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I've seen a couple of the Cart Narc videos on reddit. I'm not sure what to think. Yes, putting your cart back in the right place is the decent thing to do. But

I've seen a couple of the Cart Narc videos on reddit. I'm not sure what to think. Yes, putting your cart back in the right place is the decent thing to do. But needlessly antagonizing people who don't, and then putting these videos up for everyone to see and mock just seems strange to me. I'm sure the YouTube revenue is worth it though.

SkyPuncher 3y ago
As I've gotten older, I've realized that it's just not worth it to worry about this type of stuff (unless the lot is filled to the brim). * Yes, it's the "right" thing to put your cart back. It's often 10 seconds. That being said, there are cases where I have my daughters in the car on a hot day and don't want to take any risk with stepping away. Find a safe, stable place for that cart to ride out the heat and ensure my human companions don't have any risk. * The cart person is going to round the parking lot no matter what. Even more, there's a good chance it's a high schooler who doesn't give two craps whether they're grabbing carts from the parking lot or stocking shelves. They're getting paid near minimum wage to do a minimum effort job.
- zoklet-enjoyer 3y ago
  I don't want my cart to get scratched from a cart that could roll into it
- mingus88 3y ago
  This comment squarely hits at the heart of cartnarc Yes, the cart person is going to get the cart either way. You could choose to make their lives a little bit easier by putting in 10 seconds of effort, or you could belittle them, their effort and their pay. As the saying goes, the true test of someone’s character is how they treat their inferiors. You failed the test
  - BetaDeltaAlpha 3y ago
    Who's more inferior: The teenager grocery store employee or the daughter in the hot car?
    - mingus88 3y ago
      Rad dads let their kids ride the cart back to the corral Bad dads use their kids as props to excuse their bad behavior
      - brvsft 3y ago
        The cart nonsense isn't the only measure of "bad"/good in society. Time to grow up now, but I hope you feel the endorphins from your righteous behavior toward a stranger on the internet. Bet you taught em a lesson.
      - c22 3y ago
        When my kids were little I just made a point of parking next to a cart corral.
  - elephanlemon 3y ago
    I recall reading a comment by an ex cart person where they described how the best part of their day was fetching the carts from all over the lot because they got to be outside. So for some, they’d prefer you didn’t put your cart back.
    - lobsterthief 3y ago
      Yep, I bagged groceries at Albertsons in high school. Gathering carts was absolutely my favorite part of the job. Got to be outside, largely by yourself, getting exercise, and greeting random people. There was also a strong sense of satisfaction when you cleared the entire lot. It was awesome. Literally every single other bagger there felt the same way. To this day, for this reason, I have no problem leaving my cart in the lot. You know what sucked though? Bagging groceries. Endlessly. Or putting back things people abandon/don’t buy. If you really want to do someone at the grocery store a favor, bag your own groceries and put things back that you don’t want to buy. But don’t take away my carts.
  - owlninja 3y ago
    When I worked grocery/retail, getting the carts was my favorite way to get away...
  - zzzeek 3y ago
    They're paid to go throughout the parking lot and round up carts, so that the customers don't have to. What's wrong with that ?
    - kingTug 3y ago
      They're paid insultingly low wages. Not using them as a servant is the nice thing to do.
      - spookthesunset 3y ago
        How do you know they don’t like it? Could be the favorite thing of somebodies day!
        lobsterthief 3y ago
        When I worked as a bagger it was the best part of my job.
    - beej71 3y ago
      Why do we have cart return areas at all?
      - zzzeek 3y ago
        because...that's where the people who are paid to round up the carts put them? I'm not saying people shouldn't put their carts back but if we are really looking for "vigilantes" looking to round up evil, please have them go to gun shops and prevent people from buying guns. That would help a lot more.
  - SkyPuncher 3y ago
    Maybe I'm coming off as belittling the cart person, but that's not my intent nor my feeling. I've been a burger flipper. It was a fine job for that time in my life, but my attitude towards that job is wildly different than my professional job. At the end of the day, the minimum wage job was a shift. I was paid to show up and put the effort into my shift. I largely didn't care if that was working the line, cleaning, moving stock, or yanking trash. Further, other comments reflect my understanding of most people grabbing carts. It's something they tend to enjoy doing.
- HideousKojima 3y ago
  >The cart person is going to round the parking lot no matter what. Do you piss all over the toilet seat because the janitor is coming around no matter what? It's the same basic idea
  - zzzeek 3y ago
    Do you bus your own table at a restaurant?
    - HideousKojima 3y ago
      If there's trash, like at a fast food restaurant, I throw it all away. Fancier restaurants don't let customers bring their dishes back to the kitchen. Though in the college dorms I always brought my dishes to the dirty dish conveyor belt thingy they had, instead of leaving my plates and tray at the table like a slob.
      - lobsterthief 3y ago
        Yeah, you’re supposed to use the conveyor belt. These are not the same thing.
        HideousKojima 3y ago
        And you're supposed to use the cart return, as the signs posted above each and every one tell you to do.
- heyjonboy 3y ago
  > doesn't give two craps whether they're grabbing carts from the parking lot or stocking shelves Having worked exactly this job at the local mall in high school, I can assure you that grabbing carts was preferred to stocking shelves.

SkyPuncher 3y ago

As I've gotten older, I've realized that it's just not worth it to worry about this type of stuff (unless the lot is filled to the brim). * Yes, it's the "right" thing to put your cart back. It's often 10 seconds. That being said, there are cases where I have my daughters in the car on a hot day and don't want to take any risk with stepping away. Find a safe, stable place for that cart to ride out the heat and ensure my human companions don't have any risk. * The cart person is going to round the parking lot no matter what. Even more, there's a good chance it's a high schooler who doesn't give two craps whether they're grabbing carts from the parking lot or stocking shelves. They're getting paid near minimum wage to do a minimum effort job.

zoklet-enjoyer 3y ago
I don't want my cart to get scratched from a cart that could roll into it
mingus88 3y ago
This comment squarely hits at the heart of cartnarc Yes, the cart person is going to get the cart either way. You could choose to make their lives a little bit easier by putting in 10 seconds of effort, or you could belittle them, their effort and their pay. As the saying goes, the true test of someone’s character is how they treat their inferiors. You failed the test
- BetaDeltaAlpha 3y ago
  Who's more inferior: The teenager grocery store employee or the daughter in the hot car?
  - mingus88 3y ago
    Rad dads let their kids ride the cart back to the corral Bad dads use their kids as props to excuse their bad behavior
    - brvsft 3y ago
      The cart nonsense isn't the only measure of "bad"/good in society. Time to grow up now, but I hope you feel the endorphins from your righteous behavior toward a stranger on the internet. Bet you taught em a lesson.
    - c22 3y ago
      When my kids were little I just made a point of parking next to a cart corral.
- elephanlemon 3y ago
  I recall reading a comment by an ex cart person where they described how the best part of their day was fetching the carts from all over the lot because they got to be outside. So for some, they’d prefer you didn’t put your cart back.
  - lobsterthief 3y ago
    Yep, I bagged groceries at Albertsons in high school. Gathering carts was absolutely my favorite part of the job. Got to be outside, largely by yourself, getting exercise, and greeting random people. There was also a strong sense of satisfaction when you cleared the entire lot. It was awesome. Literally every single other bagger there felt the same way. To this day, for this reason, I have no problem leaving my cart in the lot. You know what sucked though? Bagging groceries. Endlessly. Or putting back things people abandon/don’t buy. If you really want to do someone at the grocery store a favor, bag your own groceries and put things back that you don’t want to buy. But don’t take away my carts.
- owlninja 3y ago
  When I worked grocery/retail, getting the carts was my favorite way to get away...
- zzzeek 3y ago
  They're paid to go throughout the parking lot and round up carts, so that the customers don't have to. What's wrong with that ?
  - kingTug 3y ago
    They're paid insultingly low wages. Not using them as a servant is the nice thing to do.
    - spookthesunset 3y ago
      How do you know they don’t like it? Could be the favorite thing of somebodies day!
      - lobsterthief 3y ago
        When I worked as a bagger it was the best part of my job.
  - beej71 3y ago
    Why do we have cart return areas at all?
    - zzzeek 3y ago
      because...that's where the people who are paid to round up the carts put them? I'm not saying people shouldn't put their carts back but if we are really looking for "vigilantes" looking to round up evil, please have them go to gun shops and prevent people from buying guns. That would help a lot more.
- SkyPuncher 3y ago
  Maybe I'm coming off as belittling the cart person, but that's not my intent nor my feeling. I've been a burger flipper. It was a fine job for that time in my life, but my attitude towards that job is wildly different than my professional job. At the end of the day, the minimum wage job was a shift. I was paid to show up and put the effort into my shift. I largely didn't care if that was working the line, cleaning, moving stock, or yanking trash. Further, other comments reflect my understanding of most people grabbing carts. It's something they tend to enjoy doing.
HideousKojima 3y ago
>The cart person is going to round the parking lot no matter what. Do you piss all over the toilet seat because the janitor is coming around no matter what? It's the same basic idea
- zzzeek 3y ago
  Do you bus your own table at a restaurant?
  - HideousKojima 3y ago
    If there's trash, like at a fast food restaurant, I throw it all away. Fancier restaurants don't let customers bring their dishes back to the kitchen. Though in the college dorms I always brought my dishes to the dirty dish conveyor belt thingy they had, instead of leaving my plates and tray at the table like a slob.
    - lobsterthief 3y ago
      Yeah, you’re supposed to use the conveyor belt. These are not the same thing.
      - HideousKojima 3y ago
        And you're supposed to use the cart return, as the signs posted above each and every one tell you to do.
heyjonboy 3y ago
> doesn't give two craps whether they're grabbing carts from the parking lot or stocking shelves Having worked exactly this job at the local mall in high school, I can assure you that grabbing carts was preferred to stocking shelves.