I always return my shopping trolley. I often shop with my three kids and even when they were all under 5 we’d still return the trolley.
I’ve seen trolleys hit cars by being left in the carpark and it’s just as annoying when you’re having trouble finding a carpark, eventually find one and there’s a trolley parked in it.

I intentionally park near the trolley bays. Our shops do have the tokens too yo return them

Sometimes I don’t either, if the trolley bay is miles away.

I think one thing that is riling a lot of the responders here is the defensive /boast tone of the statement. What I do or do not do is one thing, but to brag or shout about it, is a whole other invitation for confrontation, particularly with the ‘f- you’ tag line, that’s very confrontational and spikey (and not very adult!!!!)

I always put the trolley back but I have a baby, so it’s a bit tricky when I’m shopping by myself and the baby. If I’m unable to take my baby with me to the trolley station, then the trolley gets left in a safe place. Baby comes first.

Each to their own, I always put my trolly back, but we are lucky as there are many trolley bays around my local supermarket so you don’t have to walk far for one.

I always take my trolley back to the bay. Sometimes I don’t need to but that’s just because a trolley person says they’ll take it back for me. I always lock my car if I’m taking it to a designated area.

Always leave my trolley in a safe place where it is not an obstruction to people, cars and whatever.

I put my trolley in the safest position close to my car after unloading. I make sure it’s leaning on something so it doesn’t roll, I don’t go all the way to the trolley bay. On the brighter side, if everyone put their trolleys in the bay, those people whose job is to find and gather the trolleys may not have a job.

Personally, l do the same. With a disabled toddler, it just wont be an option until he is older.

You don’t have to leave your kids alone, you can take them with them. When you feel that that is not an option you can park your car closer to the trolley bay

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  • • Ellen replied
    • 14 Jun 2024 , 7:45 am

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  And shopping online is an option too of course

In Sydney I thought it was illegal to leave children alone in a car.
As a person with a disabiilty, we park in the disabled spots and I am always grateful for the people who leave the trolley between the disabled parking spots as with challenges with mobility I can independently get out of the car and use the trolley to help me maintain balance.
Numerous times I have been abused by people who call me lazy, thoughtless and just plain selfish – pedantism without insight I find offensive and these people just assume they know what is best. If they had to walk in my shoes and face the overwhelming thoughtlessness and selfishness for sheer convenience I imagine that their opinion may be different. I applaud her for prioritising her children’s safety.

I agree that if it’s a long walk, I wouldn’t be leaving my kids alone.

I do my groceries online so I never have this
problem.

I never return a trolley I love to see the happiness when people get a free trolley and I am glad to give some young people a job collecting them

I have 3 kids and sometime more in the car with me shopping and I always took the trolley back with the last child with me in the trolley. As the kids got older and they were able to be trusted to stay in the car for a quick minute whilst I put the trolley back, We are fortunate at the end of every car space row at both ends we have trolley bays. Now and then I offer to take the trolley back for Mum’s and the elderly. It is just respecting the Shopping Center rules and people and it doesn’t take more than a minute out of your day!

I have 4 kids and I’ve always returned my shopping cart. Its so frustrating when you cant get a park because theyre filled with trolleys or you cant get down a walkway with a pram because of trolleys that haven’t been put away and imagine if you were in a wheelchair…… it literally takes 30 seconds. Most of the time there’s a trolley return within site of the car ( and i lock the car doors as well) and if not the kids come with me..

This is the one thing I dislike at the shopping centres are dumped trollies that are only feet from the trolley bays! Even witness a young couple, dump their trolley in a walk way but there was a trolley bay literally two bays up from where their car was parked! Even my 11yo couldn’t believe it and he even walked our trolley to that same bay which was a tad further. My 5yo even said that is lazy.
I will admit that sometimes trolley bays are in odd spots and miles apart but always the trick is, park close to one.
When my kids were younger, they would stay in the trolley until I was done, return the trolley back or if it was raining, I popped em in the car and locked it while i walked a few feet to return the trolley.
Not so hard. There is no excuse. Just pure laziness.

Having kids is no excuse. If you’re that worried, lock the car. It’s usually only a few metres away. If it’s not, take your kids with you. I almost always return mine.

Plain lazy and rude.