Metal Shopping Carts - Why Metals?

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Shopping carts are commonly in use in stores or supermarkets. Very few people know about the history of shopping carts. Before moving towards metal shopping carts, let us tell you a little about how these things became so popular in stores.


History:


In 1937, the owner of the Humpty dumpty supermarket wanted to sell more groceries to customers. One night the owner found a folding chair put a basket on it and wheel on its legs, and that' s how the very first shopping cart came into existence.


The necessity of metal shopping carts:


As time grew, the necessity of these shopping carts grew with it. People wanted to have a more easy way to move their groceries. No doubt that supermarket owners wanted their customers to buy more stuff in one round. So as time grew, a wooden folding chair cart made its way to become metal shopping carts.


Design:


The metal trolleys haven' t gone in much of change since retail stores accepted them. Carts made with metal are easy to use as they could carry more weight and they are durable. Studies have shown us that retailers who don' t use trolleys suffer more in sales as compared to those stores who provide shopping carts to their customers.


Metal shopping carts are also in great usage because of their design. The shape of the trolley allows them to consume less space. Many supermarkets use a chain or lock mechanism to give access to a shopping cart. The customer pays a small amount (usually a coin) to take a trolley, the coin is given back to the customer when the cart is put back in its place. This method is a really good technique for market owners to give a less workload on their employees. This technique is also a good way to avoid damage from a runaway trolley. This method is also found to be effective against the theft of trolleys.


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Safety for metal carts:


The metal shopping carts are sold to be round about $75 to $100. So if a trolley is missing or stolen at the end of the day, it will certainly be a loss to market owners. There are many other ways shop owners are using to avoid the loss of the metal shopping carts. There are trolley retrieval services, magnetic mechanisms, electronic systems.


Other than carrying groceries, trolleys are also designed to carry a child. There are different sizes and shapes for such trolleys. There are certain carts to carry two children. There were incidents of children getting injured due to these trolleys. So there were shopping carts in the shape of a car having a steering wheel so the child could rest inside that cart while parents would complete the shopping.


Shopping carts have different names around the world, including trolley, carriage, basket, etc. Besides shopping, these carts are getting popular outside the marketplace people. People carry their stuff to move from one place or another. However, as we are always in progress, we will never know what we will build from these metal carts in the upcoming years.


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