Pound in trolley

[Khjponti]

Aibu to say sainsburys was the first supermarket to introduce putting £1 in the trolley?

Debating this with work colleague via zoom and I’m sure it was sainsburys!!

This guardian article implies that it was Aldi

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/mar/05/long-read-aldi-discount-supermarket-changed-britain-shopping

Noooooo I’m sure it was Sainsbury

The first one I saw was Kwik Save in the early 90s.

The first Aldi opened in the UK in 1990. But the article that I posted says that putting the pound in the grocery cart is a way that Aldi is different than sainsbury and Waitrose so I assume that seems very did not do it at that time. But I suppose you could try to find out when sainsbury's started doing it.

Sainsbury didn't do it at that time, in April 1990.

No idea but it gives me the absolute rage. I know it's my fault for forgetting one and I know iabu but that doesn't stop me arguing with the air in the trolley bit about how the supermarkets ridiculous lack of trust has now lost them a sale 🤣

First time I saw pounds on trolleys was at Asda in the 80s (proper rough North Manchester one!)

I thought it simply depended on the area and how likely the trolleys were to get robbed in that location.

It's not a personal insult ditected at shoppers. Trolleys that get taken home cost supermarkets money, which you end up paying.

It was a pound in the trolley in Tesco in the late 80s when I lived in London. When I moved North in 1987 I struggled to get my £1 in and it turned out that only a 10p was required.

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I'm sure it was Kwik Save.

They had them in Europe way before that, we went many summers up to 1987 and they were in many many supermarkets then.

Trolly tokens are your friend. I have two always in my purse - one the old round pound coin shape and the other latest pound coin.

I am sure I remember it from when I was a child (80s). Probably a different coin. I think it used to be 20p. The Euro coins started 2000 (?) and wasn’t it meant to be you could use a £1 coin or a €1 coin cos they are the same size ?

Here (SE) it was Asda and Morrison's. I don't recall Sainsbury's ever doing it, but they had those trolley grids to stop you leaving the perimeter.

I use a trolley token on a key ring and am quite nifty in pulling the token out just as it gives so I don't even need to leave the token in the trolley.
Apparently you can use a rounded headed key too.

I remember putting 10p in the trolleys at Bishops in Milton Keynes in the early 1980's.

Continental Europe? Because the uk is Europe

We have a euro we use as a trolley token for this purpose, works in both Sainsbury's and Lidl trolleys.

I don't think I've ever seen them in Sainsbury's trolleys!

Definitely early 90s Tesco had them I remember wishing I would get to keep the pound (my mother was unpredictable) each time I took it back.

What I don't understand is why it's still only £1 - the value of that pound has dropped so much its not the same incentive to return or prevent theft

We don't need a coin here for Tesco, Morrisons or Sainsbury's. Only aldi and Lidl.

It’s so annoying as we never have change!!

@eetee it’s not really about it “costing” £1 - that’s just the size of the slot.
You can use a re usable token instead of a £1 coin, round bit of some types of keys or (allegedly) two 20p pieces glued together.

@Khjponti just get a trolley token. Charity shops always have them. Attach to your keys or put in your purse.