A Coles fixture from the 1970s was found where?!
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There are times when, out of the blue, a reminder of days past suddenly pops up out of nowhere.
It can be something as simple as a photograph or a classic dessert from your childhood, to a full-blown experience like eating at a restaurant whose dine-in locations were a fixture of the 90s.
But how about a trolley?
Well, one shopper’s experience — at a Woolies of all places — had many Aussies online talking after a vintage Coles shopping trolley believed to be from the 1970s suddenly appeared in the car park.
‘This turned up in the trolley bay at the shopping centre,’ the Woolies customer shared on Facebook.
The trolley was still intact and looked much like any other you’d see being pushed by a person on a grocery shopping trip. However, it had visible signs of wear and tear.
The plastic panel on the back of the trolley where you’d usually put small children or fragile food items or other goods was cracked, and the once-sleek metal finish was now covered in reddish-brown rust.
The front part of the trolley also had a faded notice saying that the trolley was Coles’ property. Notably, it still had the old red and orange ‘C’ logo of Coles! Talk about a blast from the past!
Now, how does an old Coles trolley ‘turn up’ at a Woolworths car park?
No one knows, but the odd sight surely had many amused, especially considering that it was placed right beside more modern and streamlined green Woolies shopping trolleys.
Hundreds of Aussies jumped at the chance to poke fun at the nostalgic find.
‘That should be in a museum,’ one said.
‘I think they’re a little late returning it back to the store,’ a second added.
And a third cheekily put in: ‘I wonder if it (also) has a dodgy wheel?’
The car park discovery also had some users down on a trip through memory lane.
One woman with a relatable story shared: ‘I used to love hanging off the front of these while Mum pushed it around and I used to make it bounce. (She) would always go off at me.’
She continued, ‘Well, the joke was on me. One day… mum let go and the entire cart flipped over, groceries everywhere. I knew I had gone too far but still copped a slap on the bottom and a very loud scolding in the store from my mother.’
‘Those trolleys were so cumbersome to push around. (We) used to receive so many complaints from customers,’ another said.
But not to be outdone, one user shared their memory involving an unfortunate groom!
‘Back in the 80s, I saw some neighbours strip a groom-to-be, and tie him into a Woolies trolley face up before wheeling him into a well-lit intersection and leaving him for a while,’ he said.
And then, of course, more than a few also hinted in jest that time travel might have been involved in this car park mystery.
‘It’s just fallen into a wormhole,’ a woman joked. ‘Back in 1982, someone is wondering why their trolley just disappeared.’
‘That time-travelling trolley has seen some s**t,’ one said.
Well… at least someone thought to return the shopping trolley, but maybe a decade or five too late.
On the topic of trolley etiquette, they should be taken to trolley bays after use.
Too many people have been leaving their used trolleys out and about, which has notably led retailers like Coles and Woolworths to put coin deposit schemes in place to discourage abandonment.
But whether or not the measure stops trolleys from being transported through time remains to be seen…Kidding!
Humour us, dear member: what’s the most outlandish reason you could think of why a rust-covered Coles trolley from decades ago would be placed in a Woolworths car park?
And do you have fond memories involving trolleys (something we never thought we’d ask, but here we are)?
Tell us your thoughts below!
It can be something as simple as a photograph or a classic dessert from your childhood, to a full-blown experience like eating at a restaurant whose dine-in locations were a fixture of the 90s.
But how about a trolley?
Well, one shopper’s experience — at a Woolies of all places — had many Aussies online talking after a vintage Coles shopping trolley believed to be from the 1970s suddenly appeared in the car park.
‘This turned up in the trolley bay at the shopping centre,’ the Woolies customer shared on Facebook.
The trolley was still intact and looked much like any other you’d see being pushed by a person on a grocery shopping trip. However, it had visible signs of wear and tear.
The plastic panel on the back of the trolley where you’d usually put small children or fragile food items or other goods was cracked, and the once-sleek metal finish was now covered in reddish-brown rust.
The front part of the trolley also had a faded notice saying that the trolley was Coles’ property. Notably, it still had the old red and orange ‘C’ logo of Coles! Talk about a blast from the past!
A Woolies shopper spotted an old Coles trolley in the store’s car park. Image Image Credit: Facebook
Now, how does an old Coles trolley ‘turn up’ at a Woolworths car park?
No one knows, but the odd sight surely had many amused, especially considering that it was placed right beside more modern and streamlined green Woolies shopping trolleys.
Hundreds of Aussies jumped at the chance to poke fun at the nostalgic find.
‘That should be in a museum,’ one said.
‘I think they’re a little late returning it back to the store,’ a second added.
And a third cheekily put in: ‘I wonder if it (also) has a dodgy wheel?’
The car park discovery also had some users down on a trip through memory lane.
One woman with a relatable story shared: ‘I used to love hanging off the front of these while Mum pushed it around and I used to make it bounce. (She) would always go off at me.’
She continued, ‘Well, the joke was on me. One day… mum let go and the entire cart flipped over, groceries everywhere. I knew I had gone too far but still copped a slap on the bottom and a very loud scolding in the store from my mother.’
‘Those trolleys were so cumbersome to push around. (We) used to receive so many complaints from customers,’ another said.
Coles still uses metal-framed trolleys in its stores. Image Credit: Twitter
But not to be outdone, one user shared their memory involving an unfortunate groom!
‘Back in the 80s, I saw some neighbours strip a groom-to-be, and tie him into a Woolies trolley face up before wheeling him into a well-lit intersection and leaving him for a while,’ he said.
And then, of course, more than a few also hinted in jest that time travel might have been involved in this car park mystery.
‘It’s just fallen into a wormhole,’ a woman joked. ‘Back in 1982, someone is wondering why their trolley just disappeared.’
‘That time-travelling trolley has seen some s**t,’ one said.
Well… at least someone thought to return the shopping trolley, but maybe a decade or five too late.
Too many people have been leaving their used trolleys out and about, which has notably led retailers like Coles and Woolworths to put coin deposit schemes in place to discourage abandonment.
But whether or not the measure stops trolleys from being transported through time remains to be seen…Kidding!
Humour us, dear member: what’s the most outlandish reason you could think of why a rust-covered Coles trolley from decades ago would be placed in a Woolworths car park?
And do you have fond memories involving trolleys (something we never thought we’d ask, but here we are)?
Tell us your thoughts below!
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