Design
A Look Back at the Greatest (and Only) Stray Shopping Cart Identification Guide Ever Made
It’s been ten years since Julian Montague’s delightfully odd project was first published.
No matter where you are, you will inevitably come across a shopping cart. Taken for granted in their natural retail habitats, the carts that stray from their homes are the ones with a life few will ever piece together.
Some find fulfillment as repurposed objects. Others—far too many—are found mangled behind a dumpster or in a creek. It may be impossible (and a total waste of time) to figure out the stories behind these stray carts. But for those who seek some level of understanding, there is a classification system.