Tucker Carlson mocked for fawning over common shopping cart feature

16 February 2024 , 04:07

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Tucker Carlson's grocery shopping trip in Russia rubbed the internet the wrong way (Image: TC Shorts)

Tucker Carlson aired a video of him at a Russian grocery store, appearing to fawn over everything from the shopping cart mechanism to the price of groceries - skipping over the part where US dollars stretch a lot farther than the ruble.

In the video, Carlson was amazed to see that the shopping carts in front of the supermarket required people to put in a ruble coin, which they'd then get back when the cart was returned.

Carlson acted like he'd never seen this feature before - despite it being pretty common across the US and most of Europe.

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He then explained to his audience how it works, quipping, "There's an incentive to return it... and not just take it to your homeless encampment."

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He was quickly criticized for the comment about the shopping carts, and users on X made fun of him for looking like he'd never been in a store before.

Tucker Carlson excitedly explained how the shopping cart coin mechanism works - despite it being a common feature in the US and UK (TC Shorts)

At the end of the shopping trip, once all the groceries were rung up, Carlson realized that the cart full of groceries added up to $103.34. He began to rail about how affordable groceries were in Russia, compared to the U.S.

For comparison, the current exchange rate is $1 to ₽92.28. That $103 in groceries converts to over 9,000 in rubles - or £82.14. The average monthly salary in Russia is 94,900 RUB, or £898.20.

"I went from amused to legitimately angry," Carlson said in the video. "If you take people's standard of living and you tank it through filth and crime and inflation. And they literally can't buy the groceries they want. At that point, maybe it matters less what you say or whether you are a good person or a bad person."

Carlson was excited over all of the groceries, but became enraged when he saw the price (TC Shorts)

"You're wrecking people's lives and their country, and that's what their leaders have done to us. And coming to a Russian grocery store, the heart of evil," Carlson continued to mock. "And seeing what things cost and how people live, it will radicalize you against our leaders. That's how I feel, anyway—radicalized."

One user commented: "Now tucker tell them what are the wages in Russia," echoing thousands of others who quickly realized that Russians have the exact same problem as Americans - wages aren't enough to keep up with food costs.

"Babes, an AVG Russian needs 3 FULL SALARIES to by a single iPhone," another user wrote in agreement. Someone else added, "I don't understand the point. Am I supposed to be amused or impressed that the Russians use the same shopping cart system they've used in Europe for the past 40 years?"

Another commenter got many likes, seemingly echoing what everyone's been thinking: "Tucker Carlson being 'impressed' by everyday items in a Russian grocery store was not on my bingo card for 2024."

Yelena Mandenberg