# Why don't US shopping carts have all 4 wheels swivel, like they do in Europe?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 23, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-us-shopping-carts-have-all-4-wheels-swivel-like-they-do-in-europe/644886 "2012-12-23T01:42:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 26, 2012, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-us-shopping-carts-have-all-4-wheels-swivel-like-they-do-in-europe/644886/21 "2012-12-26T02:44:38Z")

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Most of the carts at the stores I go to don’t really have operable wheels in general.

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