Coin locks and supermarket trolleys
Jul. 10th, 2014 02:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
andrewduckerBBC article here, talking about Morrisons removing all of the coin locks on their trolleys.
And I have mixed feelings. Because it is a pain having to ensure you have a pound coin with you whenever you go shopping*. And I don't like being treated as if I'm going to steal a trolley.
On the other hand, I do remember when they first came in, and we went from never being able to find a small trolley, to suddenly there being a load of them available at all times...
*Or constantly carrying a thing which is the same shape as one. and also seems to always cost £1.
And I have mixed feelings. Because it is a pain having to ensure you have a pound coin with you whenever you go shopping*. And I don't like being treated as if I'm going to steal a trolley.
On the other hand, I do remember when they first came in, and we went from never being able to find a small trolley, to suddenly there being a load of them available at all times...
*Or constantly carrying a thing which is the same shape as one. and also seems to always cost £1.
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Date: 2014-07-10 02:15 pm (UTC)Can't stand them, but I've lived in areas where theft was common and you'd find them dumped everywhere, I've no clue why Brighouse doesn't seem to have the problem other areas I've lived in do.
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Date: 2014-07-10 09:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-07-12 02:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-07-12 02:56 pm (UTC)But I did used to bump into them on the side of the road near Sainsbury's here.