![More than 30,000 shopping trolleys abandoned in Sunderland in last two years as council reveals new fines for those taking them from stores such as Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons More than 30,000 shopping trolleys abandoned in Sunderland in last two years as council reveals new fines for those taking them from stores such as Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjFkMTU2ZGI1LTZhZTYtNGMxZS1iN2RmLTM1MjJlMTZiMGZlYjpkNDU3NDIxMy1mMmFjLTRjM2QtYWJmYy03MGIwNTA0NDRjMjU=.jpg?width=1200&enable=upscale)
More than 30,000 shopping trolleys abandoned in Sunderland in last two years as council reveals new fines for those taking them from stores such as Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons
Are shopping carts in the US really free to take? Meaning you don't have to insert a coin. Isn't that basically an invitation to theft? - Quora
![Thief in a black costume and balaclava pushing a shopping trolley full of gifts and presents from a celebration isolated on white Stock Photo - Alamy Thief in a black costume and balaclava pushing a shopping trolley full of gifts and presents from a celebration isolated on white Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/JCJEN9/thief-in-a-black-costume-and-balaclava-pushing-a-shopping-trolley-JCJEN9.jpg)
Thief in a black costume and balaclava pushing a shopping trolley full of gifts and presents from a celebration isolated on white Stock Photo - Alamy
![It costs a quarter to take a shopping cart off of the chain on my nearby grocery store now… : r/mildlyinfuriating It costs a quarter to take a shopping cart off of the chain on my nearby grocery store now… : r/mildlyinfuriating](https://i.redd.it/qqza4bzeqy1a1.jpg)
It costs a quarter to take a shopping cart off of the chain on my nearby grocery store now… : r/mildlyinfuriating
![What's the most unnecessary (but apparently necessary) thing you've seen recently? My local Tesco has had to put security tags on the shopping baskets and I can't quite get over it : What's the most unnecessary (but apparently necessary) thing you've seen recently? My local Tesco has had to put security tags on the shopping baskets and I can't quite get over it :](https://preview.redd.it/whats-the-most-unnecessary-but-apparently-necessary-thing-v0-1189ej3emokb1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=7444572b379b23707fdc0dfed6b4f9497ecfc736)