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Viral Video Ignites Debate Over Shopping Cart Etiquette

California mom's refusal to return shopping cart sparks online discussion about safety, parenting, and social responsibility.

Hobby Lobby and HomeGoods shopping carts parked off to the side at Freedom Town Center in Fayetteville, N.C.
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Overview

  • Leslie Dobson's video on not returning shopping carts has over 12 million views.
  • Dobson cites children's safety as her primary reason for not returning carts.
  • The 'shopping cart theory' posits that returning carts is a test of moral character.
  • Commenters are divided, with some supporting Dobson and others criticizing her.
  • Dobson encourages trusting one's intuition regarding personal and family safety.