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| dsquire:
--- Quote from: andyf on December 28, 2012, 09:58:57 AM ---On the handle of each trolley or cart is a slide to entrap the coin, and dangling below that is a chain carrying a key affair of fairly simple profile. When you collect your trolley, it will be locked to the rank by having the key of the one behind plugged into it. Inserting your coin releases that key, so you can pull your trolley away. When you are done, you return it to the rank and plug in the key of the one behind it, which releases your coin. The chain is too short to allow the key hanging from your trolley to release your coin. It did once occur to me that if one were to reproduce the key (or snip the chain holding an original one), he could wander round the store with it, pocketing the coins from those trolleys whose users were distractedly wondering which tin of baked beans to buy. A false beard would be needed, because of the CCTV. Andy --- End quote --- Andy Just for the thought alone you are hereby ordered to eat baked beans for the next 30 days as punishment. You may wear a false beard if you feel you need a disquise. Also, no shopping at stores that use token trolleys. :lol: :lol: :lol: Happy New Year Cheers :beer: Don |
| andyf:
Hmm. "Blazing Saddles" comes to mind, Don. Andy |
| DavidA:
Andy, A while back I was sat in my car in Morrison's car park awaiting the return of my wife. A guy came swaggering by (the only way you could describe it) and aimed his trolley at the trolley park and walked off. 'Ah yes', I thought, 'a free pound here'. So I watched him until I was sure he wouldn't return for the coin, then parked the trolley and then got the pound. So what ? one may ask. Well, the same guy got into one of these big 4*4 things, which fit his swagger perfectly. Then fired it up, locking the steering hard over the right he set of backward and promptly ripped off his front bumper on one of those short post that morrisons have. Ah, yes. could be expensive. I considered giving him the Pound back to help with the cost but decided it was better (and probably safer as he looked annoyed) to just drive off. Dave. |
| raynerd:
Dave, what a rotten idea - but one that I also have shared!! I know I'm just taking this even more off topic but my wife has been pestering me to make some trolley tokens for her keying for over a year. I take it that it is just the £1 dimensions that are critical. Chris |
| Stilldrillin:
Chris. The o/d works best at, .888". Thickness, .120". You don't need the bit in the middle. Mine are around .6" bore. :thumbup: David D |
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