Proposal: Fairprice & ShengSiong should use IC scanning to retrieve and return trolley

[Lemonpeach]

In JP, Japanese people almost always return the supermarket trolley after use. Infact, they have little need for the trolley as purchases are made over several days.

In SG, is it true that the ones who don't return trolley from Sheng Siong or Fair price are usually the lower ses from HDB 2-3 or 4 room flat, without cars ? Instead of purchasing their groceries over several days, they buy 1 big family worth of groceries filled to the brim of the trolley. After pushing to their HDB block, they are too lazy to return the trolley and abandoned these at the void decks. Last time, I observed the 5 room flat, condos or landed properties folks only use the trolley till the carpark. Not all return the trolley back to the supermarket from the carpark. Unlike the 2-4 rooms, they don't push the trolley to their condos or landed property since they have cars.

Is this cultural differences or social class differences? Some Singaporeans are very inconsiderate.

 

[buttbERry]

instead of 1 dollar coin

change it to insert IC to use trolley

see they want to return or not

 

[Southern Lights]

In JP, Japanese people almost always return the supermarket trolley after use. Infact, they have little need for the trolley as purchases are made over several days.

In SG, is it true that the ones who don't return trolley from Sheng Siong or Fair price are usually the lower ses from HDB 2-3 or 4 room flat, without cars ? Instead of purchasing their groceries over several days, they buy 1 big family worth of groceries filled to the brim of the trolley. After pushing to their HDB block, they are too lazy to return the trolley and abandoned these at the void decks. Last time, I observed the 5 room flat, condos or landed properties folks only use the trolley till the carpark. Not all return the trolley back to the supermarket from the carpark. Unlike the 2-4 rooms, they don't push the trolley to their condos or landed property since they have cars.

Is this cultural differences or social class differences? Some Singaporeans are very inconsiderate.

We Sinkies are still living in the 90s golden era and still keeps our coolie mindset...

 

[thisisnotme1212]

moi paids millions for the condos still wans mois to returns trolleys for huats!
evens moi maids duns hvs the times for thats!

 

[tatsit]

the bulk buy mentality i believe is from older gens. dont understand why also.. some sort of hoarding mental illness

 

[TanukiKoji]

Not when you have more than 45% of foreigners here in Singapore. It will be unthinkable for the Japanese,and the virtue of Reigi.

 

[mirukuboi]

Change the trolley to those drag on the floor type. Confirm nobody will be interested to steal

 

[zzangiefzz]

Coming From shady huts to high rise

 

[Lemonpeach]

IC scanning technology already existing for disbursing of masks, sanitisers, etc.

Make IC scan instead of $1 to borrow trolley. If trolley not returned and abandoned in void deck, automatically treat it as a stolen goods case. Akin to library books loan and return.

Interestingly, trolley theft and abandonment does not happen to Cold Storage or Isetan.

Cuplrits must be low ses with big nucleus extended families. Or they run a food business in their hdb flat.