Australians have been outraged by a selfish act in the car park after a shopper dumped a Coles shopping trolley just meters from a car park.
A photo of the abandoned tram was shared on Reddit on Wednesday showing it had been left in front of a parked car and was taking up the corners of four parking spaces.
‘Is that too much to ask?’ the social media user captioned the post.
Dozens of commenters criticized the buyer, and former cart collectors said they had spent days working to recover discarded items.
“People are lazy and would treat you like an absolute idiot just for doing your job,” one wrote.
“I also worked as a cart collector for almost a year and the job would have been a lot easier if people could be a little more considerate,” added another.
Others pointed out the irony that many shoppers are quick to blame those who throw away carts when they themselves commit the act of laziness.
“The same people who leave the tram outside would be the first to complain when someone does something that bothers them even slightly,” one person wrote.
Australians have criticized a shopper for a selfish act in the car park after a Coles shopping trolley (pictured) was dumped just meters from a tram zone.
“People are sometimes the worst,” another person said.
Some claimed parents are responsible for the annoying problem, while others suggested people throw away the strollers because some stores don’t require a token to use them.
“Honestly I’m sick of this, I understand times are tough but there are so many lazy parents these days and we’re already seeing the result,” one person wrote.
‘People just want their token (or) dollar back. “The fact that many shopping centers have about 26 different cart shapes (and sizes) is what causes this problem,” another person wrote.
Coles shoppers can report abandoned carts by filling out a form on their website to indicate where and how many carts were discarded.
The supermarket giant trialled coinless shopping cart locks at its Middle Camberwell store in Melbourne’s east in 2022.
The measure was introduced to help staff track abandoned carts.
Most Coles stores require shoppers to insert a $1 or $2 coin or a trolley key to use their trolleys.
Some Woolworths stores also require customers to use tokens or coins to use their carts, while shoppers have the option of purchasing locked keys at their stores.
A Woolworths spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia that most customers do the right thing and return the trolleys.
“We work closely with dedicated collection contractors who respond quickly to reports of abandoned carts to return them to our stores,” the spokeswoman said.
“They also conduct regular sweeps for abandoned carts on the streets surrounding our stores.”
Daily Mail has contacted Coles for comment.