1bassoon Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 I remember reading a blog post by a nice woman who thought that what the inside of your microwave looked like said a lot about you. :tongue_smilie: Oh NOOOOOOO!!!! :tongue_smilie: (off to clean my microwave) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Oh NOOOOOOO!!!! :tongue_smilie: (off to clean my microwave) Oh, you're one of those lazy moms that don't care about your family, aren't you? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Oh, you're one of those lazy moms that don't care about your family, aren't you? :lol: Nope. I'm one of those lazy moms who hasn't assigned that chore to one of my kids yet. Mainly b/c I'm too busy obsessing over whether or not to return my shopping cart the next time I go to Wal-mart to buy expensive microwave cleaning supplies. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Nope. I'm one of those lazy moms who hasn't assigned that chore to one of my kids yet. Mainly b/c I'm too busy obsessing over whether or not to return my shopping cart the next time I go to Wal-mart to buy expensive microwave cleaning supplies. ;) You need to get your priorities straight. Leave that cart wherever you push it, impose on hosts with unreasonable driving demands, and rob religious missionaries by taking their literature (I'm kidding S!) like I do and you will have loads of time for a sparkling microwave. I mean really, you need to put first things first! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 You need to get your priorities straight. Leave that cart wherever you push it, impose on hosts with unreasonable driving demands, and rob religious missionaries by taking their literature (I'm kidding S!) like I do and you will have loads of time for a sparkling microwave. I mean really, you need to put first things first! :D :rofl: You have officially made my night. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katemary63 Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Nah, it's just. . . I don't know, amusing! I just never think about it. Sometimes I return it, sometimes I don't. It's not really an issue for me, so I'm just chuckling that it's a thread with umpteen posts. What category am I in, Mamabegood? ;) Do I get my own??? :iagree: I haven't read it but I can't believe it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 :rofl: You have officially made my night. Thanks! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 If it is raining and far away...forget it! Just keeping it real :) I agree! I'm not going to soak my child any more than I have to. Our local Costco had one giant section of the parking lot with NO cart return. I tried to hand my cart off to someone going in, but otherwise left it up on the curb. I figured it was a message to the company that they needed to build a cart return in that section already. This year, they finally did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Nah, it's just. . . I don't know, amusing! I just never think about it. Sometimes I return it, sometimes I don't. It's not really an issue for me, so I'm just chuckling that it's a thread with umpteen posts. What category am I in, Mamabegood? ;) Do I get my own??? NO!!! You must conform to one of the three categories, or my nifty new system will be ruined. Therefore, I'm assigning you to Group 2 (which is, of course, the correct group, so rejoice in your placement! :D). At some point I may have subgroups to include microwave cleanliness, but you'll have to wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom3tn Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 My cart is always returned - my almost 12yo son does it for me. :001_smile: My microwave, on the other hand, is not looking so good.... :blush: I'm glad I missed that thread! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 NO!!! You must conform to one of the three categories, or my nifty new system will be ruined. Therefore, I'm assigning you to Group 2 (which is, of course, the correct group, so rejoice in your placement! :D). At some point I may have subgroups to include microwave cleanliness, but you'll have to wait. My microwave is always immaculate!! :D :p hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumping In Puddles Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Am I the only one that shops at a supermarket where people are impatiently waiting for your spot? :001_huh: I can't even imagine running the cart back, little kids in tow, to the front of the store (no corral). I hate when someone is waiting for my spot because it feels like an eternity while someone is staring at me to get the groceries in the trunk, the cart placed in the space but not where it will roll and the kids and myself in the car and buckled before I can back out (and strategically so that I don't block the waiting car so a new car can just zip right in) <anxiety smilie> :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate in Arabia Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Where I am the major grocery stores have the carts where you put in a 1 dirham coin to get a cart, then when you return it to the corral you put the key thing into the cart in front of yours and get your coin back. I very rarely see carts adrift in the parking lots. They also generally have a lot of staff that are continously out there bringing in the carts; and they're big on taking your groceries to your car for you (it's like the default, you have to tell the person bagging your stuff that you don't want him to take it out for you), in which case they'll return the cart for you as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 I don't return my carts. And I don't care if my kids learn not to return their carts. In fact, I feel I'm supporting the job of the teen who collects them. I did my share of cart gathering when I was a teen working for a grocery store, and I was grateful for the job. When going into a store, I almost always take a cart someone else has left in the lot. It has been very convenient to have a cart there and handy when dealing with lots of small children, or large returns. And then I leave it in the lot when I'm done with it, for the next person's convenience. I do return the cart if I'm right next to the corral, though. IMHO, there are far more serious things to worry about and ways to judge people's character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfatherslily Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 LOL:) What a very long thread about a very small subject:) I didn't see it until now and I haven't read all (or even most) of the pages! I purposely park close to a cart return so that I can put it away while letting the kids stay at the car. If I'm not able to find a close enough space, then we'll all go unless it's been an awful trip (meltdowns, pregnant and exhausted, etc). Of course, I partly prefer to not leave the cart adrift as a courtesy to the store, but mostly as a courtesy to other cars. They do roll and *I* don't want other carts banging into my car! Once, while my DH worked at Walmart, there was a big storm and a cart went SLAMMING into the door and left a huge dent!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmosis Mom Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 I don't return my carts. And I don't care if my kids learn not to return their carts. In fact, I feel I'm supporting the job of the teen who collects them. I did my share of cart gathering when I was a teen working for a grocery store, and I was grateful for the job. When going into a store, I almost always take a cart someone else has left in the lot. It has been very convenient to have a cart there and handy when dealing with lots of small children, or large returns. And then I leave it in the lot when I'm done with it, for the next person's convenience. I do return the cart if I'm right next to the corral, though. IMHO, there are far more serious things to worry about and ways to judge people's character. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 I'm trying to think of when I see carts sitting in the parking lots and not in the coral. I'm sure there are, but not often. Culture? Location? or ??? Jean I was thinking about that today at the grocery store. There wasn't a single cart in the parking lot, except in the corrals. I almost never see a stray cart. I didn't when I lived in Wisconsin, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Lynn Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 I will admit publicly that I have shopping cart issues. Not only do I return my cart, but I can rarely walk away from the corral without straightening it all up. I am in no way a neatnik, but carts are another thing. They are made to nestle neatly together or to be pushed gaily through the store and subsequent parking lot to return to their previously nestled state. Seeing a lone cart at an odd angle in the parking lot just makes my heart sad. (Yes, I am exaggerating.) Perhaps this falls in line with my love of mechanical puzzles or something, but shopping carts do receive a bit of obsession from me. I don't spend time thinking about the issue, but the sight of disheveled carts springs me into action. I have been known to spend quite some time collecting and straightening the poor little things. I have been known to get back out of my van to run to get a poor cart that someone has abandoned right in front of my eyes. I don't glare at the cart shover or anything, but I just help the lost cart find its place in the world again. I have been known to stop the van, if no one is behind me, jump out and rescue a cart and sometimes a car, too, if the cart is rolling. I am not able to spend all this extra time lately, because I usually have my son with me and he is a handful, but I do put my cart back and usually still try to make sure it is nestled into another cart, which is also in place, etc. It rarely takes much time to make sure they are tidied just a bit. I don't have time to collect any extras, but I do make sure mine is in the corral. I do try to park close to a corral, too. I don't think I COULD leave my cart in the parking lot. LOL I would be so conflicted that I wouldn't be able to back my van out, until that cart was in the corral and nestled or unable to comply with nestling for one reason or another. Of course, I also tend to do the little fixes that help the carts nestle properly, too, unless it is a structural problem. No children have been harmed due to this small obsession. Like I said, I tend to park next to a corral and my efforts are usually done very quickly, if I have my young one with me. I might take longer, if my much older daughter is with me or if I am out alone. It just feels good to leave a tidy corral with happy carts for some reason. (And yes, I am quite certain the carts are happier, when they are nestled or being rolled throughout the store.) Feel free to carry on the discussion about the attitudes and reasons behind the placement of one's cart after shopping, in my little world, I shall continue to make every effort to bring happiness to each cart that I can. :lol: (maybe next time I shop, I should take some oil, too, and something to protect them from rust...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryhob Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Irene, you just made my night! Anyone who can crack me up while on double dose allergy meds while I continue to sneeze and rub my poor eyes for the thousandth time deserves applause! You know "Confessions of a Shopaholic" did quite well at the box office- I think "Confessions of a Cart-aholic" could really sell BIG TIME !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peek a Boo Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 They are made to nestle neatly together .... Seeing a lone cart at an odd angle in the parking lot just makes my heart sad. (Yes, I am exaggerating.) Perhaps this falls in line with my love of mechanical puzzles or something, ...... I have been known to spend quite some time collecting and straightening the poor little things. I have been known to get back out of my van to run to get a poor cart that someone has abandoned right in front of my eyes. ...... but I do put my cart back and usually still try to make sure it is nestled into another cart, .... It rarely takes much time to make sure they are tidied just a bit. .....until that cart was in the corral and nestled or unable to comply with nestling for one reason or another. oh, thank GOD I'm not the only one that has done this! I'm not quite as obsessive as you, but yeah, when i have the time...... Let me guess -- you also are REALLY good at Tetris, eh?:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Lynn Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 oh, thank GOD I'm not the only one that has done this!I'm not quite as obsessive as you, but yeah, when i have the time...... Let me guess -- you also are REALLY good at Tetris, eh?:D I hold my own with Tetris. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 What's the record for the longest running thread on the board? Anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBM Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 LOL! Irene Lynn, you are a grocery store's dream come true! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 What's the record for the longest running thread on the board? Anyone know? Aw, there was one about thread-killers that lasted much, much longer than this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Aw, there was one about thread-killers that lasted much, much longer than this one. Oops!:blush: I was one of the miscreants in that one, so I'll shut my mouth now. :gnorsi: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Thought people might enjoy this: http://thereifixedit.com/2009/08/15/epic-kludge-photo-wire-rack-grill/ I note it has a coin slot :rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Thought people might enjoy this:http://thereifixedit.com/2009/08/15/epic-kludge-photo-wire-rack-grill/ I note it has a coin slot :rofl: see? I told my dad 25 cents for a shopping cart is a great deal! But eeewwww! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennC Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Thought people might enjoy this:http://thereifixedit.com/2009/08/15/epic-kludge-photo-wire-rack-grill/ I note it has a coin slot :rofl: Some might - I do. However, probably not the people who want carts to be all cozied up next to their cart friends in their cart corral.:grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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