Shopping trollies/bags 2 wheeled variety, do you have one? would you have one?

It's amazing to remember that just a few years ago we all went on holiday and carried our suitcases everywhere. They didn't have wheels. You could buy a frame on wheels and strap your suitcase on to that but it wasnt ideal. I remember lugging my case up and down the steps on a railway bridge as there was no lift and I was exhausted. It was about 15 years ago if I remember right. Why did nobody think of it sooner?

THATBAGS will be in Milingavie ( DH still can't get head round pronouncing it) next week not with shopping trolley. but with another good invention a suitcase on wheels.
Last summer had caravan holiday with DGC by the beach. So bought a lime green insulated trolley which we used to keep our picnic and drinks cold. We trundled it along the sand. It meant free hands to carry beach parapheralia. Have not used it since as forgot about it until this thread. Going to get it out again as it will be useful for frozen items of shopping. Thanks for the reminder.

I was given a Conran one, which is not only cheerful but indispensible! I love it. It lugs bags of spuds, milk, veg, all kinds of heavy shopping, saves me time, saves my back, is so light I can pull it along with one finger, and it's easy to manoevre. One of the very best presents ever, and when it wears out I shall get another. Would never go back to lugging heavy bags and post-shopping exhaustion. I see people of all ages using them, and shopping in the local shops, so they keep them in business too. Brilliant!

I use line most of time and wish had done before , don't have to worry .

Yes I've got a four wheel sholley,a nice colourful one.If it's good enough for Julie Christie,it's good enough for me.

I have seen uni students here using their wheelie suitcases bags to carry their shopping from the supermarket, that could be an alternative for those with an issue about their age.

The way I look at it is, my painful shoulder was far more aging than using a shopping trolley. It took almost two years for it to heal.

Yes basket version for 'big' shopping and plastic for lesser shopping. I respect my back too much to carry bags of shopping.

I have a pink floral trolley - very eye-catching! I wouldn't be without it, and I don't think it's ageing. What is ageing is constantly trudging home from the shops bent double with heavy bags, and not using that great invention, the wheel, to help you out.
I used to live in Bournemouth, and all the Japanese students from the language school would be bobbing around like butterflies with bright trolley-bags, all wearing mini-skirts and white knee socks. They certainly didn't look old! I wish I looked that cute, but at least I can push my pretty trolley and manage heaps of shopping with ease.

I haven't got one but they look a good idea. Still prefer the option of getting all my heavy stuff delivered by Ocado though!

found it..."sabichi" lemongrass design...also seen similar on well known selling site for £15-99...I like it !

oh drat Iv lost the place ...where I saw..it..it wasn't cheap though...seem to think it was a french design will have another look..when I come home..

I haven't got one but only because I don't need one. They must be very useful for people who don't drive. The only downside is when I get on the bus sometimes and there are three or four of them in the aisle and you can't get past! They are usually associated with older folks but I had one when I was in my 20s as neither of us could drive then.

I always said I wouldn't use a trolley for shopping but I ended up winning one in a competition. It is unusual in that it has a folding seat attached and I have to say it came in very useful visiting a garden show at the NEC where places to sit were limited.

More recently I have been using it for more conventional purposes when doing the weekly shop. As it is insulated it keeps everything lovely and cool on hot days with even ice cream surviving the couple of hours from shop to home so now I wouldn't be without it. Although I have have on occasion had people rushing to pen doors for me on the whole I think shopping trolleys are taken as the norm these days and with the loss of free bags for shopping in England now in place I can see more people opting to use one whatever their age.

I have a bright orange one, very sturdy, bought in Spain to bring back duty frees on the ferry. I use it a lot. Anything is better than heavy plastic carrier bags cutting into my fingers. It is easy to pull along even when it's heavy as it has big wheels. Very practical.

biker my shopping trolley was the exactly the same model as the picture you posted except mine was white with huge shocking pink daisies. I bought it from Lakel**d.

Bikergran, have you hunted for a trolley that you could attach to your bike?

I no longer drive and am unable to carry heavy bags, due to disability. I invested in a terrific shopping trolley from a well-known online source which doesn't charge delivery for items over £10. It's black, with bright magenta lips all over it...not many folk would be brave enough to steal that!...but I've been amazed how many people have complimented me on it. Even elderly gentlemen have stopped me in the street to remark on how big and strong it is, and I've been delighted to be able to tell them that it is also available in plain dark colours for those of a less flamboyant persuasion. I didn't plan to need a trolley, but I love mine!

The shopping bags on wheels are a good compromise as mentioned above.

I used to be able to unload my shopping by my back door but now Ive downsized its a tidy walk from the car park to my flat. So I bought myself a very snazzy red shopping trolley. Now we dont get lighter weight carrier bags and overfill the jute or heavy duty plastic ones in the supermarket its invaluable. Long live shopping trolleys!

It makes me smile that so many don't think they are ready yet for a shopping trolley. How about wheels on your suitcase, or do you insist on always carrying it? Do you allow your grandchildren to ride in a buggy, or lift them up in your arms and take them everywhere like that, as little nurserymaids did before prams were invented?

A trolley for the heavy shopping is no different!

I noticed quite young, trendy women used them in France when I was visiting my son. They have some nice designs. Still not ready for one myself though ☺ ☺

I have one that is like a large shopping bag with a handle you can extend if necessary and wheels underneath the bag, which I got from Amazon. It doesn't look like the ordinary shopping trolleys, and is really useful to carry around.

That is lovely bikergran and for you today. I have a confession,I have made it on GN before, I am very vain in some matters and athough, at times, I should use a walking stick I just can't bring myself to.I feel the same about shopping trollies and Hotter shoes.

We have several and wouldn't be without them. My husband uses one when going to our beach hut by train, for a bit of maintenance.It takes all the tools, bits of wood etc. I have a small one which I take on 'outings'. I put my handbag in it, some sandwiches and an umbrella, before long my sister will say,'' Er... do you think I could put my handbag in your little trolley?'' I rest my 'case'! ( we also use them for convential things like shopping)

Bikergran, I love your posted picture of the leafy shopping bag. Where does it come from? I have a blue one that I got from a charity shop, for £4.00, but it's not nearly as pretty.