Come on. I think we can assume that if someone is physically incapable of putting a shopping cart back, they're not included in this. But then I do wonder how they were using the shopping cart in the first place.

[–] mnglw@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

given how often disabled people are yelled at for using disabled parking spots, I would not be as optimistic that we'd not be included

As for how they were able to use it, maybe using it for a little bit is okay but it starts physically hurting after a while leading to them not being able to put it back, that has happened to me before. Or maybe the return cart area is a bit up a hill or otherwise inaccessible

[–] unfnknblvbl@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago

The clarifying statement I've seen elsewhere for this is that "...there are no impediments to returning the cart".

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If pushing a full cart starts to hurt, then returning an empty cart should be easy.

[–] mnglw@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

its not that simple. pushing a full cart could start the pain at which point you're just fucked, pushing the empty cart back might really just be too much after that

[–] GhostMatter@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

There are no situations except dire emergencies in which a person is not able to return their shopping cart.

It's pretty clear to me.

Disabilities of all kinds exist. There may be some that use the cart for balance or others that can't easily navigate places where there are cars (visual disability for example). Leaving the shopping cart at exit is easier if you get into a vehicle or mobility aid right at the exit, rather than going around.

It's funny because I've seen this same post before and half the comments were about disabled people. And here I was the first.

[–] theUnlikely@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago

I think the shopping cart theory needs to be a bit more fleshed out.

I had assumed it meant people leaving carts all over the parking lot, not right at the exit of the store. The problem is that carts being all over the lot often block spaces or can roll into people's cars and damage them. If the cart is left right at the exit, those problems go away. It's also very quick and easy for employees to grab them there. If the customer isn't parked out in the lot, it wouldn't make sense for them to be expected to take the cart farther away from the store just so that an employee can bring it right back.