The Problem With Motorized Shopping Carts..

#spinalcordinjury #paraplegic #wheelchair

[cardamon_co]

Being a younger disabled person you also get judged for using this. People assume you are just goofing off when you genuinely need it.

[matthewwilson]

I’m glad that you brought these issues to light. The backward beeping is EXTREMELY embarrassing.

[minaolenpossu]

The dedication and the effort in this video is seen. I used to use these scooters when I would go into grocery stores and I didn’t have a wheelchair at the time, and while it was nice to be able to sit down, I felt insecure about using one, especially when people would complain that I didn’t need it

[atin]

"I'm a human being, not a dump truck."
I laughed out loud at that. It's so true. Even when I'm in my normal chair, people have a tendency to make beeping noises around me whenever I back up. It's kind of funny, but also annoying.

[nancywheaton]

True story. Went to Walmart at 10pm after caring for elderly parents all day. Used the barge. Attempted to leave store. Was stopped. Can't take cart put of store. Waited 10 minutes for an employee to come transfer goods to another push cart. I'm tired. Took off to car with barge.
Then, next time I used my own scooter. Leaving store was followed and suddenly employee grabbed my backrest and said I couldn't take barge out of store. WTH? IT'S MY SCOOTER! LOL

[SenailCooledge]

When I first got my chair people around me would ask "Why spend that much? Don't stores have those little carts?" And it would infuriate me, cuz it was clear they had no idea how annoying those things were for someone who would genuinely need something like that. I'm quicker, stealthier, and more agile in my chair cuz it's smaller than those annoying carts. I don't have to deal with the sound of the motor, the horn, or the half stuck wheels scraping the floor. I'm glad they're there cuz at least there's something, but at the same time they could do way better.

[blindwheels]

Don't forget these aren't made with ppl our age in mind, they are seen as being used by only extremely obese & very elderly ppl.

They are built to last, built for not being maintained by store staff, they are made as cheaply & 'generic' as possible.

Look up the company called "amigo shopping scooter"

[StephanieCerviDesign]

I honestly don't mind the gokart flags so much. I was considering getting one for my manual chair at Disney a few months ago to have something visible at standing-adult eye level because people tended to not notice me until they were way too close.

[happybookishgirl]

I’m currently saving for a wheelchair, and I cannot make it through the store on my crutches. If one of these carts is not available, I have to turn around and go home. It absolutely sucks.

[liesbeth]

In the Netherlands we don’t have these motorized ones, but some stores (not all, but they can and will order them from the headquarters when asked) have shopping carts you can hook onto your own wheelchair. I really like those, even though it is a little harder to push (unless you have motorized wheels or push assistance like smartdrive). I just can put all the stuff I need in there and unload it when I’m at my car without the need of getting out of my wheelchair.

[Genieproreviewing]

I just have to say I’m new below the knee amputee waiting for my prosthetic so I’m always in my chair every tip and trick you’ve put out has help me how way and can so then you enough and the smile you put on my face

[mrsoph]

It’s super interesting seeing how different places manage this, here a large supermarket would maybe have 1 or 2 electric trolleys like you’ve shown in the video, but no one really uses them. We have clip on trolleys that attach to your own chair, which can be annoying if you’re trying to push yourself, but it allows my family member more independence as she can actually grab the items she wants to buy and put them in her trolley in front of her. They’re much more common and you just grab one at the front of the shop the same way you would if you needed a large trolley or one with a seat for a child, no need to ask anyone.

[heatherscott]

The beep bugs me so much that I can't use the things. I am extremely sensitive to noise and the beep cuts into my brain! And ... you're right. The seats are terrible for cutting off circulation to my legs. Thanks for the review. Wish we had a trader Joe's in Canada lol

[stevelilley]

I prefer my chair and my basket on the lap setup. Other than every cashier at Lowes, HD, Wally World and Target asking if the basket is mine, it works well for me. Appreciated the laughs on this on. Keep it up.

[DwarfDragonwulf]

I have my own mobility scooter. I got the beeping on the reverse turned off, I can use the hazards if I want the beeping. I have fabric shopping bags that can hang behind my scooter (the handles have to be long enough to go over the headrest), and I'm ambulatory enough to be able to ride around the shop and get what I need in the bags, get to the checkout, I put the bags on the checkout and make it easy for them to see what's what, and then once they're scanned and paid for, I put the bags back on my scooter and ride home with my shopping. I find that so much easier than trying to deal with shopping trolleys/carts.

[divine.healing]

"I'm a human being not a dump truck" 🤣🤣🤣🤣for real. In NY there's a grocery store called ShopRite that has an older chair with ZERO sound as it backs up, its AMAZING (although older but ironically quicker imo too)!!!! There's DEFINITELY a market for a new & improved design

[Melinda-zilv]

Been disabled since birth. I look different because of bone disease. Been stared at my whole life so I've got a thick skin. So my first thought was..so what..I've got better things to do than worry about a beep and a flag. Small issues...but building a better machine..yeah they could do better

[mylife-]

The beeping when you get too far away is because people try to steal them. Like they do with any other cart. 👀 The amount of carts I see in places they shouldn't be is insane.

[emporesszia]

In my area, Target has the fastest motorized carts and Harris Teeter (grocery store) has the slowest, worst carts - with the shittiest turn radius. There's a convention that I volunteer for that is in a big convention center and I always rent a scooter from them for the duration, and those things fly! My boyfriend has to jog/run to keep up with me if I let it go full speed, which I rarely do, since there are so many people around. But sometimes, late at night, on the way back to the hotel when no one else is around, I'll crank it all the way up just for fun.

[thewoolverine]

It's so good to see you out and about again. The last video had me in my feelings for days. It means a lot that you share so much of what being disabled is like