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As you can see it's shiny new and still has its packaging on it. It's was so smooth and quiet!

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[–] [email protected] 85 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

This is hilarious. Can't believe I've never seen it before!

[–] Stovetop 33 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Brand new and already has rust. Classic.

[–] kn33 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if they know that spot is prone to rust so that's actually grease to help prevent it.

[–] LifeOfChance 2 points 10 months ago

That's a great thought however this specfic cart had a couple small spots of rust the one pictured is the worst. It's winter here which is pretty rough on these.

[–] LifeOfChance 2 points 10 months ago

In fairness this probably sat outside for 6m waiting to be put together. It's also winter here so it'll speed it up.

[–] AquaTofana 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

OPs reaction is how I envision my parents reacted to my birth:

"Oh she's so shiny and new and still has the packaging on! She's so smooth and quiet!"

Little did they know the busted, loud, dirty ho I would one day become.

[–] toynbee 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

My parents would say: "oh, you were so cute. [pause] What happened?"

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] CodyCannoli 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Steal it...? No no no, I'm not a criminal

[–] thesporkeffect 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Permanently

[–] LifeOfChance 2 points 10 months ago

Far to much work in the middle of a massive ice storm

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Walmart carts are always shit because they use those power pushers to bring them in from the lot, which invariably tweaks the frame and wheel alignment.

[–] Zahille7 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I mean are you gonna go get the whole row yourself, especially when you need to get like fifty in the thing at a time?

I used to do carts at a Sam's Club. Tbh I kinda liked it; easy job, got me moving and outside, and we got free Gatorade and such (they provided water and sunscreen as well). On busy days that garage full of carts could be empty in minutes, so it was just a constant flow of bringing them back in when we were out.

Also I remember the time we got a whole shipment of brand new carts. That was an exciting day, even just bringing them out and around from the dock.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

I did the same for Kroger, except we were given rope to tie them all together cause someone broke the cart thing

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why does it matter it a person pushes it or a machine?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

With a power pusher, you don't get the feedback when something is binding, and the machine just keeps pushing. And you can push a huge line of carts, which causes a great amount of pressure on the ones closest to the pusher, because the load of all the carts ahead is carried on the ones behind.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

Quick, help it make its migration to the river to reproduce!

[–] BleatingZombie 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This makes me uncomfortable. Can you bend the wheels a little to make it better?

[–] LifeOfChance 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

My little ones reaction was "I miss the bumps they felt funny" lol

[–] BleatingZombie 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Haha. Fun, rhythmic ride that's so bumpy it's almost like a roller coaster vs no stimuli grocery shopping

I'm on their side 100% 2/10. Would not sit in basket

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

It’s vintage!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Do all 4 wheels spin? NA is waaay behind when it comes to shopping cart tech.

[–] Lawnman23 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

IKEA carts do that. I both love it and hate it sometimes.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago

Gotta do the old cart spin, the wife hates it because I’m “knocking over children and old people”, but nothing beats seeing that KALLAX do the ol’ 800 gon spinaroo :italian_hand:

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

I hate it. I almost never want my cart to go sideways and it takes so much effort to keep the thing rolling straight.

[–] ccunning 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Carts with four swiveling casters are so much harder to steer. Rigid rear and swivel front is the better configuration.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Some are not yet ready to ascend to the glory of omnidirectional movement.

[–] agent_flounder 3 points 10 months ago

I guess they're good for a core workout?

[–] DrCake 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

At Costco in the UK they have them like this one where the back wheels don’t spin and it’s infuriating. The technology exists, use it

[–] cosmicrookie 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A guess is that the ones that dont turn, are meant to go on escallators (or whatever you call those escalator ramps).

The wheel rims slot into the escalator surface and stops them from rolling, like brakes. If the wheels could turn, there mayde is a higher risk of them not stopping on the ramps

[–] grue 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No, Ikea carts have both four-wheel swiveling and can go on the travellator.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Did you do the push and ride?

[–] LifeOfChance 3 points 10 months ago

Push test I did but I'm the guy you see videos of when the cart decides it wants to play rodeo lol

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

All this time and making the front page was this easy!?

[–] LifeOfChance 5 points 10 months ago

It's a new site man not reddit where this would have died. It's something that is by all definition mildly interesting ESPECIALLY to those of us past our kinder ages.

[–] NegativeLookBehind 7 points 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Jackass crew: So, we took that as a challenge.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This just looks like a normal shopping cart?

[–] LifeOfChance 5 points 10 months ago

Walmart Carts infamously have 3 kinda working wheels and 1 that likes to just do its own thing. This bad boy had 4 wheels working flawlessly not needing to be forced in any direction.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

just recently read how much those cost and damn, you really got a treat today

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)
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