Would you use a shopping trolley?

jinny

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/product.aspx/!2155
Thinking of getting a couple of these. I use a trolley bag from m and s for local shops for basics, we don't have a supermarket within walking distance and I find them awkward to use in a supermarket like when you need to take the store trolley back and pull the full shopping trolley as well. I need to use taxis to go shopping with my adult son who has a disability, he looks forward to going out shopping once a week with me, so these would fit in the trolley then lift into the boot.

Caterina

Check this link for really fancy trolleys: http://www.rolser.co.uk/30800/info.php?p=1&pno=0

Caterina

1sue23

I love my shopping trolley it goes everywhere with me .must admit my son walks behind or in front but not with me when I take mine out,mine is a granny tartan one from the charity shop ,I do not care what people think and comes in handy people move out of your way so to avoid being rammed in the ankles if I am trundling along on market day in Skipton.

exlibris

I had one years ago in the 70's. The frame is still in operation as a carrier for water bottles when we go out in the caravan. Saves paying £50 for the bespoke thing and the bottles were about £10!

As above I have now got a new one which I am re-learning to use.

jinky67

I have a *bright* blue one I got from Lidls last year
only problem is it doesnt have a drawstring so cant pack it too full!

Badger_Lady

Caterina wrote: »

Check this link for really fancy trolleys: http://www.rolser.co.uk/30800/info.php?p=1&pno=0

Caterina

Blimey... they do look good, but they'd better be damn good quality at those prices!

lilac_lady

I think they're a great idea. I used to have one in the 70s as I couldn't drive then and had a really bad back. It was one of the tartan ones that grannies used but I didn't care. If I didn't drive I'd buy another one. It's such a relief not to have to carry heavy shopping. Who cares whether others think it's "uncool". I'm so uncool I bet I'm fashionable!

Poppycat

Boyes stores sell them. I think they are a good idea its just the stigma of using one, as everyone thinks your a pensioner, but they do look useful and certainly help carrying heavy loads

Heres a fancy one for stairs

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SHOPPING-TROLLEY-GREAT-FOR-THE-ELDERLY-CLIMBS-STAIRS_W0QQitemZ370034077740QQihZ024QQcategoryZ67589QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

anonymousie

I have a Sholley and I'm not old!!
Wouldn't be without it.
Live 10mins from the shops, but I can't carry 2 or 3x6pts milk plus everything else, even for a "top up shop" for 5 or us, could you??

Also useful for the home bargains haul of 18 cans of coke- again you'd not want to carry that far, would you!

earthmother

I'm 32, and have used one regularly for over 2 years now, but had them on and off since eldest was born almost 7 years ago.

I had the foldaway fabric one - that broke, and was a pain to pull anyway as the load was always shifting. So then I got a wire-framed tartan job - it was OK, but couldn't handle a lot of weight (another 5 person house here with an appetite for milk) and the wheels were too small to run smoothly or handle kerbs.

I tried one of the boxes on wheels - again, the wheels were too small - and the handle too short (although maybe the fact that I'm 5'11 is the reason there).

The one I have now, which is still going strong after more than 2 years, was a Lidl £3.99 special - tubular frame, big chunky wheels that take anything in their stride and a good handle height - looks very similar to the picture in post #39, except mine isn't drawstring or triple wheeled. Don't know what I'll do if it ever gives up the ghost, but I'll definitely replace it.