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by carrionpigeon 1493 days ago
The main reason I "[hate] shopping carts" is that the wheels seem to invariably be defective. I remember reading in the late 90s / early 2000s (the era of 'Walmart is taking over' articles) that this was deliberate. Carts with misaligned wheels that don't run straight force customers to slow down and spend more time moving from aisle to aisle. No idea if actually true, though.