Why people hated shopping carts when they first came out

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New York We live in a world shaped by shopping carts. The ubiquitous, unloved contraptions are a key feature of US economy.

The birth of shopping carts in the early 20th century helped usher in an era of mass consumption and enabled grocery stores and brands to expand their products -- without customers worrying about how they would get stuff to their car.To attract shoppers' attention and stimulate their senses while they pushed around carts, brands started to add cartoon characters on boxes, bright packaging and catchy logos with exclamation points.

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