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Ken W

26-04-2017 15:58

New £1 coins and shopping trollies

New £1 coins and shopping trollies.

I shopped at my local supermarket which needed a £1coin to use the shopping trolley, I only had the new £1 coin but I found itwould not accept it, I expect the same goes for vending machines! Make sure youkeep a old £1 coin.

papa smurf

26-04-2017 16:04

Re: New £1 coins and shopping trollies

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Originally Posted by Ken W (Post 35896386)

New £1 coins and shopping trollies.
I shopped at my local supermarket which needed a £1coin to use the shopping trolley, I only had the new £1 coin but I found itwould not accept it, I expect the same goes for vending machines! Make sure youkeep a old £1 coin.

i use a token looks like i'll need a new one

v0id	26-04-2017 16:17

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Trolly's in my local sainsbury's accepted both the new and old pound coins as well as my 'home made' token. It didn't look like they had altered them either. :/

Taf	26-04-2017 16:19

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Our local supermarkets have all disabled the requirement for a coin.

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Incidentally, I saw a charity guy selling old £1 size tokens for £3 each the other day.....

Mr K	26-04-2017 16:22

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New £1 works in Morrison's trolleys; we're well advanced tech wise up North... A good kicking also works if you haven't got a coin.

denphone

26-04-2017 16:23

Re: New £1 coins and shopping trollies

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 35896387)

i use a token looks like i'll need a new one

Yes we use a token and currently it still works at our local supermarket.

papa smurf

26-04-2017 16:37

Re: New £1 coins and shopping trollies

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35896395)

Yes we use a token and currently it still works at our local supermarket.

we ?:shocked: i learned a long time ago if you go shopping on your own it's about £ 20 take the mrs and its £ 120 :)

v0id	26-04-2017 17:23

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 35896399)

we ?:shocked: i learned a long time ago if you go shopping on your own it's about £ 20 take the mrs and its £ 120 :)

You have that the wrong, it's a £20 shop, UNLESS the Mrs goes on her own
If you go with her, you're in charge of the trolly, so no detours ;)

denphone

26-04-2017 17:49

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 35896399)

we ?:shocked: i learned a long time ago if you go shopping on your own it's about £ 20 take the mrs and its £ 120 :)

Oh dear you are getting yourself in trouble now.;)

Paul	26-04-2017 18:37

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Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 35896394)

New £1 works in Morrison's trolleys; we're well advanced tech wise up North... A good kicking also works if you haven't got a coin.

I'm pretty sure our Morrisons ditched the need for coins a few years ago.

adzii_nufc

28-04-2017 01:23

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I got two trolley tokens as change, well 1 Euro coins to be exact. So be wary if you're like me and just shove change away, they're not incredibly similar but come just as shiny, have the ridges and when stacked if you're not paying attention like myself can easily just go away in the pocket without a second look. Ridges are slightly longer and the coin seems thinner overall. Not really the cashiers fault though, just as dozey as I was.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2017/04/1.jpg

Ken W

28-04-2017 03:46

Re: New £1 coins and shopping trollies

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Originally Posted by Paul M (Post 35896419)

I'm pretty sure our Morrisons ditched the need for coins a few years ago.

My local Morrisons still have coin locks on as do Lidl.

The local Sainsburys and Asda and Waitrose do not have coin locks but their trollies are often taken away by customers and dumped.

papa smurf

28-04-2017 08:52

Re: New £1 coins and shopping trollies

i used my smiley face token at aldi yesterday :)

Osem	28-04-2017 09:40

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 35896604)

i used my smiley face token at aldi yesterday :)

What did you buy with it?

:D

papa smurf

28-04-2017 09:42

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Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35896617)

What did you buy with it?

:D

a trolley - it was a bargain :)

denphone

28-04-2017 10:01

Re: New £1 coins and shopping trollies

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 35896604)

i used my smiley face token at aldi yesterday :)

What!!!! l always thought it would be a picture of you on it as a miserable old git.;):D

Chris

28-04-2017 10:09

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Drive to a nicer area of town to do your shopping. You may find the supermarkets are less worried about trolley theft and therefore not employing coin locks. Simples. :D

papa smurf

28-04-2017 10:17

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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35896626)

Drive to a nicer area of town to do your shopping. You may find the supermarkets are less worried about trolley theft and therefore not employing coin locks. Simples. :D

and just how do you suggest i get the trolley home in the car :shrug:

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35896624)

What!!!! l always thought it would be a picture of you on it as a miserable old git.;):D

i'm just flabbergasted at that statement in-fact my gast has never been so flabbered ;)

Osem	28-04-2017 10:44

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35896624)

What!!!! l always thought it would be a picture of you on it as a miserable old git.;):D

:rofl:

papa smurf

28-04-2017 10:53

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Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35896633)

:rofl:

right that's it i'm dumping the trolley on your drive

Maggy

28-04-2017 12:12

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Originally Posted by v0id (Post 35896404)

You have that the wrong, it's a £20 shop, UNLESS the Mrs goes on her own
If you go with her, you're in charge of the trolly, so no detours ;)

Not always.Himself takes off for a coffee and a read of the paper..and the price of the weekly shop stays around the same price.If it's not on my list it stays on the shelf.

Hom3r

28-04-2017 19:04

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I have one of these, they only work on the ones without the drawer.

You just push it it release the trolly and pull it back out.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/True-Utilit...+trolley+dolly

heero_yuy

28-04-2017 19:43

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My local Sainsbury's has just fitted a new set of trolley locks and you can't use the normal tokens in them. The old ones it was possible to pull out the token so you could put the trolley in the boundary compound. Now it's an extra 100yds. (Lazy):D

Hugh	28-04-2017 21:54

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Originally Posted by heero_yuy (Post 35896708)

Our local Sainsbury's trolleys don't need tokens...

Osem	29-04-2017 09:54

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The local chav estate used to be a roosting point for hordes of wild trolleys which would flock their in large numbers for some reason. Periodically teams of trolley hunters would be sent out to brave the angry natives in order to pursue their quarry...

papa smurf

29-04-2017 10:19

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Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35896751)

but now the supermarkets deliver so the chav's don't even have to get out of bed no missing the dna test on Jeremy Kyle and so less trolleys on the street ;)

TheDaddy

29-04-2017 22:12

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 35896635)

right that's it i'm dumping the trolley on your drive

Better than in the river like normal, allegedly...

Gary L

02-05-2017 21:15

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My M&S trolley token still works at M&S in their M&S trolleys.

heero_yuy

03-05-2017 08:46

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Originally Posted by Gary L (Post 35897241)

My M&S trolley token still works at M&S in their M&S trolleys.

It's not the size of the token, it's the fact that the coin slide fully encloses the pound so a token on a keyring won't allow the slide to close and release the trolley.

Stephen

03-05-2017 22:07

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39790777

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Some new £1 coins - introduced into circulation last month as the "most secure coin in the world" - may be defective, the Royal Mint has admitted.

Out of shape versions of the coin, considered collectors' items, are appearing on internet auction sites.

Qtx	04-05-2017 22:01

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35896719)

Our local Sainsbury's trolleys don't need tokens...

Same here.

The only supermarket around here that needs a coin or token is Asda's. Probably works against them as we tend to just use a basket and buy top up stuff there. As much as you can carry in a basket. Probably just my laziness.

At the other supermarkets with freedom-trolleys we take a smaller trolley and don't worry about loading it above what we can carry and thus buy more.

Mr K	05-05-2017 08:02

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Child poverty, failing NHS ? No, it's trolley tokens that is the hot issue. How typically British ;)

denphone

05-05-2017 08:32

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Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 35897580)

Child poverty, failing NHS ? No, it's trolley tokens that is the hot issue. How typically British ;)

Moaning on a regular basis is typically British as well.;)

Mr K	05-05-2017 08:57

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35897585)

Moaning on a regular basis is typically British as well.;)

You want to cheer up a bit then Den :)

denphone

05-05-2017 09:08

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Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 35897591)

You want to cheer up a bit then Den :)

l am happy go lucky Mr K as one never knows what is around that old corner.:)

papa smurf

05-05-2017 09:35

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Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 35897580)

Child poverty, failing NHS ? No, it's trolley tokens that is the hot issue. How typically British ;)

well done you got your daily nhs rant in :clap::clap::clap:

Mr K	05-05-2017 09:45

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 35897598)

well done you got your daily nhs rant in :clap::clap::clap:

I aim to please Smurf :D

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