Do people really leave their wallets in trolleys while shopping?

I do that sometime because in my Country it is safe and no one is going to steal it

I have seen MANY people not with wallets in the cart, per se, but definitely with purses that contain them. It's a dumb idea. Thieves are everywhere. I would almost go as far to say if you leave something like that unattended, you deserve to have it stolen.

In my part of CA, if one is not aware of "crime", oh then they must be completely oblivious. Even though I grew up in a decent area, my parents have always taught me to "watch my back" . . . I've heard the horror stories from when they lived in a worse part of L.A. and things were stolen from them. For me, by now, it's just habit to be vigilant. I keep everything on me . . . I don't leave any invitation, like an unattended purse on a cart . . . one needs to think steps ahead of another who may steal. But not everyone thinks like this. That being said, I know Trader Joes (the store chain mentioned). People feel casual and relaxed in there . . . the employees are nice . . . there could be a false sense of being safe in there. I know of cases in our local TJs where crimes like this have happened.

I am sure around here, no one any longer does this.

I do sometimes put my purse in shopping carts when I get to get something out of my purse, but I always pick it back up.

I grew up in Philadelphia and was taught at a young age not to leave my things unattended. I was taught to be completely aware of my surroundings. Living in a small rural town I still to this day live by those rules.

No that seems way to risky to me

It is careless because you never know who could walk by. I probably have done it, but have never really lived in a high crime area.