Shopping Trolley Mugshots

Last week I saw an article on the local evening news saying they are thinking of charging 10p per plastic bag from shops and supermarkets (and a jolly good thing that would be too) and that if that happened a lot more people would start using shopping trolleys.  Now, it's not often that I could be considered at the forefront of a trend, but this time I just might be.

I've mentioned my trusted shopping trolley before, but I thought today I would post a couple of mugshots of it.

Front view:

Side view:

I've had this little beauty for about seven or eight years, and I can't imagine for how many hundreds of miles it must has been dragged along behind me.   I know it wasn't cheap at the time and we bought it from Lakeland but without it I wouldn't be able to do 95% of my shopping on foot.  Considering the tons of tins, packets, jars and pints of milk it has carried during that time, it is still looking pretty spiffy. 

I started using a shopping trolley when I was in my mid-twenties.  Back then I had a typical tartan 'granny trolley'.  It caused no end of amusement amongst my friends and work colleagues but I couldn't drive and we lived not too far from a mega Sainsbury's so, in order to save my arms from permanent damage, I bought a shopping trolley.  Since then I don't suppose there have been many times when I have been trolley-less.  Now I live in a small town which has a large elderly population, nearly all of whom have shopping trolleys, so I don't feel at all unusual when I set off to the High Street with my trolley bumping along behind me. 

As Cath Kidston now sells shopping trolleys (at a huge price), I suppose they are really becoming trendy.  Samantha at Plump Pudding made herself this fabulous one last year which is really lovely.

On a totally different topic, I actually treated myself to a couple of new tops which arrived this morning. I had been well set up this summer with sleeveless tops (imagining we'd have mega hot weather like the last few summers), but, as the weather has been truly horrible, I found I was severly lacking on short-sleeved tops and T-shirts.  So, having been seduced by a catalogue which arrived last week, and in honour of my forthcoming trip to see my family, I thought I'd splash out and treat myself.  I wasn't too sure that these tops would look OK or not as they are both 'smock' style, but I'm really pleased with them

Especially this patterned one.  Here's a close-up of the fabric, I really love the retro colours and pattern.

The other top is just plain red, but the cut and style is great - and very flattering.

And it goes perfectly with my new red Birkenstocks that I had for my birthday - excellent!!

Comments

[Gill]

Yes I think you may be right, I've seen several posts on the very same subject...we just have to get over the poor image shopping trollies have! I do admire you for doing most of your shopping on foot, for me it's just not an option but certainly it seems to be a growing movement too alongside the trollies :)

[Heather]

I am in the process of looking for a shopping trolley, seen one I like but it was over £50 !!! Love the idea of re vamping an old one. Love the tops!