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June 20, 2014 at 4:37 am #611722
zephyrParticipantMy elderly neighbor is in need of a portable shopping cart and I would like to help her find one. I have looked at a few online first. But before I re-invent the wheel, I thought I might ask around on here to see if there were any recommendations. She would need something to carry a bag of groceries about six blocks or so. It mainly needs to be sturdy, collapsible and easy to use. Has anyone bought one recently for a good price and within reach of West Seattle? She does get driven to the store on occasion for major shopping.
This cart would be for encouraging her to get out, walk and get a few items while doing so. Still it should be reliable and easy to get over the curb when needed. Thanks.
June 20, 2014 at 5:57 am #809935
SueParticipanti bought one several years ago at True Value Hardware in the Junction.
June 20, 2014 at 8:22 am #809936
transplantellaParticipantYour neighbor needs one of these:
Sorry the heading search is in Russian and the google link looks like gibberish, but believe me this is exactly what you/she needs. Weatherproof satchel on a rolling frame. I have one of these I bought overseas and haul my groceries home in it here in west Seattle every_week. The best kind has a flat top surface so you can attach/bungee another bag on the top.
Patience, this link works, I promise –
I have one of these, have been hauling groceries home in it for 10 years on two continents.
June 20, 2014 at 8:42 am #809937
WSBKeymasterPlease don’t link dot-ru URLs here – so much .ru sp@m out there. I deleted that last link. You’re free to repost if you can make it a mini-URL (through is.gd or bit.ly or whatever).
You don’t have to go overseas to buy something like this. I don’t know the prices nor the brand names but they’ve long been carried by longtime WSB sponsor Click! Design That Fits in The Junction, http://clickdesignthatfits.com
Good luck!
-Tracy
June 20, 2014 at 8:47 am #809938
transplantellaParticipantWow. I bought my cart in Russia.
Too bad you consider the entire country of Russia and any shopping cart photo or website linked to it, a scam.
Paranoia well grilled, America.
Sorry I attempted to participate in this conversation with a link to a photo of a shopping cart in a unapproved country.
:-(
June 20, 2014 at 9:16 am #809939
WSBKeymasterHi, it’s not paranoia. Our site, like most websites, is bombarded by thousands of spam messages daily. If you graze the back end, you see the URLs from which they come. Russia and China are major offenders. Not the countries’ fault, not an indictment of everyone who lives and publishes there, but Google’s bot reads and assesses the links on websites, ours included, and makes a judgment on whether they’re safe, based on the URLs they include. Some don’t allow URLs in forums or comments because of that reason, and we’ve never believed in getting that draconian. But we’ve had major trouble because of spam getting through in the forum. Both the URLs were too long anyway and would be better if shortened, which is somewhere in the rules, but the .ru is particularly problematic. The URL, *not* the site.
-TR
June 20, 2014 at 2:23 pm #809940
2 Much WhineParticipantDon’t take it personally, Transplantella. Many folks won’t click on a URL like that anyway (myself included). Spam is a fact of life (not just paranoia) and it is not a stereotype to categorize it as being from Russia or China.
June 20, 2014 at 4:34 pm #809941
zephyrParticipantThanks for the suggestions so far. Tracy, I did look at the Click site and did not see a cart there. I may have missed it.
Sue, you wrote about one from True Value. You didn’t give any details, but I assume you are still using it, it’s built well and you would go back there to get another one if you needed it?
And thank you Transplantella for your suggestion too. I would be looking for one that I could pick up in our local area if possible. ~z
June 20, 2014 at 10:38 pm #809942
berthaParticipantYou also might try Uwajimaya or other stores in the ID. Many of our elderly Asian clients use them.
June 20, 2014 at 10:48 pm #809943
DaveBParticipantI have one similar to this but with two wheels instead of 4
You are welcome to it, it’s been hanging in the garage for a few years so it’ll need some clean up. Email me at davebrewer (at) outlook (dot) com if you are interested.
June 20, 2014 at 10:54 pm #809944
trickycooljParticipantCheck Bartell’s. Might have to go to one of the bigger stores, but pretty sure I’ve seen some of those folding carts there.
June 20, 2014 at 11:17 pm #809945
WSBKeymasterI don’t see the cart(s) on the Click! site but they were in the store, right by the front window, last Thursday when we stopped in for Art Walk. So if you go to the Junction, check ’em out …
June 21, 2014 at 2:06 am #809946
zephyrParticipantThanks, Tracy. I will take a look. Also might check the thrift stores. I went to two hardware stores and they looked a little flimsy and expensive. Thanks for the Uwajimaya and Bartel suggestions also. DaveB thank you for your generous offer. I do need to ask you if it is Jumbo like the one in the ad. If so, that might be too big for her. I was thinking the smaller size for just a bag of groceries. She wouldn’t use a larger size. I am going to email you as well. Thanks, all.
June 21, 2014 at 2:27 am #809947
JoBParticipantwhile you are at it.. don’t forget to try Marshalls in Westwood.. i bought one for a friend there
June 21, 2014 at 4:03 am #809948
HunterGParticipantTry asking if any grocery stores have them. We had a handful once upon a time at Thriftway. Or maybe even ask if some place has a cart they want to retire, or to purchase.
June 21, 2014 at 4:48 am #809949
zephyrParticipantThanks, JoB and HunterG for the additional ideas. ~z
June 21, 2014 at 6:30 am #809950
SueParticipantzephry, I don’t actually use the cart regularly, so it’s hard to say how it would hold up. We had bought it with intention to walk to the supermarket and then got lazy and was driving instead. :) I use it occasionally now when I have a large amount of stuff to drag from car to apartment and haven’t had any complaints. The ones I used back in NYC were much better made than these, but I’ve never found one quite of that quality here. The drawback to the ones at True Value is that they need assembly (to put the wheels on) and (at the time I bought it) were sealed in a package, so it’s hard to really evaluate it. You might want to check return policies if you do buy it in case it’s not to your liking once it’s put together.
June 22, 2014 at 10:13 am #809951
metrognomeParticipantzephyr — thanks for helping your neighbor.
A couple of thoughts …
if they push the cart (instead of pulling it), seniors often end up using grocery carts as de facto walkers; the problem is that the carts don’t have handbrakes, so if the user stumbles, the cart they are using for balance just keeps rolling.
there is a wheeled walker with handbrakes called a ‘rollator’; it also has a seat that the neighbor could set a grocery bag on. If she doesn’t use a walker now, that could be a tough sell.
you might want to check the route she would take to make sure there are wheelchair ramps at every corner; a regular curb can be an insurmountable cliff.
It might be worth a call to WS Senior Center or Senior Services I&R to see if they have any suggestions.
good luck.
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