To mess with abandoned trollies?

[Dannii689]

I cannot stand abandoned shopping trollies in supermarkets...as a wheelchair user I find it difficult enough to navigate the aisles when it's busy etc, without people's carts lying in the way. I tend to react passive aggressively to this, and either hide their trollies or add lots of items to them. It is a way of venting to me. If I get pulled up by said trolley abandoner, I usually remind them that trollies have wheels and can go where they go too.

I have never had anything added to my trolley. I did once turn to get pasta and some cheeky shit was rooting through the reduced meat and muffins that I had picked up!

It must be shit for those with mobility issues to navigate in busy supermarkets , especially when trolleys are just left blocking aisles, people have moved others trolleys and added things too which they then need to try and remove or bother staff to remove. Shove the trolley out of the way, hell say something but take on board how you may also be causing people with mobility issues grief.

And to the poster who said the OP needed compassion because they were disabled - why? The OP has no respect for others so why should others afford respect for them? Respect is earned.

I was being sarcastic I’m disabled and have left my trolley before due to it. OP would’ve made my day more difficult by being a total knob

I feel sorry for the poor mum who had to abandon her trolley to take her pre-schooler for an emergency toilet dash - only to find it had disappeared on her return (me, many moons ago with DS)
Sometimes there is a reason.

Is this a wind up? (If it is it is not funny at all) Assuming it's not - I have a severe bowel issue which means on occasion I have to make a bit of a mad dash to the toilets. I do not leave my trolley in the middle of the aisle but as PP have said occasionally there are reasons.

Gosh, what a dick. I'm a wheelchair user and if there is a trolley in my way, I just move it to one side. How bizarre that you'd have the time and make the effort to hide it or put things in it. Are you 12?

Fair enough to those having an emergency, I usually find those trollies are parked with consideration, the ones I mean are just strewn about like the person pushing them was raptured suddenly mid-shop. Enjoying the responses though. 😂

To be fair, I do always tuck mine to one side. Still think it’s a bit harsh though OP!

mobility issues, eh? Cute.

you have completely lost me there. Being a twat and proud of it, you have exactly the same attitude and mindset as people abusing blue badge spaces and so on, well done.

And how does one know the difference between a trolley left for good reason, and one not? Or know whether the owner left it considerately, but someone else has shoved it?

My elderly Nan has reached a stage where her mobility is affected and finds pushing a heavy trolley increasingly tricky, to specially turning it right round to go back the other way, but her independence is important to her and she wants to keep hold of it as long as possible. Finding her trolley disappeared, or finding someone had added lots of stuff to it (which she either wouldn’t notice until she was at the till, or would co fuse her) would really make her fret and worry, and chip away at those last remaining bits of independence she has.

But that’s just cute, right?

I can't believe how snug and delighted op and many others are for doing this!

My gran has mobility issues herself and often needs to shuffle along the aisles to get something from bottom or top shelves with staff help if one of us isn't availabile to take her. She "parks' the trolley at the ends to find a staff member to help if she can't manage.

I'm sorry if people are blocking your route because that's crap, but "abandoned" trolleys may be Parked as considerately as possible while the user gets help. I've told gran to leave her trolley on the ends out of the way myself before!

Why would you try and make other people's lives a bit more of a struggle then be so gleefully delighted?!

If there's a blocking trolley stopping you moving through that's not on, but get a member of staff in, or tell the owner if they arrive back, Don't do what you're doing please.

My gran would be terribly upset to find she has to go walking around to get her trolley because you've moved it on purpose!

To the Posters who are upset and disturbed by this please don't be. The OP is obviously not disabled (or they would not have made the comments they have) and is just here to wind folk up - which when you think about it is rather sad if this is all they have in their life.

Wow your update makes you spund really goady and unpleasant.

You need a better hobby.

sound damn autocorrect

As op mentioned, I also sometimes abandon my trolley - although try to leave it in a place that doesn't bother anyone, to take DCs to the toilet in urgent circumstances. I've also left it temporarily for other reasons including having to rush off to vomit when pregnant and also when suffering early stages of migraine. In all these situations if done one had moved it, I really wouldn't have found it funny. But would I have liked extra stuff added, which I probably wouldn't have noticed and would therefore have to pay for.

But funny OP. Why do you think people abandon trolleys? It's rarely for something avoidable

More annoying are the people seeming surgically attached to their trolley, with them and the trolley diagonally blocking a whole aisle... fed up with saying 'excuse me' to idiots like this, so just move their trolley aside, with them attached.

Trying again cos of typo's!!

As PP mentioned, I also sometimes abandon my trolley (although try to leave it in a place that doesn't bother anyone), to take DCs to the toilet in urgent circumstances. I've also left it temporarily for other reasons including having to rush off to vomit when pregnant, and also when suffering early stages of migraine (again usually to vomit). In all these situations if someone had moved it, on my return (feeling either harassed or I'll), I really wouldn't have found it funny. Also, if extra stuff had been added to said trolley, I probably wouldn't have noticed (feeling so ill or stressed or pre-occupied with DC), and would therefore have to pay for items I didn't want.

Not funny OP. Why do you think people abandon trolleys? It's rarely for something avoidable

I "abandon" my trolley and I'd be mighty pissed off if someone messed with it.
If I have forgotten something or want to get a single item from a busy aisle, I'll leave my trolley behind. It's always parked neatly.

I'm sure you think you're being clever but messing with other people's shopping is twattish behaviour

I understand that those trolleys are in you way OP and some will have been carelessly ‘abandoned’ and yes people should be more considerate. But have you considered that your actions may cause difficulty to others too? Not all disabilities are visible, and you don’t know how not being able to find a trolley or finding extra items in a trolley might affect someone. You are equally as thoughtless

Mobility issues are not cute! What a horrible thing to say! My mum struggles with turning, so if she's not using her wheelchair she would struggle to turn around, she also can't push when it's heavy or if it has dodgy wheels. Can't believe a apparent wheelchair user would be so callous about people with other disabilities.

Of course you’re enjoying the responses, OP, because you lead a sad and lonely bitter life where you fuck with people to try and make you feel better about yourself.

If you're able enough hide them and add things too them, surely it would be easier to just move them to one side and get on with your own shopping? You sound very bitter and spiteful.

I always move trollies that are left in the way too. Just push them to the side or end of the aisle.

I see lots of people dragging them along one handed behind them too. So they then just swing about in any old direction. Weird.

Flippy, I really hope so. This is too depressing to read on the Mother's day Sunday, when a lot of people are thinking of their elderly mothers.

I think you are ridiculous.
If it's packed I'll leave my trolley, walk and pick up food. I can always see my trolley and quite frankly push it to the side rather than add to the medley of trolleys already gathered around where I need to be.
I'd rather this than block isle s just standing there picking things Up then putting them Down.
Nobody Has ever put random things in my trolley and if they did I would either throw them on a random shelf or leave them at the checkout to defrost.
This causes the staff problems and all the frozen stuff is paid for by shoppers, so stop doing it.
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