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  1. 1st October 2018, 04:37 PM #51
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    Quote Originally Posted by DeanoH View Post

    How many 'trolley collectors' no longer have a job because of this system ? In the past kids earning a quid after school, low income people including pensioners and those of limited abilities have been able to work collecting trolleys. These people are at the low end of the scale and have now been further disadvantaged because the supermarkets won't effectively manage their assets. This system has only recently come into my area. The supermarkets colluded with the shire to implement this system in unison so that the customer couldn't protest by shopping at the next supermarket. I reckon it's wrong.

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    Around here the trolley collectors are all from the sub-continent (like the taxi drivers) and probably on 457 or student visas.
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    The coin trolley return was introduced to Australian over 20 years ago. Was working for one of the trolley manufactures at the time. Reason was the high cost of the trolley replacement. Adding this changed people’s behaviour so they returned the trolley to a collection point not just letting it go until it crashed into something or ditching somewhere on way home. You would perhaps be surprised how many baskets are taken home from the supermarket.

    In U.K. have started to only use where there is a problem and to remove the coin devise where pinching trolleys is not such an issue. The areas this is a problem are not always where you might think.
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    Our local Dan Murphys gave up on the coin trolleys long ago and now a staff member goes out and collects them. They just leave them all unlocked now.
    Trolleys everywhere seem to be collected by refugee types in all other shopping centres, a job our own kids did after school not so many years ago.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 3toes View Post
    The coin trolley return was introduced to Australian over 20 years ago. Was working for one of the trolley manufactures at the time. Reason was the high cost of the trolley replacement. Adding this changed people’s behaviour so they returned the trolley to a collection point not just letting it go until it crashed into something or ditching somewhere on way home. You would perhaps be surprised how many baskets are taken home from the supermarket.

    In U.K. have started to only use where there is a problem and to remove the coin devise where pinching trolleys is not such an issue. The areas this is a problem are not always where you might think.
    It didn't appear to bother these yobs. 500? YIKES!


    An incredible 500 supermarket trolleys found off SA pier
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    One of the funniest ones is 2 trolleys welded together as a recreational cray pot in WA, being hauled aboard a REAL Fisheries boat. Not a new clip.

    Trolleys cost $500+ each. Freshwater fish work I do means I get to see heaps of trolleys in really weird places, miles away from any supermarket.

    One supermarket mega brand has trolleys with welded castors, one has bolted castors. Not going to tell you the nut size. Pretty good castors too.

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    A few years ago on every second Thursday (Age Pension Day) a shopping trolley would be abandoned at the corner of Agnew St. and Kensington Tce. Seven Hills. Now full marks to the oldie who pushed it there as it is a long uphill push from any supermarket in the district at Cannon Hill, Coorparoo, Carindale, Morningside. Not seen for some time now so I suppose the oldie has moved or passed away. Probably a heart attack from pushing a wonky wheel trolley uphill.

    A rented house in Abbot St. New Farm had a line-up of trolleys under the front steps. The denizens obviously pushed their baked beans home in a new trolley each time they went to Coles.
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    Maybe the police could charge those with trolleys well away from the shops with theft?

    I've seen people take trolleys on board trains.

    I like the trolleys that lock the wheels when attempting to take them beyond the carpark.
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