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An Open Letter on the Wisdom of Imprisoning Errant Shopping Carts

To the person at the Albuquerque Target on Eubank that didn't corral their shopping cart:

ARRRRRRRGH! In a city as windy as this one you couldn't be bothered to haul your cart five feet to its cozy little cart corral home? And instead you left it to its own devices? Of course, being the delinquent shopping card that it was, it made a beeline for the side of my car? And there I found it, bumped up against the side of my vehicle, proudly showing off the huge dent it so lovingly placed in my side panel.

Put your carts away, please. It's just common decency. And while you're at it, anyone know a good dent place?

Sincerely, Alexis

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18 Comments

Comment by cathyray on October 20, 2008 at 2:36pm: Damn, I hate it when that happens. These guys fixed my bug after I smashed it. good as new.

Try:
Body Works by R&C
11505 Central NE
505.293.0527

Comment by CRV on October 20, 2008 at 4:12pm: ugh, that stinks!

is this body work shop capable of fixing a plastic bumper on a Subaru, do you think?

Comment by Masshole in Fringecrest on October 20, 2008 at 4:15pm: ouch, sorry girl... The only one I have used is Harold's on Edith...

Comment by Adelita on October 20, 2008 at 4:25pm: Oh, not putting carts away is one of my major pet peeves!! What is so difficult in putting a cart away? Quit being lazy people, and you know who you are!!!!

Comment by Doug R on October 20, 2008 at 5:17pm: Tried one of those "buy it over the web" dent removal kits once. Didn't work worth a sh#$! So,...........not sure what to suggest besides a body shop for the dent.

And yes it is so ridiculous that people can't walk the cart over to the corral area.

Comment by Grumpy on October 20, 2008 at 6:02pm: I had a friend remark once that Albuquerque was the only place she had ever seen people actually return carts. She was from the east coast.

Comment by CB on October 20, 2008 at 6:45pm: Same people who drive around the parking lot for 15 minutes to find a space close to the door. LAZY!!!

Comment by Sí Serrano aka psychomom on October 20, 2008 at 7:36pm: Dings everywhere (from other car doors), and the windshield, rock dings and a crack. Are cars made of aluminum foil these days? I gave up worrying about the dings but I always corral the cart. It's not that hard.

Comment by Tricross on October 20, 2008 at 8:37pm: I remember once when I was in the Allwoods (remember them?) parking lot on Juan Tabo. One of those big flat cart things, like the ones that you put sheets of plywood, got away from its handler. It had an evap cooler on it and it raced down the parking lot and smacked someones truck leaving a large dent. I could never get those carts to roll in a straight line but dang if that cart didn't roll like it was on rails.

Comment by magoo on October 20, 2008 at 8:50pm: Cart "darts" is a favorite pastime of our gang, just establish a target vehicle (preferably a Lexus or Mercedes), and place your wager on who can impact the largest, most centrally located door ding.......great fun!!!