Why can't people who shop at Walmart return their carts to the many corrals they have in the parking lots. You don't see this at the grocery store, you don't see this at Ikea, but for some reason Walmart shoppers just don't do it. I'm tired of trying to find a parking spot when I go there only to have all the prime spots taken by carts. And you don't dare park next to another cart because these lone carts have a 1/3 chance of turning into the new cart drop off station should a customer not be completely lazy and feel at least they should group these stray carts together. It doesn't even seem to matter the neighborhood either, upper middle class, the double click your keyless lock so it honks and everyone hears it parts of the city, people who shop there just can't find a way to return carts. Am I alone in my thoughts on this? Can anyone out there tell me why?

::laugh:: I'm with you there, but it happens at the grocery stores near me as well. Drives me Crazy! Come on people, thats why there are shopping cart corrals every 5 parking spots.

The other day this woman just placed a shopping cart right in the middle of the parking space next to her. My wife screamed out "That's why they have corrals!!"

Heh good on your wife. I've been waiting to give someone my speech but haven't had the right opportunity yet.

I can't say I see this much in any supermarket, usually the guys employed to round them up do a good job (there are no walmarts here in UK that I know of though... ASDA is owned by them I think)

What does happen though is the corrals get full of trolleys quickly because people just shove them in haphazardly and don't make any attempt to put them into the back of existing rows.... or else put one of the smaller trolleys into the back of a normal sized one.

Wegmans is more of an upscale grocer, so i typically never see any carts in the lot. They even put signs up on windy days reminding people to return the cart to the corals.

However, Price Chopper, which is more of an middle ground grocer, it is more common to see the carts all over the place, however, they aren't as busy as walmart in my area so they do a decent job of maintaining the parking lot.

So I would say it happens everywhere, but the fancier the store, the more likely they hire multiple people to clean up the carts from the lot.

 wegmans... so sick...................

I work there.

I used to push carts, and still do sometimes.

Good times. 

that doesn't really happen here. most people that shop at walmart would never leave their dollar behind in the cart.

The walmarts and most grocery stores around here use locks like this that require a loonie as deposit which you get back when you return the cart.  if somebody does leave their cart theres always a kid who's happy to collect your dollar. 

ASDA and Tesco for the win.

White rose shopping centre in Leeds has the best Sainsbury's anywhere.  It's in the middle of a shopping centre, yet you can trolley your shopping through it and out to your car.  There are corrals all around and at certain intervals they have a vehicle go around the car parks and collecting all of them to take them back inside. Even though I dont shop there often, credit where credit's due.

God I feel old..

Most people have brain damage.

Yeah, most trolley parks here (well, at least at Tescos) have that thing where you have to put a pound into the trolley for it to release, and you have to return the trolley, and clip it in for the pound coin to release.

@TwRoO - Yes, ASDA is indeed owned by Wal*Mart