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BumRushDaShow

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24. OMG YES!

Tue Jan 12, 2021, 06:15 PM

Jan 2021

And as some posted up thread, the ones that squeal and squeak all loud, which is embarrassing when you are walking down an aisle. And then it'll suddenly start shuddering when a wheel gets stuck, forcing you to push the thing so that it slides (not rolls) forward, so you can keep moving.

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Why do so many grocery carts have a wheel that's out of whack? [View all] raccoon Jan 2021 OP

Dude. coti Jan 2021 #1

I don't know the answer, but why do I ALWAYS wind up with said cart? True Dough Jan 2021 #2

+1000 catbyte Jan 2021 #6

Got 'ya one better...... MyOwnPeace Jan 2021 #8

I thought it was only one cart and I just keep getting it every time I shop. skylucy Jan 2021 #3

You left out the constant squeaking, clattering, grinding hlthe2b Jan 2021 #4

Reminds me... "Life is Like a Mop" coti Jan 2021 #20

Wheels wear out and break, just like anything else. Girard442 Jan 2021 #5

And the parking lots don't do any favors ether. n/t Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2021 #46

I think it is because some shoppers use the cart like a battering ram. Grammy23 Jan 2021 #7

That's part of it. Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2021 #34

They tire out? tavernier Jan 2021 #9

That's wheelie bad. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2021 #57

Don't spoke of it again. tavernier Jan 2021 #58

Because people shove them up over curbs and into the parking lot landscaping, lodge them there BusyBeingBest Jan 2021 #10

You caught me. Polly Hennessey Jan 2021 #36

It's wheel socialism DonaldsRump Jan 2021 #11

LOL. marybourg Jan 2021 #35

Indeed! The bad wheels all stick to the left! DonaldsRump Jan 2021 #42

Always test drive your cart before you commit ornotna Jan 2021 #12

I find the ones at Walmart with the orange handle are newer and work better. marie999 Jan 2021 #23

That's funny ornotna Jan 2021 #26

I often get one with awesomerwb1 Jan 2021 #13

Cart gnomes. n/t Pobeka Jan 2021 #14

Antifa is sabotaging them all to drive us crazy. nt Binkie The Clown Jan 2021 #15

They go woobly in the store but zip like a bandit in the parking lot to go dent your car! Ziggysmom Jan 2021 #16

Depends where you shop! LeftInTX Jan 2021 #17

Because dirt and gunk get into the wheels and eventually one of them jams. nt. Mariana Jan 2021 #18

Adding On... ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #52

George Soros & the New World Order are behind it. CaptainTruth Jan 2021 #19

So no one will steal them. NightWatcher Jan 2021 #21

I'm not saying it's gremlins... JHB Jan 2021 #22

OMG YES! BumRushDaShow Jan 2021 #24

These replies are hilarious mdelaguna Jan 2021 #25

If you get a bad one and put it back the next one you pick is worse! njhoneybadger Jan 2021 #27

This OP made me LOL as it is to TRUE!! beaglelover Jan 2021 #28

They must be Republican wheels. ananda Jan 2021 #29

Like fruit cake, there is only one randr Jan 2021 #30

I've returned plenty of carts that have the wobbly wheel. Now shopping at a new Meijer store sarcasmo Jan 2021 #31

Cart Guy occupant Jan 2021 #32

But the CEO needed a new ski condo, so . . . marybourg Jan 2021 #38

He's a hero! StarryNite Jan 2021 #51

It's not the age old problem that you're describing, but I also suspect Chiyo-chichi Jan 2021 #33

You need to hire Bubbles, professional shopping cart repairman, to select one for you Brother Buzz Jan 2021 #37

Happens to me all the time. TrishaJ Jan 2021 #39

I think it is because Meowmee Jan 2021 #40

Because it's not a wheel, it's a caster Spider Jerusalem Jan 2021 #41

They are put there just in case you are really having a bad day and Marie Marie Jan 2021 #43

LOL Cetacea Jan 2021 #44

...and why do I aways wind up with one? spanone Jan 2021 #45

Lounge!!! USALiberal Jan 2021 #47

SOROS!!!! hatrack Jan 2021 #48

3 out of 4 cart wheels approve of this message nt backtoblue Jan 2021 #49

That's funny I just came from Walmart the cart I had was doing that nt doc03 Jan 2021 #50

entropy surrealAmerican Jan 2021 #53

It's the Democrats, Dummy. theneworiginal Jan 2021 #54

Nice post, Andy Rooney!! madinmaryland Jan 2021 #55

Because 1) most of the good ones have been stolen, and 2) the fresh veg NCjack Jan 2021 #56

The wheels are really OK... SeattleVet Jan 2021 #59

It's a motspur muriel_volestrangler Jan 2021 #60

It's a communist conspiracy, Mandrake! pecosbob Jan 2021 #61