Frustrated over years of complaints, city officials are finally considering banning shopping carts from all retail establishments. So what’s a shopper to do? “Bag it,” said one city councilor. “The number of abandoned shopping carts on our streets and in our neighborhoods are overwhelming. We just need to get rid of them all and start using those cool bags that Harris Teeter has.”
Speaking to a city attorney who preferred to remain anonymous, they informed us that there were numerous options on the table. One option was to enforce a locking mechanism on shopping cart wheels to prevent them from leaving retail parking lots and stores. Another option was to put a tax on every shopping cart. But locks are boring and new taxes are sure to get people excited. (more…)
Sign up for our email list
Join us on Facebook