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This shopping trolley is slightly sturdier than your usual trolley, with big thick wheels.
Once you've finished your big shop, you simply attatch it to the back of your car (using a special attatchment that is trapped under the boot lid for those without tow bars), and drive home towing you shopping
behind you.
When you are done, simply drive back to the shop to return the trolley and reclaim your (presumably quite big) deposit.
Some kind of retractable cover will prevent your shopping blowing away, and a large dry wipe board on the back will allow you to personalise it with your number plate.
Not much use, I know, for a loaf of bread and some loo roll, but would be handy if you bought alot more than your boot could hold (in my case 2 loaves of bread is pushing it in the back of a mini!) or if you shop somewhere like IKEA or Costco.
Just a thought.
http://www.harborfr...af?itemnumber=34313
[half, Jan 25 2006]
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When I worked in a retail store there would always be some schmuck who bought a big ticket item like a swing set or a jungle gym and he happened to be driving a 2 seater sports car. Apparently it didnt occur to them that the box would be about as big as the item itself so having the option to put a deposit on a trailer (or a "trolley" as the author put it) to take it home. I remember some 25 years ago when the Hechinger company (equivalent to Home Depot or Lowes) actually loaned out trailers to customers who needed to take home large items or large quantities. |
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Don't really see the similarities between this idea and either of those links...
In fact, the second one is just a little bizzare! |
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This isn't just a trailer, it's lightweight and you can push it round the shops to put your shopping in... just like a shopping trolley.
And the link about the ice cream van does not show that this idea is baked, it's completely different. |
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Once it's full of stuff, it will be heavy enough... if not, i have no objections to adding sand for ballast. |
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It would not have to be that sturdy. Look at some of the lightweight motorcycle trailers out there. |
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Also the "take home trolley" would not have to be the same as the "roll around the store" buggy. During the paying and bagging process everything comes out of the buggy anyway, so loading it into a different, slightly sturdier, trailer would do the trick. |
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Yes. Great, you did it. I hate the 10 trips from car to house with all the poorly bagged groceries (kids these days...). |
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Screw the road legality. Get the laws changed to include an exemption, the cart is narrow and short (front to back, ie opposite of long), so it won't obscure most lights (sorry about your mini, whoever that was) and the only thing you'll need is some wheelbarrow pneumatic wheels for the rear. The front will be off the ground. Heavy shmeavy. As long as the load is well tarped in, it ain't going anywhere. Not recommended for eggs. |
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Great idea, I also like the fact that if this really had to take off, it would (in general) reduce the amount of boot space required in a car -- lowering production costs and making more space for other things. :) |
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I recently thought about a system similar to that used for ambulance stretchers; the wheels fold up as the trolley is pushed into the car. Cars could have a standard trolley bay to take a standard trolley. |
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