[Blindtlk] Shopping trolley

[Michelle Medina]

Ok, apparently I can't write. That should have read "Shopping Trolley". Lol.
Michelle

On 8/18/09, Michelle Medina <michellem86 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Pardon my ignorance please, but I'm assuming a shopping is like a
> shopping cart you'd find at Walmart or where ever?
> If so, where did you get yours? I'd like to have one, sounds like it'd
> be benificial to me, & would work since I am only 5 ft. tall. Lol.
> Except for one with a lining so I won't have the problem you've had
> with things falling out of it.
> Thank you,
> Michelle
>
> On 8/18/09, T. Joseph Carter <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have this metal folding shopping trolley that I've used for a
>> couple of years now, and its wheels are starting to give out.  I'm
>> looking for a replacement.  What I'd like is a replacement that
>> doesn't have this thing's annoyances.
>>
>> First annoyance, the thing is made of steel wire, which means small
>> objects want to slip right out of the thing.  I've managed to make
>> walls and a floor for the thing out of cardboard, but the result
>> looks pretty silly and doesn't work as one that actually featured a
>> bag or something on wheels.  I've seen such things, but don't know
>> where to find them.
>>
>> Second annoyance, this thing appears to be designed for people who
>> are like 5 foot tall or so.  I'm about 6.  Every single shopping
>> trolley I've ever seen (and most luggage for that matter) seems to be
>> made for short people, which means you wind up tripping over the
>> thing as you walk.
>>
>> Has anyone found something better?
>>
>> Joseph
>>
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