Jump to content

The Shopping Cart Theory Revisited


T&C

Recommended Posts

Oddly, I pride myself on being a net positive on cart return. I’ll grab one in the corral for a test drive in, or better yet find someone who just finished emptying it and offering to save them the trip or the guilt of a less than ideal disposal. That always gets a warm thank you. 

 

 

EDIT: I just realized the article was about moral character. Never mind. I’m screwed there!  😂 

Edited by Augie
  • Like (+1) 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, Just Jack said:

I return mine to the corral. Unless I'm at Aldi's, then it goes back to the store entrance, cause I want my 25 cents back! 

I get an empty box at Aldi and just walk around getting whatever. Shopping carts all over the lot... I just grab one and hand it over to someone heading into the store. A quarter isn't a big deal anymore.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 hours ago, T&C said:

I still return them when able to. Are you lazy and don't?

 

https://mediachomp.com/the-shopping-cart-theory-determines-moral-character/

 

My closest supermarket puts their cart corrals at the outer limits of the parking lot. It's closer to bring them back in the store.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

12 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

My closest supermarket puts their cart corrals at the outer limits of the parking lot. It's closer to bring them back in the store.

I don't know what this means tbh...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I used to be a launcher. Now in my middle ages I simply take it to a corral. 

 

There are self-serving reasons for returning carts though. One is that your choice could be observed by friends or acquaintances and that your choice will impact their opinion of your character. A second is that by returning the cart you are enforcing the social norm of doing so, thus decreasing the chances of the wind blowing a cart into the side of your new Porsche.

  • Like (+1) 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, BarleyNY said:

There are self-serving reasons for returning carts though. One is that your choice could be observed by friends or acquaintances and that your choice will impact their opinion of your character. A second is that by returning the cart you are enforcing the social norm of doing so, thus decreasing the chances of the wind blowing a cart into the side of your new Porsche.

 

:thumbsup:

 

Someday, I hope most people will realize that every act of altruism is self-serving in one way or another. And I mean that in an entirely secular sense, as in the bolded part of your comment.

 

Pay it forward, and eventually, it'll come back.

 

 

  • Agree 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

43 minutes ago, WhoTom said:

 

:thumbsup:

 

Someday, I hope most people will realize that every act of altruism is self-serving in one way or another. And I mean that in an entirely secular sense, as in the bolded part of your comment.

 

Pay it forward, and eventually, it'll come back.

 

 

 

That’s the truth.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

This topic is OLD. A NEW topic should be started unless there is a very specific reason to revive this one.

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...