LogFAQs > #942171371

I always return my cart, but I feel like this theory is a bit too primitive than to be anything more than a tool to help internet nerds to feel superior to the masses.

The theorys premise is where it falls apart: that all of society agrees that returning the cart is the correct thing to do. But if you pay attention to abandoned carts, you notice not chaos, but several different patterns of reasoning.

Some jerks leave them in the middle of the parking space or in the road.

Some prop them up on to the curb.

Some find some unofficial nook to place the cart, outside the designated return area, where it will remain stationary and unlikely to roll off. And in those unofficial areas you will often see multiple carts neatly compacted together, which is evidence that multiple people independently agreed to maintain order in this unofficial area

And whats more, even in returned carts, you can find abandoned trash. Half-drank lattes, fast food wrappers, cigarette butts, childrens toys. So is the person good for passing the Cart Theory test? Or are they bad for littering?

And in places with more than one type of cart, the designated cart area can become a chaotic, disorganized mess. To the point that leaving the cart outside that area would do the employees a greater service than trying to cram it in. (Speaking from personal experience on this one >_>)

In summation, the Shopping Cart Theory is cute. It has some potential as an indicator when part of a larger data set, but its not useful as an independent diagnostic tool for social development.

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