Big Shopping Day

@Ronrybs (21503)

London, England

March 31, 2022 4:13am CST

Most days I only shop for that day, but sometimes I need to do a ‘Big Shop’. Instead of making several journeys carrying small amounts, I drag out one of my handy bike trailers for that one big shopping trip. With this trailer, I can detach it from the bike and pull it into the shop. Supermarkets now provide a hand scanner, so you can scan the product barcode as you go along, pop it into the trailer, called a Travoy, and then the scanner will download your shopping onto the till, where you can pay and then wheel off into the sunset! I use this one on my folding bike, so if I need to I can bring my bike into the shop, as well, saves all that locking up when I need to pop in for just one item. Occasionally I just pull the trailer up to the local shops, without a bike, to pick up bulky or heavy essential items, like giant boxes of cat food or litter.

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@LadyDuck (502189)

• Italy

31 Mar 22

You are very well organized. We also have the hand scan system here, that is very convenient. I have a similar trailer that I pull to the local supermarket without a bike, I do not overload because the road back to home is all uphill.

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

31 Mar 22

Luckily not too hilly here!

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@LadyDuck (502189)

• Italy

31 Mar 22

@Ronrybs All Switzerland is hilly, the stores are all in the lower part of this area.

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

31 Mar 22

@LadyDuck Always how it goes!

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@sharonelton (30756)

• Lichfield, England

31 Mar 22

We go shopping 3 times a week. I go on my own to the little Tesco on a Tuesday morning, I go to the big Tesco with my Mum on a Wednesday afternoon, and then I go down town on a Friday, sometimes on my own, and sometimes with my Mum.

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

31 Mar 22

There is big Tesco about a mile from me, so I mostly walk there. I tend to use the bike/trailer to go to Uxbridge and the Sainsbury's there

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

31 Mar 22

You have a really handy helper there Ron.

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@marlina (154103)

• Canada

31 Mar 22

Yes, it is really handy

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

31 Mar 22

Depending on the task, I have a couple of different ones to use

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@marlina (154103)

• Canada

31 Mar 22

I just checked on Travoy. I never seen it before.

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

31 Mar 22

It is from the company, Burley. They specialise in bike trailers. I have three, different models from them

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@JudyEv (381824)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Mar 22

That is such a good idea. I've never seen hand scanners here but it's a good idea. We mostly do a 'big shop' as we have the convenience of a car and, what with COVID, we don't want to go shopping more often than we can avoid.

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

31 Mar 22

Yes, I am not a shopping fiend and will do just about anything to avoid it

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@Fleura (34932)

• United Kingdom

31 Mar 22

I didn't get on well with the hand scanners. I was so used to just putting things in the trolley that I found it hard to remember whether I had actually scanned everything first. The fruit and veg was the worst, because you have to take your items to the scales to weigh them, print out a label, then stick the label on the item, then scan the label you just printed, then put it in your trolley. I was forever forgetting one of those steps. If you go to a manned checkout you only have to pick up whatever you want and put it in the trolley and they do all the weighing for you.

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

31 Mar 22

@Fleura I wasn't keen at first, but now I have gotten used to them and I do like not hanging around the checkout

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

31 Mar 22

I am impressed with your cycle. You are prepared for your big shopping day.

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

1 Apr 22

Two birds with one stone. Get the shopping done and I get to go for a bike ride!

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

1 Apr 22

@CarolDM Ish, I do tend to do things on the spur!

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

1 Apr 22

@Ronrybs Sounds like you are very organized.

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@snowy22315 (208756)

• United States

31 Mar 22

That sounds like it works well for you.

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

31 Mar 22

Indeed, I am a big fan of bike trailers. Mind you, I only use them when I need to, they are a bit wider than me and the bike, so I need to take care

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@yanzalong (19091)

• Indonesia

30 Jun 22

I remember being in London in 1994. I saw lots of people traveling to their workplace by biking. It's nice having a folding one, so you get on and off the train.

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

30 Jun 22

I think a lot more people are cycling these days, especially with the price of fuel!

@jstory07 (148720)

• Roseburg, Oregon

19 Jul 22

You sure know the best way to shop using that trailer.

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

19 Jul 22

I get some exercise in and since I am providing the power, I don't over-shop! When I have get heavy items from the local shops I use it as it saves me carrying a load

@Fleura (34932)

• United Kingdom

31 Mar 22

I just have a regular bicycle, which has a basket on the front and on the back. I can carry quite a surprising amount on that, but for four of us if we need a big shopping trip I have to take the car - and then I combine it with as many other errands as possible at the same time.

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

31 Mar 22

I normally use bags that fit on the front and back rack of the folding bike. Once I buy more than two lots of cat food, it gets a bit short on room!

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@Fleura (34932)

• United Kingdom

31 Mar 22

That looks like a very professional setup. I do have a wheeled shopping trolley rather like that but it doesn't attach to a bike. I used to use it when Big One was little, because carrying her on my shoulders and pulling all our stuff in the trolley was much easier than dealing with a pushchair and didn't entail any restrictions.

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

31 Mar 22

My mum has one that doubles as a seat. there are times I could use one of those!

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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31 Mar 22

That is so very convenient. No lines and cashiers involved.

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

31 Mar 22

It does make for a quick shop, but they do have the occasional random check to see if you are sneaking extra goodies through

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@oahuwriter (26773)

• United States

1 Apr 22

My shopping pull carts.

Wonderful! You've got heavy buys too so it comes in handy, nice! I bus only, so my heavy buys are with my pull cart.

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

1 Apr 22

This trailer carries about 20KG, say 40lbs. For heavier loads, up to 100lbs, I have another trailer!

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@oahuwriter (26773)

• United States

2 Apr 22

You're ready for all shopping.

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