, profit margin, liability, or labor.  It is simply about personal responsibility and laziness. 

Oh, OK. thanks for clearing that up. That's your opinion. You can pass judgement all you want.

If you don't think those corrals are there because of everything you list in the first sentence of your post, I don't know what to tell you..

[eric42434224]

This isn't about safety, profit margin, liability, or labor.  It is simply about personal responsibility and laziness. 

Oh, OK. thanks for clearing that up. That's your opinion. You can pass judgement all you want.

If you don't think those corrals are there because of everything you list in the first sentence of your post, I don't know what to tell you..

Well I did actually put "JMHO" in my actual post, so yes, it is my opinion.
And you may be right that the corrals might be there because of some of those reasons (and others).....but my point was about why you dont USE them, not why they were built.....so I don't know what to tell you I guess.....

[pg1067]

This isn't about safety, profit margin, liability, or labor.  It is simply about personal responsibility and laziness.  Nothing more, nothing less.  Those who take the extra 30 seconds to secure a cart in the corral are ensuring the cart will not do any damage to any vehicle.  Those who don't are willing to take the chance, no matter how small, that the cart might do some damage or cause an inconvenience to another shopper....all in the name of 30 seconds.  Regardless of any rationalization, you simply can't know that leaving a cart outside the corral won't have detrimental result. 
It isn't a huge deal in the grand scheme of things....but it is laziness....just own it.
JMHO.

I disagree that it is laziness to do something I have zero obligation to do just because it will require minimal time and effort to do it.

[TAC]

This isn't about safety, profit margin, liability, or labor.  It is simply about personal responsibility and laziness. 

Oh, OK. thanks for clearing that up. That's your opinion. You can pass judgement all you want.

If you don't think those corrals are there because of everything you list in the first sentence of your post, I don't know what to tell you..

Well I did actually put "JMHO" in my actual post, so yes, it is my opinion.
And you may be right that the corrals might be there because of some of those reasons (and others).....but my point was about why you dont USE them, not why they were built.....so I don't know what to tell you I guess.....

I was too lazy to finish reading your post.  I see it now.

[Evermind]

This isn't about safety, profit margin, liability, or labor.  It is simply about personal responsibility and laziness.  Nothing more, nothing less.  Those who take the extra 30 seconds to secure a cart in the corral are ensuring the cart will not do any damage to any vehicle.  Those who don't are willing to take the chance, no matter how small, that the cart might do some damage or cause an inconvenience to another shopper....all in the name of 30 seconds.  Regardless of any rationalization, you simply can't know that leaving a cart outside the corral won't have detrimental result. 
It isn't a huge deal in the grand scheme of things....but it is laziness....just own it.
JMHO.

I disagree that it is laziness to do something I have zero obligation to do just because it will require minimal time and effort to do it.

Speaking as a non-US person so I don't know if that applies to your country, guys, but still.

Well, technically, you also have zero obligation to hold the door for the folks behind you. The subway (or whatever place you're in) should hire a person to hold the doors for them. You don't have to do it, it's not on you to hold the fucking doors. You also have zero obligation to surrender your seat in a bus to a pregnant woman or an elderly person. The bus company should add more seats or hire an enforcer to make you leave that seat so they could sit, or to keep those seats unoccupied until such a person boards the bus. Why would you surrender your own seat? That's bullshit, it's not on you, they should plan that shit accordingly to the amount of people on that route (side note: they actually should).

Hilariously, in Russia, you also have zero obligation to clean after your dog when you're walking him/her in your neighbourhood, because hey, you've got cleaning folks for that. They're responsible for cleaning the nearby territory. It's their job. So there's basically shit everywhere, and while that might sound as a metaphor, and it actually works as a fucking metaphor too, it actually isn't that. There's literally fucking shit everywhere, come spring. Fuck me.

I just don't know. This thread pisses me off so much. And Tim, I still love you, no matter what you stance on the shopping carts is.

Edit: it's also a good way to tell I've been drinking—if you see me posting in this thread, I've been drinking.