I have to preface this by saying I avoid the KCK Wal-Mart at all costs. My main reason is the pure size and set-up. The Wal-Mart is HUGE and I can never find what I am looking for--especially in the grocery section. I have my other reasons, and I felt this photo really illustrated it the best....
I pulled into a parking lot and noticed a loose cart. Okay, I am sure every Wal-Mart in the U.S. has loose carts, it happens but this one really caught my eye.
Okay, I get the empty oil containers. Perhaps this customer was running low on oil because their car leaks oil. The old purple dragon (94' Dodge Intrepid) needed a quart of oil almost weekly. But really, is it too much effort to throw away your trash? I have to give them credit for not throwing it on ground in the parking lot, but really? Or even, keep it in your car and take it into the trash at home if you feel the walk to the trash can is a little to strenuous for you.
Now the juice container. I could expect to see an empty pop can or bottle, but this particular customer appears to have purchased a big thing of juice and then quickly consumed it while dealing with their automobile. Interesting. Cran-grape? Sounds like an interesting flavor. Perhaps this customer had a bladder infection and really needed some cranberry juice. Not sure. But I sure as heck don't get why, once again, this customer couldn't be decent enough to dispose of the trash in the proper trash receptacle....or even better, recycle!
The next object I spotted was the packaging to a license plate frame. I am assuming the customer installed the frame while in the parking lot. Probably an impulse buy while in the automotive section picking out Wal-Mart's finest oil product. Then the customer was nice enough to chuck their old frame into the cart, just in case another customer might see it and find some use for it. Very considerate.
As I was leaving Wal-Mart, I couldn't help but notice the bus stop across the street, with 2 or 3 loose shopping carts. Don't worry, they will just send one of their highly under paid employees to go get that for you, don't worry about being considerate to anyone else, or consider what were to happen if that cart were to roll loose of the curb and enter traffic. No big deal.
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