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.

@LittleMe03 have you seen a wheelchair trolley? They don't go alongside you....

Easily amused aren't you OP 😂. What a sad life you must lead...

I genuinely don’t understand. A trolley in your way is a trolley in your way, whether the shopper is with it or not.

If they’re with it, fair enough they’ll be the one to move it out of your way (although personally I find some shoppers are oblivious to the point of questioning whether they’re ignoring me try to get past on purpose), if they’re not with it, just give it a shove out of the way?? Literally WHAT is your problem??

Yesterday I had to momentarily leave my trolley approx 3 ft away from me, tucked to the side, because there was already a lady in front of the tomatoes (which I needed). An older lady came along and basically croquet-ed my trolley halfway up the aisle with hers! It was hilarious, but also accidental as she apologised immediately.

They don't go alongside you....

The OP "suggested" she hid other people's trollies. So meaning she would be dragging it alongside her. Quite the achievement given its so busy said abandoned trollies are impeding her progress.

@blankpieceofpaper mobility issues, eh? Cute. Wouldn't holding onto the trolley whilst going on her merry way keep her upright? Hmm...

Proof that you can be disabled and still be a massive twat.

Why would you even bother?

Im a w/c user and manage to get around trollies ok, if I want something I'll just wait till owner returns. Ok push it a few inches to grab something, but I don't get the whole it's in my path so got to move it elsewhere.

Maybe it's just me, when a relative was in hospital there was a woman newly diagnosed with something, I joked about how it's a shock getting used to being in a w/c, it makes your life easier if you're jovial and jokey over thinking everyone owes you something, as those people give us a bad rep. She even laughed and said you have to try and find the positives.

I remember a guy saying something one day that could have been deemed wrong, but I just joked back at him, life's too short.

I've had people I didn't know stop me and get staff to get me a trolley when I didn't want one. I guess they thought they were being helpful. But I didn't get annoyed at waiting 10 minutes for the docile member of staff to saunter back with a trolley that doesn't even fit my w/c.

Maybe home delivery would be a good option?

I want to say on behalf of w/c users were not all like this and I would never dream of adding a shit ton of condoms to your trolley to be passive aggressive. Not even if someone was really horrid.

@DaisyInTheChain who are you to speak for all wheelchair users? Are we hive mind or something?

No but from experience speaking with others, consensus is being a tit gets you no where and doesn't really achieve anything. Actually now I come to think of it OP could actually get in trouble for her actions.

To the PP saying the staff have to put back whatever is dumped at the checkouts, we call them “left behinds” and fill a trolley with them then fight over who gets to do them because it means we don’t have to sit at a checkout and get to mooch round the shop putting them back

Bishop, I think it's a bit mean to have a dig at Daisy. I find her positive attitude admirable.
We can all be stupid/inconsiderate/selfish, but attitude like that will make decent people feel ashamed and change their ways. Not the attitude like OP's.

@SistersOfPercy

Yes, I am well aware of what a wheelchair trolley looks like.

Op said she would push another abandoned trolley into a different aisle

I tend to react passive aggressively to this, and either hide their trollies or add lots of items to them.

I am guessing from this that if she is hiding them, it must a different aisle from where the shopper left it

I have to leave my trolley at end of aisles because I get pains in back area if i push to much I have sciatica and other conditions

Well I would rather be happy and jovial despite feeling like death, than display my resting birch face and growl about anything that flustered me.

The day I got help, I felt I was being such a burden I forgot the main thing I went in for

They wanted to give this lad a job so he became my personal trolley pusher.

If you suffer any kind of illness, I find it better to smile as it makes others feel good too. Or they might think I'm crazy beans, whichever is fine.

Thank you Irvine too

I had surgery a few years ago after an accident. It left me with mobility issues and in constant pain. Shopping took me hours as I walked so slow. If I needed to use a trolley I would have to stop and leave it to get what I needed, as pushing it constantly put strain on my abdomen. So yeah,

Right well I do have an issue with someone wishing to speak for an entire group of people.

It's a turn of phrase, people do it all the time. If I was being on here saying I'd been treated horribly by a HCP and another apologised on behalf of HCPs or a dog owner apologised as a dog owner for shit being on the ground I wouldn't respond with 'well you can't speak for all of them'.

It's not meant to be taken literally.

Bishop I think Daisy was using a turn of phrase rather than assuming the role of spokesperson for all wheelchair users.
I actually found their post quite reassuring as I would hate to think of someone (OP)making my elderly DF's shopping trip, when he manages to buggers off get out on his own, more difficult than it is, by hiding things in his trolley, he would be quite anxious/flustered if he found it at the checkout and his mobility puts him at risk of falling so hiding his trolley would be a particularly cunty thing to do as the extra walking to find trolley/ increased anxiety and confusion would make him more likely to fall.

Cross post re turn of phrase LoveEric

OP Spreading sunshine wherever you go 🙄
Grow up!
If I need to go back, in an aisle where most are going in the same direction, it’s easier for everyone if I go back without the trolley.
I think if I caught anyone putting things in my trolley I might throw it at them.
So stupidly pathetic.

Daisy - hi, you ARE adding to the sum total of positive vibes.☀️
Thank you!

If everyone did this meaning all the randomly placed shopping was dumped all over the place when people noticed then it would.lead to an increase in waste if fresh produce or an increase in staff to return items. Which pushes the price of shopping up.

I see it must be a problem. Why not ask the supermarket to put a sticker on the trolley asking them not to.abandon in middle of aisle.and to pop.it to the side. Or a poster. Or make your own.wee notes and.pop.them.on.peoplea trolleys.

You aren't getting your message across. People just think your a trolley moving prankster