It cracks me up that "shopping cart returner" is a full-time job for Costco employees. One of them randomly told me he's been doing this full-time for 7 years. 🤦‍♀️ But he seemed to genuinely enjoy it so okay. Exercise, fresh air, vitamin D all day every day.

I personally always return my shopping carts to their proper locations.

The only exception was when I was a mother of babies in those 50 lb baby carriers, the chores were immense, putting groceries into the car and putting the baby into the car and then what, I can't leave the baby in the car while I push the cart back to where it belongs, so put the baby back into the grocery cart and push the grocery cart back to the cart return, then carry the baby back to the car? I'm exhausted all over again PTSD just thinking about it.

And in those situations it's a rare treat to get a parking spot right next to the carriage return, but that has its own risks, getting shopping carts rammed into your car while you're parked there.

[–] disheveledWallaby@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago

I go out of my way to offer to return peoples carts for them, generally anyone but especially women with children and the elderly. To me its no big deal to mash a couple carts together and return theirs with mine.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Do you guys have parking spots for new and expectant mothers yet?

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yes those exist in some parking lots now, The first time I ever saw one was when my youngest child was about 3 years old. by then I didn't need it any more. My kids were walking.