Results: Shopping Cart Anti-Theft Devices
1.
1.
Many supermarkets in my area have installed electronic anti-theft devices on shopping carts. A locking device is attached to one of the front wheels, and an electronic barrier is installed around the perimeter of the store parking lot. If the cart is pushed past the barrier, the wheel lock activates and renders the cart unusable. This allows shoppers to push the cart to their cars and unload their purchases, but doesn't allow the cart to be removed from the premises. Is shopping cart theft a problem in your area?
Yes
27%
•
561 votes
No
41%
•
842 votes
Undecided
23%
•
477 votes
Not Applicable
8%
•
168 votes
2.
2.
Have stores in your area started installing these devices on shopping carts?
Yes
25%
•
517 votes
No
45%
•
917 votes
Unsure
20%
•
413 votes
N/A
9%
•
194 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
•
7 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| been on them forever | 0.05% | 1 |
| you pay to unlock a cart | 0.05% | 1 |
| it seems like i saw them at one store, but i can't remember where it was, so it might not have been in my area. | 0.05% | 1 |
| only some stores have | 0.05% | 1 |
| our stores done it years ago | 0.05% | 1 |
| no, they did about 15 years ago, but not now. | 0.05% | 1 |
| some | 0.05% | 1 |
3.
3.
Are you in favor of these devices?
Yes
50%
•
1016 votes
No, I've seen them malfunction
8%
•
168 votes
No, I want to "borrow" carts
3%
•
69 votes
Unsure
22%
•
448 votes
N/A
17%
•
356 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
20 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| i don't care | 0.05% | 1 |
| they seem ineffective | 0.05% | 1 |
| no, who the hell cares if a major corporation loses a few carts | 0.05% | 1 |
| no and i hate paying to use a cart | 0.05% | 1 |
| if it stops me having to always carry a quater, i agree | 0.05% | 1 |
| i like them, but i had one that kept shocking me. not bad, like a static level shock. freaky | 0.05% | 1 |
| stupid | 0.05% | 1 |
| doesn't seem necessary | 0.05% | 1 |
| i don't want or need to borrow them, but those without cars or a ride from someone may need to if they have to walk home after a supermarket trip. | 0.05% | 1 |
| do not care | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't care | 0.05% | 1 |
| yes as long als they work right | 0.05% | 1 |
| no i see no reason to stop homeless from using the carts it is free advertizing for the stores and helps the homeless. | 0.05% | 1 |
| yes if it has to be done. | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't really care | 0.05% | 1 |
| no. we don't have this problem where i live. | 0.05% | 1 |
| no | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't care either way | 0.05% | 1 |
| it doesn't really matter to me. i don't take carts from stores, nor do i own a store. | 0.05% | 1 |
| 0.05% | 1 |
4.
4.
If you previously "borrowed" shopping carts, have these devices changed your behavior? Yes
5%
•
97 votes
No
14%
•
295 votes
N/A
81%
•
1650 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
•
6 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| when you shop at a large mall sometimes you have to park further away from the store and because of these carts the wheel locks and then you have to carry everything to the car. i quit shopping at the stores that use these devices. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i have never borrowed a shopping cart. | 0.05% | 1 |
| 0.05% | 1 | |
| never even though of borrowing a shopping cart. what next are people going to steal | 0.05% | 1 |
| i hope the senior citizen get more aware of this & others that take carts to their apartments moreso if they don't return them. time for them to buy a cart or use a taxi service...sorry. the store have a roght to keep them & they are expensive to rep | 0.05% | 1 |
| lived 1 block away, always walked with rolling bag. went to get boxes to pack for move and they unlocked a cart for me | 0.05% | 1 |
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