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The original was posted on /r/talesfromretail by /u/herequeerandgreat on 2023-11-27 02:11:36.

a few months ago, i was doing a cart run in the parking lot of the store that i work at. this is something that i do fairly regularly and, on this particular day, i had a whole bunch of carts. i soon found myself nearing the entrance when i heard someone shout “HEY”!

i turned and, a few feet away, there was some random dude with a cart. he then proceeded to launch his cart towards me with the expectation that i would make his cart part of my lineup. the cart hit the line with a deafening crash.

it’s not the fact that he wanted me to include his cart in my line that was the problem. i have had numerous customers ask if i could take their cart, to which i almost always respond yes unless i truly have so many that to take another would make things more difficult. however, this dude didn’t even ask and instead sent his cart barreling my way at a high speed. he seemed to be under the impression that his cart would not render my line difficult to control. nevermind the fact that i had a line of nine to ten carts which was already somewhat difficult to control but nothing unmanageable.

and then, there’s the whole thing about launching his cart at me. rest assured folks, a shopping cart can cause great deals of harm if not handled correctly. i once got jabbed in the back of my foot by a shopping cart and it caused me great deals of pain. if that is what a simple jab can do, what do you think having a cart launched at you at a very fast speed is gonna do? best case scenario, it hurts like hell. worst case scenario, a bone ends up getting broken. thankfully, he aimed at my line but it was still really dangerous. the impact could have caused the line to break up which could have caused damage or harm.

but the worst thing about the whole situation is that, as he was doing all of this, he was smiling. not a malicious smile but a good natured smile. this man legit did not see anything wrong with what he had just done. well, if i were the manager and i had witnessed that whole situation, i would have stormed out of the store and explained to him, using some not very nice language, exactly why what he had done was wrong before promptly issuing him a lifelong ban from the store.

all i can really say is that that customer is damn lucky that that cart didn’t hit me. like i said, a shopping cart hitting you at a fast speed can cause some really bad harm. not to mention, that could technically count as assault and you better believe i would be pressing charges.