What's with these parents taking massive trolleys when they go out for a day with preschool kids?

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Is it something that we didn't know that we didn't have back in the day when we all just seemed to manage or are they unnecessary for lazy kids?
they seem to have bloody fans attached them as well

I don’t disagree with the stepping backwards part in theory but they are more of a trip hazard. Partly is to do with the height. If you step back into a pram or buggy they tend to be higher (especially prams). So you bump into it rather than trip over it. The same way you’d likely trip over a low footstool but would only bump into a high bar stool. Secondly people tend to pull carts behind them rather than push in front of them. So the person in control of the cart cannot see what is going on behind them when they stop. Someone with a buggy or pram would be more likely to notice someone taking a photo and may anticipate they might step back so would choose to move 3 paces further on before stopping. The person with the buggy tends to be closer to the buggy as well as the handles aren’t as long as a cart.

As I said I don’t disagree that people should be more careful when stepping backwards. But at a place like Disney every competent adult should be more careful. Instead of a capable adult man who stepped back it could have been an adult with special needs who isn’t as aware of what he’s doing. Yes his carers should be keeping an eye on him but you can’t always stop someone simply stepping backwards. Which is why EVERYONE who is capable should be more aware of their surroundings in busy places. This includes stepping backwards and also where you are “parking” a massive cart.

What you mean like a beach/festival trolley or similar? I saw hundreds of people with them at the Hampton Court Flower show and that must have been eight years ago now.

Is it only awful and terrible when parents try and make their lives easier and ok for boomers to use them?

They’re everywhere in my area! I think generally they’re a good idea but also there’s a time and place, really.

We went to the swimming pool the other day and a lady had a massive one with her wheeling it around and taking up a lot of room, I thought she’d have like 5 kids but then she wheeled out with 2 and they weren’t even particularly little - primary aged. I’m not convinced there was any need to take all that when each one could be carrying a backpack and a towel.

Our climate is generally appalling, we have to make the most of the opportunity to go outside when it’s pleasant.

Unless it’s a really hot day, it’s perfectly ok to be out in the midday sun in the UK in summer - yes with suncream and a hat or whatever, but there’s no need to be in the shade all the time.

I bought one after seeing them in Germany. Germans bring them to the park or zoo etc during the summer. You can even rent wooden versions at the zoo

I had three kids under five so found it brilliant. Mine had a sun shade, rain cover, straps and a handle to push as well as pull.

You could even get a cooler for them for bottles It was so handy for beach paraphernalia and tired kids, or for large zoos and parks. They’re all grown up, so it’s used in the garden now.

People used to ask me about them all the time as they weren’t available in Ireland back then. I loved mine

It it happened on sunday at a busy town fayre on the green....definitely not london.

Why is it so hard to believe? They're big bulky things that are dragged behind you, if you use them in a crowded place then clipping is quite easy

I think they’re brilliant. They were just starting to become popular when mine were around 9/10, so we didn’t get one, but we would have done if they had been younger. I’ve also see people use them at festivals to cart their tent etc to their campsite.

We have one and it was a godsend when our youngest was preschool aged; he was too grown up for a pushchair but still got tired little legs. We use it for beach days now. It is just a bog standard trolley, not one of those massive ones with shades and seats etc.

Mines 32 and I remember them on beach holidays
Some poor soul draaaaging them piled with crap and children across the beach, back breaking

Personally I think they are overrated and we just made ours walk , they got used to it, carried their own stuff and slept like tops

They are banned. The wagons are useful for a lot of occasions but pulling them through a crowded theme park? Nope. They are also banned on cruises.

Don't they just dig into sand and become difficult to manoeuvre?
I imagine great at events on grass, but not sure about beach.

I'd have definitely liked it for country shows when mine were little. I'm actually now tempted with my lazy arsed dog who decides she doesn't want to walk! 🤔😂

Can’t wait to get one once we no longer need a pushchair. I’ll definitely be getting one for next Summer. They look great!

It can be tough (good workout for us!) but can drag it across sand easily enough!

They’re popular in the US I’ve seen vids with kids up to age 10 in them. I don’t think they look very practical though. Wouldn’t want to push one up or down a hill with 4 kids in. As a non driver my kids have never moaned about walking and sleep well. They have autism and ADHD so needed the exercise.

I also think if they were a thing in the uk when I was a child I would have felt embarrassed if I was seen by someone from school.

Perfect for lugging stuff and small children around. We got one for taking party stuff last year and it’s been used for moving stuff since. It’s very versatile. We are going camping at the end of summer near a beach and we plan to bring it. Also likely to come to Disneyland with us next year. I think it’s better than a pram and can be used for other purposes.

Don't they just dig into sand and become difficult to manoeuvre?

Not if you fasten it to a quad bike, which someone will cotton onto sooner or later I'm sure. Much fun to be had.

I have seen one being pulled by a mobility scooter.

“Back in my day!…”

Do bore off 🥱

It’s a new thing, doesn’t mean it’s not useful. It wasn’t even really a thing with my eldest, it’s been in the last 8 years or so?

They are great for beach days, days to the zoo etc - when my youngest was 4 it was great for tired legs. He wouldn’t sit in a buggy by then. I don’t find myself taking useless stuff, I just find that I enjoy the day more without lugging heavy bags.

I’d double check the rules for Disney. I know some parks have banned things like that but I don’t know if it’s all of them.

In the UK I’ve not seen kids older than 5 in them. I own one and I’ve seen a lot of them on days out.

My daughters were little if we were going on a day out I would sometimes take the pushchair, even if they were a bit too old for it. Handy for all their paraphernalia and naps. OP you're being grumpy, I blame the heat, I'm grumpy too. I would get one if my children were young.

Usually we would overtake some poor soul struggling away, we be in the car and away way before they had reached the car park!

People also use them as day to day pushchairs around here. Also see this a lot in America.

Its a typical man thing this. They just barge past and step backwards never checking to see whats behind them. Women dont generally do this. I regularly have to say watch where you're going before a man knocks me over. One reversed on me after an operation once when I was on crutches and sent me flying.

I'd put Morrisons tiny shopping carts for kids in this category too. They're cute but come on.