Damage caused by shopping trolley in a car park
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I dread going shopping at the big supermarkets such as Tesco where they don’t operate a deposit system. You know the one where you have to pay a £1 to use the trolley. Sometimes you need to go and buy a token but the idea is still the same. |
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You might be asking yourself, why is it such an issue for me? Well, it’s the lazy gits who don’t put their trolleys back that cause me to loose my temper. How many trolley scratches has your car received recently because of some idiot just leaving their trolley in the car park? This is a real problem when it’s a windy day or there is a slope. It basically means the thing is just free to just bounce from car to car wherever the wind or gradient may take it. |
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It’s just selfish and irresponsible behaviour leaving them there like that. For goodness sake just take it back and park it in the bay where it’s supposed to be left! There’s another thing that the deposit system could help to put a stop to. People who steal supermarket trolleys and then dump them in the street or in a nearby river. How many times have we seen that? I’m sure they’d soon quit if it cost a pound every time they wanted to push their drunken mates up the road in one. |
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I went out this morning to discover some fart-wit had dumped a B&Q trolley outside my gate. Rang the local police only to be told they don't deal with shopping trolleys, its a council issue. Rang the council to be told they dont deal with missing trolleys and if B&Q wants it back, they get it themselves. B&Q said they can retrieve it only when they are in the area, and could I leave it outside in the street for them to collect in the next few days? Errm NO. I leave it outside and the local chavs have a field day before leaving it on the dashboard of some poor sods car via the windscreen.
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Sick of chav-infested Britain - 19-Apr-11 08:05
Most if not all trolley return bays have a little bump (like a small speed ramp) at the edge to stop trolleys escaping, should they work free from the 'stack' of other trolleys. It doesn't take much to ensure the rear wheels are fully in the trolley bay before going back to one's car.
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The reason why car drivers abandon their trolleys, cos, as far as ther concerned, they have finished with them.
Once they let go of it, its not their responsiility anymore.
The public clearly need educating.
Once they let go of it, its not their responsiility anymore.
The public clearly need educating.
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You forgot to mention those tools who leave their trolley right in the middle of one the few remaining parking spots in the car park. You have to stop and get out to remove the thing before you can park in the bay.
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Good job Zaichornok!
People like you whine when I make sure my trolleys are left away from the bin where they can't roll into your parked cars.
People like you whine when I make sure my trolleys are left in the bin, only to roll into your parked cars.
Damned if I do, damned if I don't!
Stop whining.
People like you whine when I make sure my trolleys are left away from the bin where they can't roll into your parked cars.
People like you whine when I make sure my trolleys are left in the bin, only to roll into your parked cars.
Damned if I do, damned if I don't!
Stop whining.
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If you put your trolley back then watch it roll away - people will whine. get used to it.
It is our responsibility as considerate and sensible shoppers to manage our trolley from start to end. If the trolley doesn't fit in the bay, it is your duty to your fellow shoppers and parkers to find a safe place where it will stay. If you don't bother, who will?
Wake up plonkers, and stop blaming the tools or someone else.
It is our responsibility as considerate and sensible shoppers to manage our trolley from start to end. If the trolley doesn't fit in the bay, it is your duty to your fellow shoppers and parkers to find a safe place where it will stay. If you don't bother, who will?
Wake up plonkers, and stop blaming the tools or someone else.
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I can't stand when people whine that I don't leave my trolley in the trolley return.
These trolley returns cannot hold the trolleys properly! Every time I drop one off, no matter how secure it is placed in the gate, it always comes rolling out One time I had a trolley escape from the bin, it sped all the way across the parking lot and hit somebody's car.
These things are unreliable. Besides, the workers would save so much time collecting these trolleys next to the front door, instead of all the way across the parking lot.
These trolley returns cannot hold the trolleys properly! Every time I drop one off, no matter how secure it is placed in the gate, it always comes rolling out One time I had a trolley escape from the bin, it sped all the way across the parking lot and hit somebody's car.
These things are unreliable. Besides, the workers would save so much time collecting these trolleys next to the front door, instead of all the way across the parking lot.
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Yep. I've seen that too. People are so selfish. They should fine the drivers, and the trolley abanoneers along with the plonkers who can't use the self service checkouts inside. People only seem to understand money - nothing else - so fine them.
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Hi All,
I work for tesco on the trollys I recently moved to this after 9 years instore and I thought I had seen all the stupid things drivers could do but since joining the trolly side of things wow my eyes have been opened big time. You would thing that wearing a reflective dayglow jacket would help drivers notice you never mind the train of 15 trollys ahead I get drivers looking straight at me knowing I cant stop quickly and still pull out infront of me then give me a dirty look also pick up piont means that for picking up not to get as close to the store as possible everyone is so impatient and in too much of a rush as for people ditching trollys and hitting cars they can be 2feet away from the bay and still walk away all ages from young to old
I work for tesco on the trollys I recently moved to this after 9 years instore and I thought I had seen all the stupid things drivers could do but since joining the trolly side of things wow my eyes have been opened big time. You would thing that wearing a reflective dayglow jacket would help drivers notice you never mind the train of 15 trollys ahead I get drivers looking straight at me knowing I cant stop quickly and still pull out infront of me then give me a dirty look also pick up piont means that for picking up not to get as close to the store as possible everyone is so impatient and in too much of a rush as for people ditching trollys and hitting cars they can be 2feet away from the bay and still walk away all ages from young to old
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I have stopped shopping at Aldi as even if you do shop at the store they think you are fair game and can be clamped and charged £60. If you thought I was there for hours it was only 20 minutes and the main thing I did was go to a hole in the wall to get some money to do my shopping. I have been trying for three months with to get my money back with no luck.
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clampingtheft - 13-Feb-10 22:52
on moving to my flat...which has a large garden...i discovered an asda trolley...i told them 3 or 4 times.. but despite promises to remove it.."as they are expensive" ......nothing happened. ok
its only been 18 months.lol.. now I have wriiten to the MD.,on my last visit in July I warned them I would charge for storage,,,now ive given them 10 days or face additional disposal costs over the £50 so far. !!! watch this space!
its only been 18 months.lol.. now I have wriiten to the MD.,on my last visit in July I warned them I would charge for storage,,,now ive given them 10 days or face additional disposal costs over the £50 so far. !!! watch this space!
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It's "LOSE" your temper, not "LOOSE" your temper. Why can nobody in this country spell it correctly??? Now there's a gripe I should be posting....!
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In France, you had to pay a franc, now a euro to use the trolleys- great idea, meant there wern't any lying around.
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I am mechanical engineering student who also finds the catering of trolleys about the car park very irritating due to the same reason of cars being scratched by the trolleys, I am currently doing a project, my project is about having a brake system on the trolley which will stop the trolleys straying about even when left unattended. Just as a research, do you think having a trolley with a lever brake system that will stop the trolleys straying would be useful? If so can you email me your opinions or comments to peedi_c@hotmail.com. Thank you. I would really appreciate your opinions and comments.
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I am mechanical engineering student who also finds the catering of trolleys about the car park very irritating due to the same reason of cars being scratched by the trolleys, I am currently doing a project, my project is about having a brake system on the trolley which will stop the trolleys straying about even when left unattended. Just as a research, do you think having a trolley with a lever brake system that will stop the trolleys straying would be useful? If so can you email me your opinions or comments to peedi_c@hotmail.com. Thank you. I would really appreciate your opinions and comments.
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FYI Tesco also have a company, who retreive their trolleys from rivers or streets, called TCS (01392882210)
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we found three shoping trollys in the creek wat do we do?
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Sounds a bit harsh Darren. After all, you are not vandalising the trolley, just cashing in on someone else's laziness or forgetfulness.
I would personally think that the police are wrong - who is going to profit from the £1 left in the trolley if not you or another passer by? Why, Tesco of course.
Perhaps you could take the trolley back to Tesco for them, thus earning the £1?
I would personally think that the police are wrong - who is going to profit from the £1 left in the trolley if not you or another passer by? Why, Tesco of course.
Perhaps you could take the trolley back to Tesco for them, thus earning the £1?
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I have been banned from my local tesco for taking £1 coins out of any shopping trolley that I find abandoned I want an opinion
is it wrong to take a pound coin out of a shopping trolley if I find it abandoned tesco say yes its stealing but how can it be stealing if I take a £1 coin abandoned by someone else my mother and father say no tesco say yes the police say yes and my friends say no so can you please help me
is it wrong to take a pound coin out of a shopping trolley if I find it abandoned tesco say yes its stealing but how can it be stealing if I take a £1 coin abandoned by someone else my mother and father say no tesco say yes the police say yes and my friends say no so can you please help me
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darren hilbert - 4-Aug-08 09:25
Thats there fax number sorry. it should be 01633 892362
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