Would you use a shopping trolley?

broke_mum_of_three

I dont have one for use at home, but I was on holiday in Majorca last year for a month and told my husband that we would not be eating out for the month we would be shopping, after several trips to the supermarket when my hands were cut to shreds with the plastic bags, I borrowed a shopping trolley with wheels, much to the amusement of my fellow travellers, but it got me to the supermarket and back to the apartment with lots of heavy drinks and the like, everyone who was laughing at me as I pulled my trolley past them as they lay on their sunbeds weren't shy when it came to eating my purchases!

Discount-Diva_3

I have a car for supermarket shopping, I was thinking I need one for my High st/Mall shopping, I buy a lot in Boots! It would make my Poundland shopping easier too because I could take advantage of the diet cokes etc

Next time I am in town I think I will have a count of the number of people I spot with one

kb36

I too got mine from Habitat where they have a choice of fun prints and have seen funky ones in Ikea and designer ones!! Lived in Paris for 5 years where every chic woman in their Chanel suit and heels would still be pulling one so kind of over the UK granny issues!! Saves my hands lugging back bags of shopping! Go for it - lets change the way people think about shopping trolleys one trolley at a time.......;)

looby-loo_2

arkonite_babe wrote: »

Looby did you know about the Old Style Chic Shopper Club?

I hadn't seen that - thanks

anyway I'm convinced - just got to choose which one. I might start with the cheap M&S one as I have a voucher to use up. Thanks every one.

geordie_joe

looby-loo wrote: »

Would you use one or not be seen dead with one?

I don't use one, but I live about 50 yards from Somerfield so pop in most days and buy a little.

If that store ever closes then it's a half mile walk to Tesco's, and for that I would get a trolley and shop once or twice a week.

I'm a 48 year old man and pulling a trolley wouldn't bother me in the slightest. Shopping trolleys are like glasses and green hair. If someone you know suddenly starts wearing glasses, or dyes their hair green, you think it odd, but soon get used to it.

If you see someone for the first time and they have glasses or green hair you think nothing of it.

Starting to use a shopping trolley will be the same. People who have never seen you before will think nothing of it, and those that do know you will think it odd at first. But they'll soon get used to seeing you with it.

Do what suits you best and stuff the rest of the world.

thriftmonster

I did get a tartan one to start with which TBH I found embarrassing and so did the kids. But I have got a funky black one from IKEA and it's great - and the kids are happy to pull it as well. I'm going to give the tartan one to the charity shop to benefit someone else who doesn't mind!!!

Badger_Lady

I had one when I was 18! Not embarassed at all - in fact, I was set on bringing them back into fashion (I had metal studs on mine and was going to graffitti it!).

Unfortunately, the Argos one I bought kept breaking - I kept taking it back for replacement until I finally gave up and asked for a refund. I guess it was too cheap / poor quality for the weight of all my shopping.

But I'd definitely get another one (now aged 25)! MUCH more practical and green than bags... let's bring them back in fashion together, girls!!!

exlibris

I had one bought for me for my last birthday (I am in my sixties - They must think I am old)

I find it heavy lifting it on and off buses and one of our local buses has a sloping floor and my trolley doesn't have brakes so it chased me down the bus lol

ailuro2

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I've seen a few of theses springing up lately- although it does seem to be old dearies that are pushing them- wouldn't it be easier to PULL them?

I remember being sent to Asda on the free bus with my sisterwhen I was a kid of about 9 , and struggling to lift a tartan trolley full of shopping onto the bus- grand old days when you could send the kids shopping without someone reporting you, eh?:rolleyes:

qwiksave

Badger_Lady wrote: »

But I'd definitely get another one (now aged 25)! MUCH more practical and green than bags... let's bring them back in fashion together, girls!!!

Yeah! Agreed. I've got one that I bought 7 years ago when I was pregnant and it really helped then. As a family we have given up our car (14 months now) for green reasons so I consider this to be 'my car' now! I got mine from Lakeland's and its a reasonably trendy looking airforce blue colour (don't know if they still sell them). Saying that, some of my friends (we're in our 40's) have taken the mickey out of it, but even my DH has been quite happy to do both local & supermarket shopping with it. I have to say that he is green in his outlook so is aware that the planet is far more important than the trivial matter of caring what he looks like!...