
A shopping caddy or shopping trolley is a large
bag on wheels, used for carrying a large amount of shopping home on foot.
The bag is typically made from a waterproof fabric, and
wicker basket designs are also sold.
The trolleys commonly have two parallel wheels on a
hand truck style frame (with a
handle and stand), but some designs have four or six wheels. Designs have recently been sold by fashion retailers
Zara and
Chanel.
In some countries the trolleys are traditionally regarded as being used by
pensioner
A pensioner is a person who receives a pension, most commonly because of retirement from the workforce. This is a term typically used in the United Kingdom (along with OAP, initialism of old-age pensioner), Ireland and Australia where someone of p ...
-age women,
with granny cart being an American slang term for the four-wheeled wire-framed trolleys, which are sometimes used without a bag. In the UK they are known as a granny trolley and are available in foldable versions.
See also
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Dicycle
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Reusable shopping bag
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Shopping bag
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Sustainable packaging
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Two wheeler
A two-wheeler is a vehicle that runs on two wheels.
The two wheels may be arranged in tandem, one behind the other, as with single-track vehicles, or arranged and also side by side, on the same axle. If on the same axle, the vehicle may be have ...
References
{{Commons category, Wheeled bags
Carts
Shopping bags
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