I never have a spare euro for me trolley...

peanuthead

...but, would you believe it, the trolley accepted a 20c coin instead!!

Now I wasn't just randomly checking my spare change in the trolley, a friend of my brother's worked in Dunnes before and he was ranting about how he was delighted one day to find an abandoned trolley not brought back to the bay, only to retrieve a 20c coin instead of a euro.

Well, last night at tesco in maynooth, I hadn't a spare euro on me, so I whipped out a 20c, and whadda ya know!!

Anyone else have any random, marginally useful information as sad as this to share??

Mr.Lizard

Beggers accept 20c as well a €1.

Abi

And what are you going to do if some day you havent either a €1 or a 20c coin? Well thats gonna fcuk up your world big time.

Trolley coin ftw.

/thread.

Mossy Monk

Basket FTW.

ejmaztec

Bolt-cutters.

Insect Overlord

Very large hands

Abi

ejmaztec wrote: »

Bolt-cutters.

Because nobody should ever leave home without them, and they fit comfortably in your pocket :pac:

lulz I love it.

SoupyNorman

The little tartan wheelie things grannies push around, thats hardcore!

Davabo

I break the trolley chain with my mind.

SoupyNorman

Davabo wrote: »

I break the trolley chain with my mind.

I think I speak for the majority when I ask...what in the name of Cuba Gooding Jr. are you talking about sailor?

allthedoyles

Use the trolley's for babies .........they are usually loose and dont need a coin at all.................................Or don't use a trolley at all , you might buy less and save some money in these recession times .

Don't forget to bring in the plastic bags with you to supermarket

Fiend-Foe

SoupyNorman wrote: »

The little tartan wheelie things grannies push around, thats hardcore!

I saw a 20 something Indian guy with one of those the other day, He was packing up all his stuff in it and strolled off happy as Larry. Whoever Larry is.

*points and laughs*

ejmaztec

Abigayle wrote: »

Because nobody should ever leave home without them, and they fit comfortably in your pocket :pac:

lulz I love it.

Extremely handy for 24 hour shopping, and you don't even have to waste valuable time on small-talk with shop-assistants because they're all at home asleep. You don't get ripped off either.;)

antodeco

Id be more impressed if when you brought it back and saw someone else wanting a trolley, offering it to them. Take the Euro off them and there ya go. Made 80c. Do that 5 times a night for 5 nights every week makes a lot of money!

80c x 5 = €4 per night.
€4 x 5 = €20 per week.
€20 x 52 = €1040 per year.

Awesome.

Abi

allthedoyles wrote: »

Use the trolley's for babies .........they are usually loose and dont need a coin at all

Or if there is none of those left in the trolley bay, you could always turf a baby out of one. Creepy little bástards.

peanuthead

antodeco wrote: »

Id be more impressed if when you brought it back and saw someone else wanting a trolley, offering it to them. Take the Euro off them and there ya go. Made 80c. Do that 5 times a night for 5 nights every week makes a lot of money!

80c x 5 = €4 per night.
€4 x 5 = €20 per week.
€20 x 52 = €1040 per year.

Awesome.

Well, I'm ashamed to say, this crossed my mind.

By the way, this is something that has been bugging me for the last YEAR and I'm only building up the courage to ask now,,,,,

what the hell is FTW

Insect Overlord

peanuthead wrote: »

what the hell is FTW

For The Win

Abi

peanuthead wrote: »

what the hell is FTW

For the win. Took you a year to ask that?

Edit: Daymn. Beaten to it.

SoupyNorman

An File wrote: »

For The Win

And then I ask,

what the hell is 'For the win'? sounds ghey tbh.

antodeco

peanuthead wrote: »

Well, I'm ashamed to say, this crossed my mind.

By the way, this is something that has been bugging me for the last YEAR and I'm only building up the courage to ask now,,,,,

what the hell is FTW

I didnt have FTW in my post! I had awesome!

SoupyNorman wrote: »

And then I ask,

what the hell is 'For the win'? sounds ghey tbh.

Basically means that its the best choice and cant go wrong!

SoupyNorman

antodeco wrote: »

Basically means that its the best choice and cant go wrong!

You lie, people go wrong in here alls zee time.

peanuthead

antodeco wrote: »

I didnt have FTW in my post! I had awesome!

Yeah I know, but I don't know how to include more than one quote in my posts!! Haha,

I assume its the Quote with the plus sign on it thing, but it never works for me, so I just added it in at the end of my post there, rather than post twice!!

Oh and Yeah it took me a year to ask cause I was trying to figure it out (and I didn't really come across it that many times until recently)

antodeco

peanuthead wrote: »

Yeah I know, but I don't know how to include more than one quote in my posts!! Haha,

I assume its the Quote with the plus sign on it thing, but it never works for me, so I just added it in at the end of my post there, rather than post twice!!

Oh and Yeah it took me a year to ask cause I was trying to figure it out (and I didn't really come across it that many times until recently)

Internet has more uses than porn

peanuthead

antodeco wrote: »

Internet has more uses than porn

okay im impressed and confused at the same time....I'm infused

Dr.Sanchez

Gym lockers also accept 20c as well as €1 coin :P

Tar.Aldarion

peanuthead wrote: »

okay im impressed and confused at the same time....I'm infused

The counter strike team?

jimmycrackcorm

Ideal for asda trolleys. I thought it was a marketing ploy at first, not only is their shopping cheaper but the trolley rent too.

Abi

00Blaine00 wrote: »

Gym lockers also accept 20c as well as €1 coin :P

Hmmm.. so that means..

Pi equals the circumference of any circle divided by its diameter. Its approximate value is 3.1415927

or /

Trolley coin:20c:€1

?

I'm a fucking genius, me.

baglady

peanuthead wrote: »

Well, I'm ashamed to say, this crossed my mind.

By the way, this is something that has been bugging me for the last YEAR and I'm only building up the courage to ask now,,,,,

what the hell is FTW

lol, I just urban dictionary-d this right before I read your post. And also /thread

mikemac

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

Ideal for asda trolleys. I thought it was a marketing ploy at first, not only is their shopping cheaper but the trolley rent too.

Offtopic but I always wondered why no baskets in Lidl or Aldi. Well I'm not so sure about Aldi but I've never seen a basket in Lidl.

Why? I don't drive. I don't buy very much, certainly not enough to buy a trolley full of stuff, sure I'd need a taxi to get it home.

We're using ftw in this thread so I say providing baskets ftw!

Mark200

ejmaztec wrote: »

Bolt-cutters.

Yeah but what if you forget your bolt-cutters!?!

Vain

Mark200 wrote: »

Yeah but what if you forget your bolt-cutters!?!

Shovel hands. Just carry around the shopping, no trolley needed.

Abi

Mark200 wrote: »

Yeah but what if you forget your bolt-cutters!?!

Poppycock. Nobody leaves home without their bolt-cutters :pac:

Fcuk me. When I read that earlier, I actually spat water over the dog. Poor fcuker only just sat on my lap. It was the thought of taking your trusty bolt-cutters out of the boot of your car and lobbing a trolley off for yourself in front of everyone. Genius.

ScumLord

mikemac wrote: »

Offtopic but I always wondered why no baskets in Lidl or Aldi. Well I'm not so sure about Aldi but I've never seen a basket in Lidl.

Why? I don't drive. I don't buy very much, certainly not enough to buy a trolley full of stuff, sure I'd need a taxi to get it home.

We're using ftw in this thread so I say providing baskets ftw!

Just bring a bag with you if your that intent on being a trolley hater.

ejmaztec

Mark200 wrote: »

Yeah but what if you forget your bolt-cutters!?!

On the rare occasions that I leave these at home, I usually tie my steel-reinforced tow-rope to a trolley and drive a short distance across the car-park.

I have to resort to these methods because, on one occasion, when I was in a hurry, my coin got jammed in the slot and I couldn't get the f*****g thing out.

mikemac

Was a reasonable request for a international company which turns over hundreds of millions to provide baskets

Trolley-hater is going a bit far

OpenYourEyes

You mean to say that you people don't have your own trolley?

gwhiz

Beat this one......... was standing at the trolleys in Superquinn rooting around in my purse looking for euro coin. This old man was putting his trolley back, would say he was in his 70's.... looks at me and says "here love ya can use this in your trolley"... and puts the top half of a key in my hand. Now theres me standing there puzzled looking at half a key... he says "go on love, it works, I make them meself and have loads at home".... so I popped it into the trolley and it works !! Its just a normal door key with the long jagged part sawn off... still have it to this day and am still using it.... so for any of you trolly snatchers out there trying to make a quick euro... watch out... you might end up with the top of a key !!!

Abi

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

You mean to say that you people don't have your own trolley?

No. Mine accidently fell into a nearby river

peanuthead

mikemac wrote: »

Offtopic but I always wondered why no baskets in Lidl or Aldi. Well I'm not so sure about Aldi but I've never seen a basket in Lidl.

Why? I don't drive. I don't buy very much, certainly not enough to buy a trolley full of stuff, sure I'd need a taxi to get it home.

We're using ftw in this thread so I say providing baskets ftw!

+1

I have always wondered about this too

ScumLord

gwhiz wrote: »

Beat this one......... was standing at the trolleys in Superquinn rooting around in my purse looking for euro coin. This old man was putting his trolley back, would say he was in his 70's.... looks at me and says "here love ya can use this in your trolley"... and puts the top half of a key in my hand. Now theres me standing there puzzled looking at half a key... he says "go on love, it works, I make them meself and have loads at home".... so I popped it into the trolley and it works !! Its just a normal door key with the long jagged part sawn off... still have it to this day and am still using it.... so for any of you trolly snatchers out there trying to make a quick euro... watch out... you might end up with the top of a key !!!

He went to allot of effort to replace a very common object.

Pollythene Pam

Shopping trollys were invented by the Fiat Motor Company in the spring of 1926 at half four in the afternoon.
Origionally intended to be a state of the art city car, the makers found it more worth while for holding shopping.
27 men died in its creation.
26 from boredom
1 from a fall.
It's good to know that Fiat has not changed, and their designs are still based on that model.

gwhiz

mikemac wrote: »

Offtopic but I always wondered why no baskets in Lidl or Aldi. Well I'm not so sure about Aldi but I've never seen a basket in Lidl.

Why? I don't drive. I don't buy very much, certainly not enough to buy a trolley full of stuff, sure I'd need a taxi to get it home.

We're using ftw in this thread so I say providing baskets ftw!

No baskets in Lidls cause they want people to buy by the trolley load !

gwhiz

Pollythene Pam wrote: »

Shopping trollys were invented by the Fiat Motor Company in the spring of 1926 at half four in the afternoon.
Origionally intended to be a state of the art city car, the makers found it more worth while for holding shopping.
27 men died in its creation.
26 from boredom
1 from a fall.
It's good to know that Fiat has not changed, and their designs are still based on that model.

Excuse me.......... I drive a Fiat... I take offence :mad:

peanuthead

Pollythene Pam wrote: »

Shopping trollys were invented by the Fiat Motor Company in the spring of 1926

Jesus, the most reliable thing they ever made!!!!

peanuthead

gwhiz wrote: »

Excuse me.......... I drive a Fiat... I take offence :mad:

apologies in advance for the post above so!!!!

gwhiz

peanuthead wrote: »

Jesus, the most reliable thing they ever made!!!!

my sides are splitting with laughter here ......

Vain

One night me and two friends were driving around and headed to our local tesco and i noticed a trolley. I jumped out of the car and bent back the chain to get out the euro. Was another trolley further away so my friend in the back sit (iv a 3dr car) made my other friend get out of the car so he could run down and get the next euro, after he had to bring the trolley back to the trolley rack (couldnt bend back the chain) he only got 20cent out of it. Haha he was gutted.

On another note I used to work in a shop and you know the credit machines you put the money into, every night when all the money was removed there was always one ten euro note with half it missing. Took ages to find out who was doing it, but a foreign kid had figured out all you need has half a ten euro note to get ten euro credit. How he figured that out god only knows.

FearDark

On the subject of shoppin trolleys...I used work in Dunnes a while back and I still have the keyring thing that you stick into the trolley and a euro pops out, anytime Im walking into a Dunnes/Tesco/SuperValu these days Ill have a look around and more times than not Ill always find a trolley in the trolley bay that nobody can get their euro out of, so I go over and get an easy euro, sweeeeet!

Or...If I see someone I know in any shoppin center I'll pop ya euro out and run!

Also I hate when I get all excited about seein a stray trolley and then pop out a 20c... Grr!

peanuthead

Vain wrote: »

.

On another note I used to work in a shop and you know the credit machines you put the money into, every night when all the money was removed there was always one ten euro note with half it missing. Took ages to find out who was doing it, but a foreign kid had figured out all you need has half a ten euro note to get ten euro credit. How he figured that out god only knows.

but what did he do with the other half? Use it again for credit???

FearDark

Vain wrote: »

On another note I used to work in a shop and you know the credit machines you put the money into, every night when all the money was removed there was always one ten euro note with half it missing. Took ages to find out who was doing it, but a foreign kid had figured out all you need has half a ten euro note to get ten euro credit. How he figured that out god only knows.

What good is the other half of the tenner?