interesting phenomenon

Ellis Kinney

Well-known Member

Location

Northern Ky. 30 miles Southeast of Cincinnati

• Dec 7, 2023

• #1

Went to Rural King on Tuesday (a large farm store) and picked out my shopping cart. As I started down aisle #1 I noticed that all the wheels were round. I also instantly noted that it had a perfect front end alignment. This is highly unusual and worthy of mentioning. Ellis

 

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Hoofer B

Well-known Member

• Dec 7, 2023

• #2

I had a noisy wheel once at fleet farm on a cart. I went to the WD 40 isle and gave it a squirt when no one was looking. Another time I was looking for one of those bigger flatbed carts and none were to be found. I went out to the parking lot and brought all 5 back in to the store. The manager lady saw me just shook her head. ( They all know me there, as I am a regular and often help people find things ) It could be my retirement gig. LOL Bill

 

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rrlund

Well-known Member

• Dec 7, 2023

• #3

You could be a greeter at Deeremart.

 

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fastfarmall

Well-known Member

• Dec 7, 2023

• #4

They must of got new carts. the week before!

 

Butch(OH)

Well-known Member

• Dec 7, 2023

• #5

Hmmm, so that's why ours has nothing but junk carts? RK is spending all the Capitol improvement money at your store. LOL

 

Butch(OH)

Well-known Member

• Dec 7, 2023

• #6

I was in ours last week and the cashier said we haven't seen you for a while,,,,, it had only been 3 days. Guess I'm in there too much?

 

WI Dan

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Location

Northern Wisconsin, Price County

• Dec 7, 2023

• #7

rather be lucky than good!

 

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Bob Bancroft

Well-known Member

Location

Aurora NY

• Dec 7, 2023

• #8

There are signs now at our grocery store parking lot stating: WHEELS WILL LOCK UP BEYOND THIS POINT.
Smart carts? I wonder how much that cost?

 

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wp6529

Member

• Dec 7, 2023

• #9

Presumably less than the cost of the stolen carts.

 

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1948CaseVAI

Well-known Member

• Dec 7, 2023

• #10

I have seen a 53' trailer and tractor in various large grocery store parking lots from time to time. One time the trailer doors were open and there was activity inside so I snooped closer and found a pretty complete mobile shop inside where two or three guys were overhauling the shopping carts. As needed they got things welded, new casters/bearings, alignment, new plastic handle covers etc. Looked like a pretty godd business to me.

 

DoubleO7

Well-known Member

Location

Crystal River, FL

• Dec 7, 2023

• #11

Do not know if they are now more high tech, but I saw one store maybe ten years ago with some same perimeter limiting gizmo.

So I looked them up. The ones I saw merely had a bent steel bar above one wheel. When you went off premises the bar would drop down and jam the wheel.
That type is this, I am thinking.......

Electronic and magnetic systems are commonly used for this purpose. These security systems make use of an electronic wheel clamp (or boot) attached to the wheel of the cart. The parking lot of your retail store is then fitted with a thin wire, which locks the wheel clamp when a cart passes over it.

 

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bernieinva

Member

• Dec 7, 2023

• #12

Walmart carts are absolutely the worse!

 

RedMF40

Well-known Member

• Dec 7, 2023

• #13

It's a good feeling to get a cart that works. Somewhat related, the local supermarket recently had renovations done. When the store reopened, the floor around the quick checkout was no longer level. If you don't hold onto your cart it'll roll all the way to the exit.
Gerrit

 

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roy prins

Well-known Member

• Dec 7, 2023

• #14

Ellis that is the laugh of the day !! I can relate. My bride and I got a big kick out of that one!!! Thanks!

 

Crazy Horse

Well-known Member

• Dec 7, 2023

• #15

Why not simplify the wheel problem and make them square-shaped instead of round? Problem solved, no need for electronic gadgetry !!! Sometimes there's a solution that is so simple some might think it stupid !!!

 

Goose

Well-known Member

• Dec 7, 2023

• #16

I agree.

Sometimes I go through several before I find one I like.

 

Tgrasher

Well-known Member

Location

South Southern illinois

• Dec 7, 2023

• #17

I try to grab one from the cart return outside so as to give it a test drive before I get into the store.

 

J Hamilton

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Location

Southern Illinois

• Dec 7, 2023

• #18

It's great when you are pushing a fairly heavy cart along just fine and one wheel finds a tiny rock and you come to a screeching halt or it makes a hard turn

 

Tony in SD

Well-known Member

• Dec 7, 2023

• #19

Lets see Walmart and Worst in the same sentence. Got it!

 

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2x4

Well-known Member

• Dec 8, 2023

• #20

one grocery had a sloping parking lot & carts frequently got away & went rampaging down the slope. Once I saw a cart freewheeling downhill & it hit the side f a parked car. The cart hit & jumped straight up 3 feet, came down & hit the car again.