Their pay is so low and the volume of sales the grocery store is so high, that would at up to about to about .00001 per item. in short it would probably increase the manager's bonus. On the other hand, there would never be 100% return, so the cart collectors would have an easier job.

I'm 84 years old and I would consider it an insult if someone tried to help me with my shopping bags. I go up and down my stairs,take morning walks, take out my own garbage, mow my own yard, clean my house, and consider that I am the luckiest man in the world to be able to carry my shopping bags in spite of having arthritis.

Then you don't recognize respect.

And allow them to do something more value added like help old people with their bag to their cars...

Their pay is so low and the volume of sales the grocery store is so high, that would at up to about to about .00001 per item. in short it would probably increase the manager's bonus. On the other hand, there would never be 100% return, so the cart collectors would have an easier job.

Then you don't recognize respect.

The stores should set up a system where you have to put in a dollar coin to get a cart and get it back when you return the cart. That is what is done in other countries where "doing the right thing" doesn't exist.

But there I go solving the problem when the real question is "Which type of people would you prefer to live around? Those who return carts, or those who don't?".

The USA is becoming more and more of a "Those who don't" society. I wish that were not so, but that is the reality.

If I knew one of my neighbors didn't return carts, I would have to move before word got out and affected my property value.

I'm 84 years old and I would consider it an insult if someone tried to help me with my shopping bags. I go up and down my stairs,take morning walks, take out my own garbage, mow my own yard, clean my house, and consider that I am the luckiest man in the world to be able to carry my shopping bags in spite of having arthritis.

So just playing devils advocate here, isn’t someone paid at most places to get the carts? This is kind of like making your bed and vacuuming at a hotel, when you have maid service every day. Why do someone else’s job?

Unless it is clearly marked that there is no “cart person” (aldi’s comes to mind, I think maybe winco foods as well?) then I don’t get the “objective right” in returning a cart.

The stores should set up a system where you have to put in a dollar coin to get a cart and get it back when you return the cart. That is what is done in other countries where "doing the right thing" doesn't exist.

But there I go solving the problem when the real question is "Which type of people would you prefer to live around? Those who return carts, or those who don't?".

The USA is becoming more and more of a "Those who don't" society. I wish that were not so, but that is the reality.

Or stores could be like brookshires and have employees that load your groceries for you. That almost eliminates rogue carts as they pick up strays when going inside.