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[Days like these...]

What grinds my gears are those selfish assholes that have a full cart of stuff and don't offer to let you go ahead when they see you only got one or two things. One time I went in to a store to pick up some milk. I get to the checkout an here's this pair of mammoths with 2 fuckin carts full of geegaws an trinkets. Now anyone with any decency would've offered to let me go ahead, but of course them 2 beasts pretended they hadn't noticed me. So I stand there and watch them unload their shit onto the conveyor. That takes em a good 10 minutes. Eventually they get round to paying for it. Then the mother one goes through the inevitable ritual of the purse where she has to search through her giant bag of many pockets for another 10 minutes.

Anyway, by now it's been over 20 minutes of this shit. Then comes the kicker. Her card gets rejected. It's kid starts bellowing and making some weird, frantic cow sounds. At first I was pissed. Having to stand there for that shit for so long, but now I'm just watching these fuckin animals and grinning at them, totally entertained by their antics. The shop girl asks if they have another card, or cash. Of course not. The behemoth's pawing over her baubles in complete panic, and the other bigfoot's still making it's distress calls. At this point I calmly stepped over to the shop girl and asked her what the bill was. She said 70 bucks or something. I said can you put this milk on it and charge everything to my card? The brutes were totally silent, staring at me as I picked up my milk and walked past. Not a word of thanks or gratitude of course. Good evening ladies, I nodded and walked out.

When someone offers to let me go ahead of them. I politely decline and say "It's ok I don't mind waiting you were here first my time isn't any more important than yours"

Conversely when I've been asked to let someone go ahead of me on occasion because they had one item and I had a basketful I tell them you can go ahead of me if you can tell my why you think your time is more important than mine. You sir are the definition of entitled and the worst. Good day.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

I always park near the drop off spots.

who gives a fuck if someone doesnt return it.

 

[EverydayBeast]

I actually look forward to putting the cart back.

 

[Pop]

I do be judging people that leave carts anywhere besides the pin

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

Yeah it's best I keep my thoughts about these types of sub humans to myself

 

[ahtlas7]

I take my own cart when I go shopping. Store carts are for chumps!

 

[Badlucktroll]

 

[TheDreadBaron]

Ok so I actually watched the video now and . It’s so funny how mad that lady gets at being told she’s being an irresponsible nuisance, she HAS to argue against it and PROVE that she’s in the right because of the classic cart leaver logic “They pay people to pick them up” Yeah it’s a sad state of affairs when they need to pay people to clean up after your messes when you’re fully capable of doing it yourself. That man almost got beat by a baseball bat over the incident, doing god’s work .

 

[Putonahappyface]

who gives a fuck if someone doesnt return it.

Who gives a fuck if the trolley rolls back into your car.

 

[Mossybrew]

I always return my cart but I don't really care if other people don't. Guess I am missing out on some smug moral superiority here.

 

[Doom85]

Guess I am missing out on some smug moral superiority here.

It’s almost like people don’t appreciate when the wind pushes a cart someone left wherever right into their car, or when they spot a great (or practically only depending if it’s busy) parking spot only as they drive up to it find one or more carts just left there in the middle of the spot...

 

[AJUMP23]

Sometimes at Costco there is no room to return your cart. But I shove it in there anyway.

 

[Susurrus]

Problem solved?

So, after living in Germany for 6 years, I thought it was a great idea to have these types of things. It worked well. Most people would return their carts. For the few who didn't, someone else would on the way in to get the free money.

Got to the US (DC), and Aldi has them, but the difference is they're all just busted from people brute forcing them out, so not useful here.

 

[kurisu_1974]

I want my euro back so i have to return the thing.

You know they hand out tokens so you don't have to use money? (nor return the trolley because it's just a free token). #lifehacks

 

[GeekyDad]

I always return my cart but I don't really care if other people don't. Guess I am missing out on some smug moral superiority here.

Honestly, I don't really care, either. At least, I don't let it bother me. But I do see it as inconsiderate, and I probably wouldn't go out of my way to be friends with someone like that. Little things like that can say a lot about a person, I think.

 

[Winter John]

When someone offers to let me go ahead of them. I politely decline and say "It's ok I don't mind waiting you were here first my time isn't any more important than yours"

Conversely when I've been asked to let someone go ahead of me on occasion because they had one item and I had a basketful I tell them you can go ahead of me if you can tell my why you think your time is more important than mine. You sir are the definition of entitled and the worst. Good day.

Well shit everyone does that little dance. You refuse at first, wait for them to offer again then thank em and move up. I had a couple of times when I've offered someone to go ahead of me and they've point blank refused. That's weird. The only fuck you time I think is ok is when another checkout opens and you get to it before anyone in front. That seems like fair game.

 

[ClanOfNone]

I do 99% of my shopping in the Publix where my daughter works, the staff there love her to death so we always get the red carpet rolled out, it's quite nice.

 

[Blade2.0]

99% of the time I don’t return them.

#AMA

why are you lazy as shit?

 

[kondorBonk]

Always return a cart, and I silently judge anyone who doesn't in the parking lot.

Although I am a total piece of shit for always taking the basket home with me.
Bags break and there is a small charge. The one time I bought reusable, I left them on accident and they also get gross.

Just throw all your groceries into the basket, throw it in the trunk, one trip from the car to the kitchen, return it next trip. It is the absolute best way. The perfect crime.

 

[badblue]

I was grocery shopping yesterday and I watched a lady (parked right next to the cart return) empty her cart, then push the cart slightly to make sure she could back her car out. Pushing the cart 5 more feet would have placed it into the cart return area.

 

[dem]

I strut like a peacock with my cart all the way back to the cart return. Once there, I straighten it up if its a mess.

I've yet to receive sexual favours in the parking lot, despite my impeccable behavior.

 

[Putonahappyface]

99% of the time I don’t return them.

#AMA

 

[badblue]

99% of the time I don’t return them.

#AMA

 

[Days like these...]

If I end up close to the cart corral I'll return it, if not oh well cope more y'all

 

[Rockondevil]

why are you lazy as shit?

I’d rather use my energy elsewhere. Some things aren’t worth the effort so I just don’t do them.
I have zero stress in my life due to lack for care for most things.

 

[AJUMP23]

I was grocery shopping yesterday and I watched a lady (parked right next to the cart return) empty her cart, then push the cart slightly to make sure she could back her car out. Pushing the cart 5 more feet would have placed it into the cart return area.

Did you chase her down place magnet on her car and put it on YouTube.

 

[The Fartist]

People who don't return their carts is why the terrorists hate us.

 

[Blade2.0]

If I end up close to the cart corral I'll return it, if not oh well cope more y'all

when people talk about the problems in this world, they're talking about you.

 

[Blade2.0]

I’d rather use my energy elsewhere. Some things aren’t worth the effort so I just don’t do them.
I have zero stress in my life due to lack for care for most things.

yes, that's the problem. thank you for being truthful about your terrible behavior.

 

[badblue]

Did you chase her down place magnet on her car and put it on YouTube.

No.

I complained about it on the internet as we do in current year.

 

[Putonahappyface]

I've always returned my trolley out of common courtesy, why it's such a chore for people to return it genuinely baffles me.

 

[YukiOnna]

who gives a fuck if someone doesnt return it.

The people who are barely paid that have to go grab said stray carts.

 

[Spaceman292]

99% of the time I don’t return them.

#AMA

What's your address?

 

[TheDreadBaron]

If I end up close to the cart corral I'll return it, if not oh well cope more y'all

You’re breaking my heart and quickly becoming my number one GAF nemesis. You respect the order of the line in the store, but disrespect the order of the parking lot? You two faced bastard.

 

[Days like these...]

You’re breaking my heart and quickly becoming my number one GAF nemesis. You respect the order of the line in the store, but disrespect the order of the parking lot? You two faced bastard.

It be that way sometimes

 

[Rockondevil]

What's your address?

42 Wallaby Way.

 

[Spaceman292]

42 Wallaby Way.

K hold on im gona come and shit on your doorstep

 

[Hawking Radiation]

What grinds my gears are those selfish assholes that have a full cart of stuff and don't offer to let you go ahead when they see you only got one or two things. One time I went in to a store to pick up some milk. I get to the checkout an here's this pair of mammoths with 2 fuckin carts full of geegaws an trinkets. Now anyone with any decency would've offered to let me go ahead, but of course them 2 beasts pretended they hadn't noticed me. So I stand there and watch them unload their shit onto the conveyor. That takes em a good 10 minutes. Eventually they get round to paying for it. Then the mother one goes through the inevitable ritual of the purse where she has to search through her giant bag of many pockets for another 10 minutes.

Anyway, by now it's been over 20 minutes of this shit. Then comes the kicker. Her card gets rejected. It's kid starts bellowing and making some weird, frantic cow sounds. At first I was pissed. Having to stand there for that shit for so long, but now I'm just watching these fuckin animals and grinning at them, totally entertained by their antics. The shop girl asks if they have another card, or cash. Of course not. The behemoth's pawing over her baubles in complete panic, and the other bigfoot's still making it's distress calls. At this point I calmly stepped over to the shop girl and asked her what the bill was. She said 70 bucks or something. I said can you put this milk on it and charge everything to my card? The brutes were totally silent, staring at me as I picked up my milk and walked past. Not a word of thanks or gratitude of course. Good evening ladies, I nodded and walked out.

Funniest post I've read in a while. Thank you sir.

Agree with you though.

 

[Days like these...]

Funniest post I've read in a while. Thank you sir.

Agree with you though.

How are they selfish? They got to the checkout before you. Unless you have to get home because your house is on fire or some similar emergency why do you think your time is more valuable than other people's?
You want to talk about litmus tests this is it.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

How are they selfish? They got to the checkout before you. Unless you have to get home because your house is on fire or some similar emergency why do you think your time is more valuable than other people's?
You want to talk about litmus tests this is it.

I wouldn't call it selfish. Considerate?

If I had a shopping cart full of 100's of items and there's a dude behind me with 1 or 2 items, I'll let him go ahead of me. He'd be out of the store in a less than a minute. That's just the type of person I am and yeah we're not all built the same. Doesn't hurt to do a little good for someone during your busy day. That small act of kindness may have a profound impact in that persons life.

But most stores nowadays have express checkouts for people with 10 items or less so that takes care of that problem I guess.

 

[Days like these...]

I wouldn't call it selfish. Considerate?

If I had a shopping cart full of 100's of items and there's a dude behind me with 1 or 2 items, I'll let him go ahead of me. He'd be out of the store in a less than a minute. That's just the type of person I am and yeah we're not all built the same. Doesn't hurt to do a little good for someone during your busy day. That small act of kindness may have a profound impact in that persons life.

But most stores nowadays have express checkouts for people with 10 items or less so that takes care of that problem I guess.

You completely ignored my point which is people who think they should be offered to go ahead of someone in front of them think that their time is more valuable than others. That is pretty entitled IMHO. I've been in line with people behind me huffing and puffing making it obvious that they want to be offered a skip.

I wouldn't let you skip unless you were late for a showing of Avatar then yeah I'd let you skip

 

[PonyStation4]

What grinds my gears are those selfish assholes that have a full cart of stuff and don't offer to let you go ahead when they see you only got one or two things. One time I went in to a store to pick up some milk. I get to the checkout an here's this pair of mammoths with 2 fuckin carts full of geegaws an trinkets. Now anyone with any decency would've offered to let me go ahead, but of course them 2 beasts pretended they hadn't noticed me. So I stand there and watch them unload their shit onto the conveyor. That takes em a good 10 minutes. Eventually they get round to paying for it. Then the mother one goes through the inevitable ritual of the purse where she has to search through her giant bag of many pockets for another 10 minutes.

Anyway, by now it's been over 20 minutes of this shit. Then comes the kicker. Her card gets rejected. It's kid starts bellowing and making some weird, frantic cow sounds. At first I was pissed. Having to stand there for that shit for so long, but now I'm just watching these fuckin animals and grinning at them, totally entertained by their antics. The shop girl asks if they have another card, or cash. Of course not. The behemoth's pawing over her baubles in complete panic, and the other bigfoot's still making it's distress calls. At this point I calmly stepped over to the shop girl and asked her what the bill was. She said 70 bucks or something. I said can you put this milk on it and charge everything to my card? The brutes were totally silent, staring at me as I picked up my milk and walked past. Not a word of thanks or gratitude of course. Good evening ladies, I nodded and walked out.

Why do so many people drive to the store just to get milk? I don't understand it

 

[eddie4]

When I see someone leave a cart in the parking lot, I politely smile and ask them if it's theirs and then place it right behind their car so they can't back out. Take your cart back to the cart area, dick.

 

[Days like these...]

Why do so many people drive to the store just to get milk? I don't understand it

Because they want milk.

 

[Winter John]

How are they selfish? They got to the checkout before you. Unless you have to get home because your house is on fire or some similar emergency why do you think your time is more valuable than other people's?
You want to talk about litmus tests this is it.

Jesus Christ. You're really desperate to make this into a thing. I already explained to you it's just a small basic courtesy. It ain't about being entitled, or thinking my time is more valuable. Letting the person behind go ahead if they only got a couple of things when we got a shit load of stuff is just a little thing most of us do to help our fellow humans out. Anyone who doesn't do that is an asshole.

 

[PonyStation4]

Because they want milk.

That's not what I meant. When people head to the store for 1 item, it's always milk. That's also why grocery stores have them at the back behind the aisles

 

[Days like these...]

Jesus Christ. You're really desperate to make this into a thing. I already explained to you it's just a small basic courtesy. It ain't about being entitled, or thinking my time is more valuable. Letting the person behind go ahead if they only got a couple of things when we got a shit load of stuff is just a little thing most of us do to help our fellow humans out. Anyone who doesn't do that is an asshole.

Because you're wrong and you've moved the goal post. Offering to let someone skip is fine. I have no problem with that. My point of contention was with your original comment where you think someone that got there first should let you skip just because you have one item. That is absolutely being entitled. They were there first wait your turn. What are you a toddler that has to pee?

 

[Hawking Radiation]

You completely ignored my point which is people who think they should be offered to go ahead of someone in front of them think that their time is more valuable than others. That is pretty entitled IMHO. I've been in line with people behind me huffing and puffing making it obvious that they want to be offered a skip.

I wouldn't let you skip unless you were late for a showing of Avatar then yeah I'd let you skip

Like I said if they only have 1 or 2 items and I'm in there buying up the store, then I'll let them get ahead of me. Put yourself in their shoes. Wouldn't you want to be afforded the opportunity to get ahead of someone with a billion items at the checkout stand if you're only holding a carton of milk?

As I said before as well, we're all different. You won't allow someone with 2 items to check out before you and that's fine too.

 

[Days like these...]

Like I said if they only have 1 or 2 items and I'm in there buying up the store, then I'll let them get ahead of me. Put yourself in their shoes. Wouldn't you want to be afforded the opportunity to get ahead of someone with a billion items at the checkout stand if you're only holding a carton of milk?

As I said before as well, we're all different. You won't allow someone with 2 items to check out before you and that's fine too.

If they had an emergency I would if they just feel they should go first because they'll be fast no. Their time isnt anymore valuable than mine. Sorry I'm not derailing anymore. Non cart returners of the world unite!

 

[Hawking Radiation]

If they had an emergency I would if they just feel they should go first because they'll be fast no. Their time isnt anymore valuable than mine. Sorry I'm not derailing anymore. Non cart returners of the world unite!

Understandable and nothing wrong with your point of view.