Shopping Cart Rage

by Gerald L. Lacambra

Definition: Shoppers sometimes do gymnastics to get pass other shopping carts that block the aisles, causing arguments, ill-feelings, and violence.

In an article entitled, "Shopping cart rage far scarier than road rage" in the SouthCoast Today. Shoppers come to despise having to maneuver around shopping carts blocking the aisles. I, personally, find shopping to be already irritating. A simple obstacle like blocked aisles is not even salient in my eyes. However, elderly people, like shopping, particularly supermarket shopping. Having to deal with unnecessary obstacles for elderly people is another story. I can easily see why people get peeved over shopping cart rage.

When I finally get into the supermarket, I often experience Shopping Cart Rage. This is caused by the people -- and you just KNOW these are the same people who always drive in the left-hand lane -- who routinely manage, by careful placement, to block the entire aisle with a single shopping cart. If we really want to keep illegal immigrants from entering the United States, we should employ Miami residents armed with shopping carts; we'd only need about two dozen to block the entire Mexican border.

The aforementioned article goes even further to describe an incident of parking lot rage.

In addition to Road Rage, I frequently experience Parking Lot Rage, which occurs when I pull into a crowded supermarket parking lot, and I see people get into their car, clearly ready to leave, so I stop my car and wait for them to vacate the spot, and ... Nothing happens! They just stay there! WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY DOING IN THERE??!! COOKING DINNER???