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copyright – Janet Webb
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~ Shopping Cart Escapades ~
(A tiny scene presented in 100 words)
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“Who’s bright idea was this anyway?” Aldi chides.
“Yeah!” Belle whines, “My wheeeels are rustinnng!”
“Be quiet you two!” warns Safeway. “Who was to know it would rain like this?”
“It’s getting light out, we really need to roll!” advises Aldi
Belle, “We’re gonnaaa get cauuught!”
Safeway and Aldi in unison: “Quit whining Belle!”
Safeway, “You thought this was a great idea when we talked about it last night!”
Weeka-weeka-weeka-wee…
Belle, “Ohhh! We’re all ruuusted!”
“Just get in the parking lot, Belle!”
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Later…
Jeffrey!
Why were these carts left out? And don’t tell me they let themselves out to play!
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WORDS: 100
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Life on the Farmlet 
Another clever story! I’d be Belle I’m afraid!
Me too, Lori, but my alter ego would be Safeway! 😉
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LOL! That was funny!
Glad you enjoyed it, Bearmcquinn!
Funny, I enjoyed it very much! I always tend to write sad stories…
liebe Grüße
Carmen
Most of mine are sad or SciFi I think. I’m glad you liked it, Ginger!
Good one Linda, you can’t beat a good conversation between trolleys can you.
Thank you, Summerstommy2! Judging by how many others had talking carts, it would seem not. LOL!
must have been an easier option, my friend Oberon thought so…
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Fun! I can’t believe someone left their Aldi cart unchained and lost that quarter!
Marianna, You and Evil Squirrel both called me on that one. LOL, clearly I have never shopped at Aldi! 😉
Hey, thanks for leaving a comment on this side of FB!
I’m with Belle, I hate rusting my wheels. 😛 Cute, very, very cute and clever story. I enjoyed it very much. 🙂
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Deanna!
I think I’d be Trader Joe’s. Enjoyable story, Lynda.
janet
Thank you, Janet, glad you liked it! I actually toyed with the idea of TJ, but thought that some would not catch the grocery link.
Dear Lynda,
Great names, excellent story…and one puzzled cart return boy. Very well done.
Aloha,
Doug
Thank you, Doug, I had fun with this one!
haha fun take on the prompt. and i enjoyed their conversations. 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it, KZ!
Someone lost a quarter leaving Aldi out there to drown…. 😉
ES, you are the second person to point that out to me…
Clearly, I have never shopped at Aldis! 😉
LOL! Yep, Aldis has the quarter deposit system to financially encourage customers to return their carts to the store. I’m surprised a lot of other stores don’t use it… both me and my poor beat up car sure wish the store I worked at did!
I have only seen these pay per use cart corrals at some of the larger malls in California. (You paid 50-75 cents for the privilege and there was no return on your investment) We NEVER paid. However, most of the folks with kids in tow did! 😉
I’ve always wondered what they got up to after hours…
And why they ended up in such strange places! 😉
Thanks for commenting, Helena!
Absolutely love the photo and the story!!
Thanks, LB! I certainly had fun with this one. 😉
The trouble carts get into when they aren’t watched. I always seem to get the cart that doesn’t want to steer forward 😉
Good for you for not letting the cart choose the way! Most likely it would steer you right over to all the over processed food items that are on sale, and that you don’t want to eat anyway. They send them to school and train them how to do that you know. 😉
Oops, and thank you for visiting and commenting today too, Moondustwriter!
I think they purposely snuggle up to the rear passenger side of your car so you don’t notice them until you’re backing out of your spot (and they’ve nicked your door–you can almost hear them chuckling). Perhaps we should regard the rain as retribution. Cute story, Lynda.
Yes, I believe you are onto something! Then there are the Kamikaze Karts, the ones that for no apparent reason suddenly zoom across the parking lot, gaining speed and aiming for your car’s side panels. They could be maimed, or taken out of service for their recklessness, and they don’t even care! 😉
Thank you for your comment, and the visit today, VBHolmes!
Very amusing, with clever punch line!
Thank you, Brian!
Poor Jeffrey.
Yeah, I think Jeffrey needs to get a better job. 😉 Thank you, Dawn!
Hey, shopping carts just wanna have fun!
They are just so misunderstood! 😉 Thanks, Zooky!
Dear Lynda,
I’ll never see a shopping cart the same way again. Loved the cart names.
shalom,
Rochelle
I know, Rochelle! I was surprised how many of us took the anthropomorphic POV. Such fun and dramatic reading this week. Thanks!
Fun, Lynda! I love the dialogue between the carts, and the irony in the employee’s comment at the end. This is funny, and clever. Like you, and so many others, I didn’t anticipate so many anthropomorphic responses (nor the opportunity to use that word!), but they’ve all been so well done. Nice post.
I agree, there were so many great interpretations to this prompt. Thank you so much, Dawn!
Runaway carts — can’t be worse very imaginative
Björn, this was a fun prompt for me, thank you!
Brilliant! A new take on the toys who come out and play during the night. Where’s the Sugar Plum Trolley? I’m smiling. 🙂
Thank you, Ann! I didn’t have any leftover words for the Sugar Plum Trolly, sorry! 😉
LOL Too funny!
Glad you liked it!