I went to the local Super Store this morning for a few items. Super Store is the equivalent of Walmart here. I want you to get the idea that this is a large store.
When I went in the store, there were only five carts in the stand. No worry! More carts will soon be brought in.
I finished my shopping and on the way to the car someone asked for my cart. He would come to the car while I unload my groceries. Usually, I would get very suspicious about some one wanting my cart. There are many homeless in this rea and they ask for your cart so that they get your change. I looked around and there were no carts in the stand . The guy was desperate.
So what was going on? The store was replacing the carts with new ones. The company supplying the new carts took all the old ones before any new ones were brought in.
Well, this just does make sense to me. Why would a store, on a busy Saturday, not have shopping carts ?
Hello,
ReplyDeleteMost of the carts are left on the parking lot. Our Walmart has a worker outside to return the carts to inside the store. Have a great day and a happy week ahead.
I rely on a cart for support as well as a holder for groceries. Not having a cart is a big deal for me!
ReplyDelete"Super Store" is not so super after all! Maybe it should change its name to "The Cart Free Store". By the way, here in England we call those carts shopping trolleys. A cart is something that a carthorse pulls - usually in farmland.
ReplyDeleteThey carted the carts.
ReplyDeleteThere is a lot of that poor planning going on these days in the US.
ReplyDeletepoor planning, or supply chain issues.
ReplyDeleteI guess because all our grocery stores are now in a highly retail district and it would be a long walk and lots of streets to cross before anyone could take one away, that theft of shopping cars it not much of an issue. I see more homeless pulling trailers behind bicycles than shopping carts.
ReplyDeleteI should add, we have a very small homeless population especially during the winter months which helps minimize that problem compared to say San Diego who has a HUGE homeless population.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like poor planning and no forward thinking.
ReplyDeletePeter was not talking to Paul. Ooops.
ReplyDeleteReading about homelessness makes my heart burdened dear Red!
ReplyDeleteGlad that mystery of missing cart was resolved finally
LD....I like to take someones cart for them after they have emptied it so they don't have to return it. Trying to be Ankeny nice as I like it when people are nice to the old man.
ReplyDeleteI went to a Dollar Store once that did the same thing: new carts coming, old ones gone. A local QuikTrip used to have small hand-held shopping baskets, then they disappeared. I asked and they said too many people gather items then leave the store with the items and the basket without paying. I started using a fold-out 4-drink cardboard carrier to gather my items. Now I'm retired, so I don't visit that store too often. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteI can see why you'd wonder about someone asking for your cart. You can't be too careful these days.
ReplyDeleteNo communication in that store:(
ReplyDeleteMy local shops have so many issues with trolleys/ carts I could write a whole post on it.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I'm not the only one but also sorry you had to put up with it