The Problem With Motorized Shopping Carts..

[@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.

[@Tat2Dragons]

Well I hope that doesn’t deter you from using one.

[@typicallyusual6984]

If you’re feeling self conscious about being judged, having a blanket on your lap might help make it clear to people that you need it. It is sorta a stereotype but that’s sorta the point.

[@Tat2Dragons]

@@typicallyusual6984 Nah, I think it’s just better to get out there and push yourself to get over caring what other people think of you, especially random strangers you will probably never meet again.

[@morganhuggard7301]

I still use them but I know exactly what you are talking about

[@typicallyusual6984]

@@Tat2Dragons Some days for people with chronic conditions it’s just so mentally exhausting to deal with another source of anxiety, since they’re already so mentally/physically drained from keeping their illness and possibly physical and even emotional pain in check. It’s a good idea in theory to push past it, but when you’ve already got so many things to push past, it can be a big relief to have one less thing to worry about.

[@matthewwilson9749]

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

[@paralifetv-youreverydaywhe8314]

Very embarrassing. And I hate it when other people make that beeping back up sound when I'm in my wheelchair and have to back up!! I need a good come back for people like that ... any ideas?

[@matthewwilson9749]

I generally stop and say “I’m sorry, I didn’t know you were backing up “

[@paralifetv-youreverydaywhe8314]

@@matthewwilson9749 Good one! I'll use that next time :)

[@CrystalMouse1]

Right 😂 and I'm tiny but if I were a big person I'd feel like I was a wide truck backing up or something that ain't right

[@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

[@atin1097]

"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.

[@semajedawson9020]

Naw niggas makings noises at Me would be a wheelchair fade nigga🗣 nd I promise I can still fight in dis mf

[@nancywheaton6987]

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

[@sacredweeds]

Stupid af. I often park at a spot that has a cart then switch when I get inside to one with more power but you still have to get back to you car. 🫤

[@hermancm]

I work on the carts for Walmart, they say your not supposed to take them out of the store but I’ve never seen anyone try to stop customers from going to their cars with them but I’m not saying it’s never happened. I don’t think any Walmarts use them but they can be set up to stop a little ways out of the store. We are in northern Wisconsin and it’s tough on the cart’s taking them out in the winter sometimes but they make it and I just keep putting new wheels on them to keep them going.

[@After_Tech_Industries]

​​@@hermancmI wish walmart would adopt a larger (and constant) shopping cart repair program I've seen so many carts that have received no upkeep for YEARS despite their degrading ability to move...

[@hermancm]

@@After_Tech_Industries Someone in the store needs to write up a fix-it ticket for problems with the electric shopping carts but often they don’t. In my stores the cart crew will put broken carts out of service, often with a plastic bag put over them to keep shoppers from trying to use them and I fix them as I see them. If the cart stops often it’s a seat occupancy switch, if it squeaks and squeals it’s the back wheels, if the steering is weird it’s the column bearing, not keeping a charge for very long it’s the batteries, I’ve replaced many of them.

[@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.

[@beardedavenger7654]

Plus, there are stores that don't offer a motorized or manual chair

[@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.

[@sandraringener4968]

I am new to the mobility chair thing still doing research, my disability is my lungs and so walking any distance is rough. I saw the flags and thought it would be nice to use in crowded situation so friends and family could see where I was, I was even thinking of decorating with ribbons or something to make it individual, but I would only use in crowds I would think. The only other use I can think of is if you will be in traffic, my thinking is anything to make it easier to see you. I can kind of also see how they could be useful in Costco, since it can get crowded in there, and it would also make it easier find the scooter if it was left in the parking lot.

[@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"

[@jasoncasey583]

Exactly. Id rather use my manual chair anyway.

[@sandraringener4968]

That's true, I figured they were for people that were ill or temporarily injured to use when shopping as most people with long term or permanent needs would likely have their own. Perhaps the reason they have the awkward safety precautions like beeping is for people that are goofing off or unfamiliar users.

[@JumboTrent]

They're made to enable those with mobility challenges, regardless of age or weight. They're not made cheap, or generic at all. The company is called Amigo Mobility International, and they make a lot more than what was displayed in this video.

[@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.

[@liesbeth9810]

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.

[@knoopje23]

Can you tell me what to ask for so I can ask at my local grocery store (also in the netherlands) next time I get there? Thanks for the tip!

[@carlein_H]

This is so funny! I totally hate those carts! My wheelchair is a couple centimeters too small, so the clips which should hold on, just pop off whenever I turn my chair. Maybe I should bring duct tape next time...

[@erinaustin2157]

@@knoopje23 I do not remember the name but check out the YT Channel "Wheels No Heels" Theres a video with her hubby thats called something like grocery store challenge with husband. 1 or 2 videos. They went to Tesco, I believe that had these carts. She demonstrates how they work. The info on them is all there.

[@juliyamollen5286]

@@knoopje23 hey when I'm in a store in the Netherlands I sometimes ask a employee to carry my shopping basket. Most store or restaurant I go to are okay with helping me. (I have to use crutches sometimes. Idk if it's the same when you're in wheelchair)

[@sitnskate]

But they don’t fit on any wheelchair unfortunately

[@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.

[@mrsoph28]

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.

[@mylife-23]

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.

[@heatherscott2988]

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

[@Viniminen]

The flag is most likely that you can notice the person before turning to a aisle. I mean they use those flags even on 4 wheels, jeeps etc. at sand dunes and other off road places that you can notice them from behind the hill and not run into them.

[@happybookishgirl]

If I’m not mistaken, the flags show above the isles for easy location.

[@aeislugh]

the issue I find with these carts is that when you first sit down in one to go shopping, they show as fully charged, and then 5 minutes later, its beeping and saying its about to die.

[@stevelilley6859]

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.

[@kelly1827]

Specifically local to me: the best scooters and the largest "fleet" of them that are consistently charged are at our Super Walmart. The Walmart staff are also terrific about running around trying to find motorized carts for people who need them and I've even had an associate there tell me that the next time I come in to call them from the parking lot and they'll bring one to me. They seem to care the most about whether or not we can get around the store comfortably and without breaking down back in the pet food section or something LOL. The worst are at our Target where most of the time there are at best three carts, and two of them are either dead or broken. Trader Joe's is about half an hour away and they have one scooter which is like you said a small tank but it gets the job done and it's usually well charged. Our local grocery store also has scooters and they sort of vary in quality and whether they're charged or not, although if you call them from the parking lot they will send an associate out with one for you. Our Home Depot has a couple and they're usually decent.

[@ednafronkelbarger8601]

I agree. I have found the people at Walmart to be very welcoming and helpful. It creates a very positive experience.

[@mildmannered1086]

I’ve used these in the UK, but, I think 100% of the time that I’ve used them it breaks or runs out of charge. So, pretty scary in quieter big stores you can get left for ages.

[@Melinda-zi8lv]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@liz9843]

The flag does help with visibility, especially in stores that like to build up end caps, and in parking lots, where the cart is hard to see coming in and among vehicles! I almost ran into a guy using one of the motorized carts in the grocery store. I was pushing a regular cart down an aisle, and he popped out at full speed between two display pallets in the middle of the aisle. Every other motorized cart in the store had a flag... except the one he happened to be using. My bike trailer also has a flag (the one I use for carrying groceries) for the same reason - it's low enough to the ground that it's hard to see the trailer behind me when I'm biking.

[@thewoolverine4420]

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

[@WBelland]

You crack me up dude, besides mobility carts the most annoying thing for me is when people hold a door open for me….. when the handicap door opener button is right there, meanwhile they are holding the door taking up space ,making me concerned about running over their feet. (Just push the button and keep walking)

[@kenwillis8487]

I have found that most people are just trying to be helpful and courteous! They hold the door for everyone not just disabled! They don’t realize how much room is needed to maneuver chair thru door! Just remind yourself there not trying to inconvenience there trying to be helpful!

[@lilfunky1]

Were these carts all easy to access independently? I remember a store local to me was blasted online for having locked up the carts (taking away the keys AND using a bike-lock) and it took a long time to find the right person with the right keys to unlock it for someone.

[@slongv1547]

I have seen that too which is annoying. Also if you do get one it either has low battery or the battery goes half way round shopping and makes a loud screath noise to attract more attention

[@swordsoflethe199]

I had a simliar experiance at IKEA i just used the standard store chair. Couldnt find anyone to gift me the freedom of using it. Hey IKEA if you are going to do this you need to have a door attendant present to assist customers at all times🙄 I managed to propell myself through the whole store which is amazing since thats the farthest ive ever gone. Which wasnt easy beacause of all the twists and few straightaways but my worst experiance by far was at cabelas though.. The first one I got rattled so bad i was in pain driving it and then it went compeltey dead half way through our trip. It said it had a full battery. Then i crutched back up front. Normally i return them to charge but it would not move at all. Then the 2nd one, they only had 2 🙄 died 10 min after i got it same thing completely dead when it said it was full. So i had to crutch up front again. We bought what we had and left. FYI I ordered my first chair but its not here yet so I cant bring my own if I wanted to. The store manager was upfront training a new employee and I managed to get out that they both needed serviced and repaired. I was huffing and puffing and visably worn out. Do they think disabled people dont do outdoor adventures or what?

[@cfalkner1012]

I don’t use these ‘scooters’ because dignity. As much as I would love to agree with you that there’s an opportunity for someone to make something better, when is the last time you’ve heard of a corporation invest money in something that increases the quality of life of members of the disabled community? Unless forced to by federal legislation. (Sorry to be so cynical, I’m feeling sassy today too.)

[@blindwheels]

Oh don't ever be sorry for being sassy.. It's refreshing to hear.

[@ElenaAroura]

I work at a grocery store we have two out of three carts out of commission because the batteries need to be replaced and I have to tell the boss constantly the batteries need to be replaced he still hasn’t done that that’s been five months now

[@sheilavives1137]

You can't use these to shop for clothes and Walmart. They put the racks too close together and you can't get between them

[@L1teralsatan]

I work at Lowe's and am an ambliatory wheelchair user and I find it kinda neat that we have the normal old ass electric carts, but also a manual chair that can be pushed and has a cart, and also a normalish looking cart that has a bigger portion in the front specifically for disabled children

[@MCscarfacematt]

the last time i used one of these the motor locked up as soon as the back tires crossed out of the doorway and wouldnt move an employee had to come lift the back up and pull it back in the store to its charger to where it was reset and fine afterwards so i guess im only disabled when im in the store and expected to lug my groceries to the cab from the store. since then ive been denied use of carts or kicked off them due to me being "to young to need it" or being told "obesity isnt a disability" i am hemipalegic thats my disability the obesity came from depression caused by my disability

[@masonx54]

This was a good idea for a video. Nice work!

[@jeffrentsch4318]

The problem I have always thought is if you need it how do you get to the place they are stored. In fact healing from broken ankle. First one has a better turning radius than knee scooter I am using.

[@Shamelslife]

In high school I had an Amigo brand scooter because my high school was enormous but when I went to college I had to get a different scooter because my Amigo didn’t hold up outside. I ended up getting an Invacare brand scooter and it was quite honestly much like a tank. My only problem with Walmart/Target Amigos is they require the rider’s weight to be completely and fully back on the seat. I’m very short, and when I am riding in this position my feet are several feet from the floor of the scooter. Very uncomfortable.

[@ChelleOnWheels]

LOL! As a fellow ambulatory user who has had the misfortune of using a LOT of granny carts, I had loads of fun with this video! I'm so glad you made it. To be fair, probably a lot of people who use them are elderly or people who don't have as much experience in a wheelchair as we do, so some of the "safety" stuff might be somewhat necessary. But, not the flag! I beefed about that when my local Costco did that too! Like, what?!

[@knoopje23]

I think the flag is less about your behavior and more about being lower than people expect and thus easier to be overlooked by cars. So it's more to do with the safety of the person using it from other road users.

[@ChelleOnWheels]

@@knoopje23 Oh, ok. So more for in the parking lot. I guess that makes sense.

[@SylviaRustyFae]

As a former walmart worker, i can bet ya probs found that cart outside, despite their (absolute bullshit) rule that those chairs cant the shop. Also, as a person with an auditory processin disorder i also intensely hate that beep; its overloadin to me

[@catloverKD]

I work at a BJ's Wholesale Club (competitor of Sams and Costco) and ours are SO MUCH WORSE. Same brand and there's no flag, but the beeping is insanely loud and irritating, and that's the noise it makes non-stop when it dies on you until it's plugged back in. Plus, half of ours are broken and the rest are dying.

[@Lsaizul]

You joke about running someone over. I actually did. 2 kids about 8-9 PLAYING FOOTBALL *IN* the Target. One threw the ball the other dove to catch it and dove in front of the scooter I was using. Didn't see him till too late, ran his little butt over. I stopped trying to figure out what the heck, mom came running over, kid did not cry until mom got there. Mom started screaming at the kids "Yous playing football in the store, AGAIN?!" both kids quietly mumble "Yes, Ma'am" She turned to me, apologized for her hooligans then started whalloping on them.

[@kaderiley3076]

My mom uses these carts when we go to larger stores. The backing up noise doesn’t bother her at all but for me with anxiety, and audio sensitivity I find it embarrassing. People also just don’t see her??? The amount of times I’d be a few feet ahead or behind and notice people literally won’t move until the last possible second but will move for people with the standard shopping carts. Or if I’m RIGHT beside her they’ll move. The flags help ever so slightly but really, no one pays attention. AND THE LOOKS I get from people when I’m either getting the scooter for her or returning it. People just need to mind there own business when they see someone who’s young using them.

[@MyNameHere101]

Don't you know that only middle aged to elderly people can be disabled? 😅

[@heatherrowles9930]

I AM middle aged.....and I own my own mobility scooter...trust me, I still get dirty looks for using it.

[@susandaniels9733]

Thanks so sharing your video..when using those devices the parking lot is always so scary 😨 😳.

[@35neets]

I had to laugh about the reversing beeps. I absolutely hate them. People two aisles away have to be ready to leap out the way. Unfortunately my mobility scooter has this too so my whole street can hear me reversing. I’m going to think about inventing something better lol.

[@blindwheels]

You can ask your dme (the place you got your scooter) to turn off the beeps.

[@35neets]

@@blindwheels thanks I didn’t know that was an option.

[@morganhuggard7301]

I agree with these problems, but for me these are an amazing option. I am an ambulatory wheelchair user and I can’t push a manual wheelchair with my EDS. Right now my own power chair is too $$$ . My only 2 issues with these are the backwards beeping and they are usually made for larger people so my tiny self can barely reach the handles

[@lucilleavakian833]

Thank you. I had no idea that they are 3 wheeled.

[@DeMiTriDreams]

I'm new to having to use a wheelchair. I don't have a properly fitted one yet for financial reasons, still going through the disability process so I don't have insurance at the moment. Your channel has been helping me not feel so overwhelmed on how to cope with such a sudden change in my level of mobility. I want to be as independent as possible and your videos have been so helpful and inspiring. And yeah I agree, I hate the beeping when going in reverse. I got lucky and found one at a nearby Walmart that had a broken reversing beeper, it's the one I always try to get lol

[@HopeAndSunshine]

"I'm a human being, not a dump truck." 😂😂

[@CarrieAddison]

Omg... I came across them with flags for the first time at Walmart in Mena, AR recently.. I guess it's for parking lot safety but it sure makes the user stand out even more, thankfully i take my own wheelchair or scooter so i can skip the flags.

[@amytooley1529]

I saw another video you made about how to push a regular cart in stores, and it gave me the confidence to do the same. I have to switch my hands back and forth between steering and propelling but once you gain momentum it’s not too bad. The worst is when people walk in front you and you have to stop suddenly and getting started again is more difficult as your cart fills up. It’s a hundred times more effective and satisfying than using those motorized carts. I have actually been stopped in a target and the employee was like ma’am we have electric carts and I was like yea…those don’t really work for me. The baskets are too small, the seats are horrible, the back up beep is embarrassing, and the hassle of getting one isn’t worth it as I don’t have crutches only my wheelchair. The employee was shocked to hear I’d rather choose the perceived more difficult option of pushing a cart.

[@we-r-one_automotive.daniel3108]

Yo I was so happy to get my own chair. The employees never charged them here in Tucson.

[@wendydowker3346]

Hope your doing okay Looking forward to seeing any more videos you do. Hope you do one real soon. All the best

[@weatheronthe8s895]

I am an employee at Food Lion, which our store has 2 Mart Carts similar to the ones at the Trader Joe's you went to, but black. I'm pretty sure Food Lion exclusively uses Mart Carts. I am so used to driving the ones we have back into the store when they are left outside, along with cleaning them, to the point I just call all of them Mart Carts now at any store regardless of who makes them. I have also given ours names, Short Cord and Long cord since one has a longer cord than the other. Apart from battery calibration issues I have noticed, they have both been pretty good.

[@mrtodd3620]

I used one of these when I was having back problems a couple of years ago and they were a lifesaver. But I want to add that the reason stores provide these is not to serve your needs but so that they don't get sued for not being ADA friendly enough. Keep that in mind while you dis the assist.

[@mrsrogerrabbitexc6174]

Before I got my chair...I was using a transport chair not really comfortable, my husband and I decided to run to Walmart and leave my transport at home since we knew they had the scooter things. We had no trouble finding one, it was clean and charged even, but what they don't tell you is that some stores have a minimum weight limit set. I apparently didn't meet the weight requirement, so my Darling husband drove me around the store carrying me in his lap. We've learned not to let the little things get to us too much, I've had serious health issues most of our relationship, so we've learned to laugh instead of get upset. This cracked me up, I'm going to have to share it with my husband tomorrow, he's talked about getting me a flag so he can find me when I roll off. Thank you for sharing your wonderful sense of humor, now wouldn't it be nice if these companies actually watched these videos, and made some changes.

[@slongv1547]

I agree they are good choice however I hate using them as feel like dump truck and people stare and you always get stuck in the aisles (36 year old in uk) walk on two crutches or wheelchair

[@Kay-ly3hb]

Coupled with how ableist people are here (in my area at least) is not good.

[@jayfirefang]

Even younger people with temporary injuries don't want to deal with the issues with these carts. I know people that would rather struggle with their wheel chair, knee scooter thing, or crutches.

[@knoopje23]

I think the flag isn't necessarily meant to embarass and more about making sure vehicles are less likely to hit you because you're lower and people tend to overlook you... However I understand the frustration with everything else... My powerchair has a horn that's basically the beep all these carts make when going backwards... Needless to say, I don't use the horn.

[@godsizesnakeyes]

This comment is spot on. I use a manual wheelchair for mobility and work at Menards so I've put on some serious parking lot mileage. Need to keep my head on a swivel and assume no one can see me cause it's hard to spot someone in a chair cause of how low we are while moving quick. It's mostly people starting to back out of a parking spot but sometimes its just some one driving way to fast for a parking lot. I've almost been hit on multiple occasions but situational awareness has saved my ass so far.

[@Sciayam]

Thanks for telling that those carts are around - I have never seen one in Denmark - and yes, there are good money in produckts like that he he

[@ninakaiser2930]

Oh I didn‘t know there are carts like these out there! Here in Germany we don’t have any like them. You either go with your chair - or on your feet. Embarrassment factor is high! Yet at the same time freeing for some people. But do they really use them?

[@kdcbattlecreek]

Can anyone rate the yellow "buses"? Maybe those are just Walmart and Meijer in central states. I couldn't sit up straight, and am pretty small (5'2, 104 lbs) so had to try to steer hanging on. I broke a set of coffee cups jerking through a u-turn. Very embarrassing, but the lady told me not to worry about it.

[@shawndonnelly5317]

Richard, next time try taking one of those carts into an "accessible" bathroom.

[@heatherrowles9930]

This times 1000.......

[@lesleyfaulkner6611]

Dump truck🤣🤣🤣🤣 so true and this is why I’d rather just put a basket on my lap x

[@swordsoflethe199]

My costco doesnt have flags on thier carts. Maybe it an individual store managers choice. 🤷‍♀️

[@Kay-ly3hb]

That Costco one… just, wow. How degrading

[@VulcanOnWheels]

2:31 I would think that it's evident that the beep is only intended to keep you from stealing the scooter. 3:24 Aren't there parking spots for people with disabilities closer to the store?

[@redsorgum]

I think for some companies, disabled people are an inconvenience or an after thought……

[@SylviaRustyFae]

most*

[@SusanCSmith-ik3jy]

You got that right! Lemme tell ya… most companies don’t give a flying fig! I’m disabled since birth. Cerebral palsy. Age 58, soon to be 59. The companies could care less about having the disabled folks as customers. We are PEOPLE first, our disabilities DO NOT define us!

[@hexagonshave6sides696]

Here in Australia I have never seen motorised shopping trolleys before, I had literally no idea these existed. But we do have the "clip on" ones though

[@heatherrowles9930]

In Australia the vast majority of people who need mobility devices are able to get them through the NDIS......as fucked as that system is, not to mention irritating and hard to access. Added to that, we tend to have shopping centres and the majority of shopping centres actually do have mobility scooters and wheelchairs available for use........they are almost inevitably very crappy and run down examples though......my local shopping centre's version are jerky, like they literally jerk as they move, fantastic in confined spaces 🤣.

[@samthescotsman]

im in a powerchair now but back when i was in a manual chair and crutches i used a mobility scooter as well. i had i think 3 and i remember one of them had the loudest, most obnoxious reversing beep possible. i hated it. i tried to reverse as little as possible. it was especially bad as i mainly used it to go shopping

[@heatherrowles9930]

My current scooter (I use a power chair and mobility scooter depending where Im going) has one of those loud obnoxious beepers and a whole bunch of "features" that no one needs that are located on the underside of the steering yoke where I cant see them (Im short, I have to have the yoke adjusted low so I can reach the damned thing). Ive lost count of the number of times Ive bumped the stupid buttons with my knee and set my hazards going with flashing lights AND the bloody beeper in the middle of a crowded shopping centre.

[@ariannaliveslife5566]

I work at a walmart and the Mobility carts suck at keeping their charge.

[@Shannonbarnesdr1]

i absolutely hate most of these carts reverse beep, it hurts my ears even from across the store, its such a shrill screech , not even a beep, that some of them make. home depots newer scooters have a reverse beep that is easier on the ears but at the same time its still audible but not painful, but still mildly embarrassing

[@tamberjune]

I hate using these. I really hope we get better options soon! I have a very hard time. The battery power fails me every time at Walmart at least once, and I'm stuck in the back of the store. I literally get stuck. My boyfriend had to put my wheelchair in the cart because they're always broken.

[@wendytaylor237]

Iuully remains from usingsooters, I prefer my chair and autonomy. Now I note you are shopping in polite society,ie you can find a scooter or it works. Our local Walmart currently has 6 that are functional. Though rarely charged and operating fully, many are half broken ,won't reverse h,have shorts , one flar wheel ,caved in basket and a in any combo. More often or not kids grab them and use the store as a bumper cart track. Our Homedepot has 2 that rival the costco job lol you can survive an IED in them lol. Here is something else to ponder.... bathroom use. Unless I pack both crutches you cannot use the facilities if you need. Number one you have merchandise. Number two inaccessibility. Gimme my chair and independence ty, I am much happier ripping around WM giving people coronaries .

[@SteamPoweredWheels]

I'm currently in a wheelchair on a college campus, and it's really annoying to have people nearly running me over because they just don't see me until last minute, if at all. I had a lot of people suggest I just get one of those red flags to put on the back of my chair, but I really didn't want to. The solution I found was to have a tall lantern that I welded a new base onto so it would fit into the crutch holder on the back of my chair. It's not a perfect solution, and it still needs some work, but I'm much more visible now, and it looks a whole lot cooler than a red flag!

[@rebeccahowat-akacrazyautis7439]

When you said dump truck. My brain 🎶 dumps like a truck, truck, truck .. all night long! 🎶 😂

[@jakkes37]

We don’t have those things in europe. I HATE doing shopping because i have to drag all my things on,my lap and in a cart behind my wheelchair

[@TheRenwmn]

TBH, I'm just glad they are an option. I wouldn't be able to shop at all without one especially the larger stores.

[@masterphantom6330]

We appear to have the exact same brand of crutches!

[@ellerj641]

Going to Walmart to use a motorized cart is like playing russian roulette. Will there be one available to use? Will it work? Is it fully charged? Will it go 1 mile an hour or 500? Will I get harassed for using it? Will it just randomly stop working while I'm using it? If you are in the south, Publix is the place to go for motorized carts. Even though they are the same as the ones you reviewed (minus the flag), they are always available, clean, and charged. With the exception of that one I had once that couldn't decide if it was charged or dying right in the middle of my shopping.

[@debraseiber8820]

Wow where I live the baskets are smaller, plus you are not allowed to take them out of the store which makes them hard to bring your groceries back to your car. You have to find an employee or bring someone with you to take them out to your car for you.I don't use them myself but I know people who do. I go the store in my powerchair and my son gets a regular cart and we get what we need. Plus my chair is faster and more manageable to turn around

[@undergoddess]

i enjoyed this!

[@faithandautism-myjourney264]

Wow such variety of stores that offer them. I’m in Australia and only Costco here has anything like that. I mean I can’t even get trolleys my youngest (8yo with low muscle tone) can sit in in our supermarkets here.

[@heatherrowles9930]

Ask your local coles or woolies to get a modified trolley in for you......all our local shops already have them. They have an adult sized seat built into the front. Most shopping centres also have mobility scooters and wheelchairs available for use from the customer service centre.....

[@sheilavives1137]

Motorized carts in commercial businesses are awkward, bulky, and the turn radius is terrible. The baskets always catch on end-cap displays of products hanging on corners.

[@groot3737]

Lucky that Walmart had scooters. The one near me never has WORKING SCOOTERS available (they are most often visibly broken/have an “Out of Order” sign on them) for those of us who TRULY NEED them. (One of the deciding factors for me getting my own personal powerchair.) I once even saw 2 KIDS (couldn’t have been much older than 12-13) ROUGHHOUSING on a scooter and the adults that they were with were oblivious to what they were doing until an old lady with a cane came by and saw what they were doing and why she couldn’t shop.

[@lazygal9]

I had to pluged in lots of these motorized shopping scooters today since someone didn't charge one of them overnight so it died on a customer while in used, but lucky he was done with shopping. Than the newer ones need to be charge more since the batteries die a lot more faster though and the older with the keys are discontinued, but I am the one takes good care of them on every Friday since the cart guy he is off on Friday so I tell him I will take of the scooters at work.

[@rienamonroe4262]

I do love these for some independence but I hate the stupid back up alarm as well 😂😂😂 I have actually started a parade wave for people who look around 🤣🤣🤣

[@hermancm]

I work on mobility carts and I like the Amigo Value Shoppers the best and where I work, Walmart, they get a lot of use. The carts only cost about $1600 new so your not going to get a real luxury ride with them.

[@andrewcarr1821]

i disagree with the coment made about the backward reverse beeping noise it's for a reason, it alerts other shoppers who are pushing shopping carts that you are backing up , and need extra space to turn , so they can move to the side

[@agenttechstreams3891]

I got band from using them In Asda/ Walmart uk as was accused of running into people wasn’t me as never used them before at that point 🤣

[@ballkeeper6662]

am glad they have them , aleast there trying

[@archangel9114]

I hate those things,I really do. I grab a regular shopping cart and push with one hand while rolling my chair with the other hand. Is not that hard. Sometimes I filled up the cart just like normal people do and still rolls with no problems. It also helps if you have good upper body strength 💪

[@rebeccamenter7138]

What do you do with your chair if you use one of these?

[@kkloves_]

Hope you're well...been a while since you've posted anything.

[@nancywheaton6987]

The barge. Hate them. But need them. Worst is when you have a full cart and the barge breaks down always in the back of the store.😡

[@Jaggededge112]

Oh I use my wheelchair and push a cart around. I’m not going in on of those slow turtle tanks. I’m faster in my wheelchair.

[@silkedavid8876]

One of those flags once nearly hit me in the face as a kid pushed their kid trolley a bit too enthusiastically. Not a fan!

[@pringlesss77]

I'm not disabled I just randomly found this video lol... but I gotta say that I have NEVER seen one of these motorized Wheelchairs here in Germany... I think most people here don't even know they exist

[@joegame4576]

most of these complaints are ridiculous. especially the ones dealing with safety. yes it's slow and for good reason. you ever hear of anybody who died after getting hit by one of these? i haven't yet. are the backing beeps embarrassing? yes. but i'd rather be a bit embarrassed then hit someone by accident. and truck drivers are human too. what a dumb analogy. and the orange flag? i'd rather be treated like a child than be run over because somebody couldn't see me.

[@maranathaschraag5757]

I want the back up sound to have a button with options. X-men animated series, or avengers theme song, or rawhide, or whatever. let people really know you're there!

[@kellyhorn5593]

I’m looking for any videos where you may have gotten those C brace by Otto Bach. Do you have any videos following that up?

[@mecfsinscotland]

Might not be for everyone but I use a scooter all the time but it's my own and nothing like these. It's a travelscoot. Light weight 15kg , folds up etc and is extremely easy to managed even in a tight space. I saw I can turn on a pin and can. It was designed to be light for travel so comfort is not the greatest but I have made my own adaptations. It is my life line. Store ones are terrible to use after using mine but if needs must . I am thinking of doing some vids on here about it but .....

[@JennaGetsCreative]

Lol, I swear the flag on Costco's cart is exactly the same flag my father in law has on his snowmobile for when he's leading the pack 🤣

[@jeffreywhitaker5154]

Man, THIS DUDE can walk!! What injury is he?? Im guessing way low. Its alot harder to do stuff when your injury is a lot higher like mine.