“I follow the shopping cart rule that if you're a long-time listener or viewer, you know, when I go into a store, I don't get a shopping cart. I only shop in stores that have carts.”

Clark Howard · The Clark Howard Podcast · 11.04.26 Mindful Shopping / RECALL: Vehicular Spontaneous Combustion

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Only shop in stores that have shopping carts, and avoid getting a cart in other stores

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