It's like a pound coin, but it's not legal tender :(
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brilly
15 May 1634#22
british isle
anewman
15 May 167#7
Great for the times when people want to take a trolley off you and give you a £1 coin.
red23
15 May 164#26
Cold - I prefer to use a £1 coin, thus making a 250% saving, i use hotukdealer logic on all my purchases.
Uridium
15 May 164#12
Lidl will give you a plastic trolley token. just ask at the till
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Orbixx
16 May 16#55
On some trolleys you can just stick any old key in and wiggle the locking mechanism open.
ShoelaceExpress
16 May 16#54
They call me the tenderiser
humdan424
16 May 16#53
It's free at sainsburys
seb
16 May 16#52
thanks for the tips, Jetpac and fingermouse.
i might try either or both of those if i'm in the mood for some light entertainment :wink:
fingermouse27
16 May 16#51
just use a corn beef tin key. works a treat!
brilly
16 May 16#50
wonder why they made the new £1 a mm wider, if it was the same then many trollies likely wouldn't have needed a change (maybe 1mm is ok though?)
could have shrunk it if anything - surely a saving on material costs either way!
oh.. and these are being given out free at lidl again.. well a plastic one (not on a ring) with lidl logo on anyway
ykhan16
16 May 16#47
Having to use coins is such an annoyance and many times i've not had a £1 in my pocket. Bring on contactless i say! :man:
QuentinOswalds to ykhan16
16 May 16#49
Finished in finest gilt metals. Reverse carries inscription "I promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of one trolley".
davidlivesey1971
16 May 16#48
Shouldn't be telling you this but I use a key off a corned beef tin. A chap who works in aldi gave me the tip. Works fine. This message will self destruct in 10 seconds lol
therocksays
15 May 16#46
Better yet just takes some chocolate buttons with you :smiley:
I use a 20 Cent euro coin it works great in all trolleys and I can't spend it here so is always in my pocket.
termite
15 May 163#43
Crikey, they're a lot bigger than I expected
Bal00chi
15 May 16#42
I always ask a member of staff and they graciously unlock a trolley for me which in turn I kindly leave in the middle of the car park.
or you can use one of these coins and put a strong ring on it, you can then pull it out once it has released the trolley from the others and you can then leave it like the one above. :stuck_out_tongue:
Bal00chi
15 May 16#41
I always ask a member of staff and they graciously unlock a trolley for me which in turn I kindly leave in the middle of the car park.
or you can use one of these coins and put a strong ring on it, you can then pull it out once it has released the trolley from the others and you can then leave it like the one above. :stuck_out_tongue:
Punizher
15 May 161#40
use it until this one comes along in 2017 :stuck_out_tongue: http://www.royalmint.com/newonepoundcoin
FYI - The new UK £1 coin will enter circulation in March 2017
2minutenoodles
15 May 16#39
The only problem with these is people get really attached & narky about them. I had a crazy woman at Aldi accuse me of stealing her trolley with her fake pound thingy in it from the car park. Even though I had put my very own pound puppy from the Andrex promotion in at the trolley bay, never even went near her car! She even followed me in to the store & continued to yell her accusation at me in the store.
Also one time I put my pound puppy in a Poundland trolley & then went to release it but there were no releases on the other trolleys, they offered me a pound which I would have taken if I it had a hole in it to attach to my key ring but we ended up getting it out in the end.
937666
15 May 16#38
It's just 25p and we're only in May 2016 now so I wouldn't worry too much about it.
argosextra
15 May 16#37
Thanks John your payment has been successful. I spoke to the manager he will let you them know thanks.
I'm sorry I'll send your condolences.
cheesybeanzz74
15 May 16#36
I just use the back of my yale key.works everytime
villians1984
15 May 16#35
Free at lidl
gslgregory
15 May 161#34
fossman said that. His name's next to the comment. :smiley:
Error440
15 May 161#33
They just want to cost vending machine and gambling machine operators a fortune
fossman
15 May 16#32
The new £1 coin is being released in March 2017 and the two coins will be in circulation together for 6 months while the old £1 coins are collected in.
Anon32
15 May 162#31
Not at one point did i nor did the govt. say counterfeiters couldn't copy it but when they've had 33 years for the existing coins i'm sure this one will be harder to copy it will also be new and therefore less fakes will be in circulation rather than the 1 in 33 thats is currently
Error440
15 May 161#30
2hy the hell would they think counterfeiters cant do a hexagon, what ever they do the counterfeiters will too, we should go back to using gold and silver
Anon32
15 May 16#29
Pound coins are being replaced by a hexagonal type pound coin because of the high amount of fakes that exist, if people don't trust the currency then its pretty worthless so I think it was the royal mint and govt. that said so look it up on google
wpj
15 May 16#28
Hate to say it, but my £1 coins have been gobbled up many times by Tesco trolleys. Very annoying/semi-expensive in the long run!
maccy1
15 May 164#27
Cheers FD, I wouldn't mind losing 25p and taking the trolley home with me, they do come in handy :man::laughing:
red23
15 May 164#26
Cold - I prefer to use a £1 coin, thus making a 250% saving, i use hotukdealer logic on all my purchases.
hot_top
15 May 161#25
75p profit.
Jetpac
15 May 161#24
That's what i meant, the key doesn't stay in the trolly, push in, pull out and its 'coinless' if you will.
joyf4536
15 May 16#23
Maybe a bit like plastic carrier bags we should take the trolleys back next time we go to the supermarket even though they're only a pound.
brilly
15 May 1634#22
british isle
Error440
15 May 161#21
I've got a trolley coin somewhere never had a problem with it, at asda you can just pull it straight out again anyway and shove it back on your keyring then shop with a coinless trolley, considering I kept it on the long chain with my purse it wouldn't be very good having something that stays attached to my keyring because then I would be leaving my purse dangling from a trolley or be chained to the trolley via the the long chain attached to my belt loop.
Jaybeam
15 May 16#16
Where are they located in the store?
FantasyDeals to Jaybeam
15 May 162#20
I believe each Tesco has a £1 section. They are most likely located there :smiley:
kelar
15 May 16#19
Which isle was this found please?
AsherDG
15 May 161#18
Will these work in vending machines? :smirk:
Jetpac
15 May 163#17
Give up on trolly coins. You always lose them eventually and they are unwieldy.
switch to a trolly Key
You push them in and pull them out, no needing to worry about retrieving a coin, if the trolly bay doesn't have your type of trolly etc. Smaller than a key so barely noticeable on your car keys.
Its a wierd one but i cannot believe just how much more convenient i have found these.
utigers
15 May 161#15
I thought the trolleys were free at Tescos? :smile:
anewman
15 May 167#7
Great for the times when people want to take a trolley off you and give you a £1 coin.
Error440 to anewman
15 May 161#14
Someone did that to me and I forgot the coin I kept using was one of them limited edition ones, not got a replacement since it was the union one with the 3 sort of orbs with flags on
fossman
15 May 16#10
Will these be useless after September 2017 when the current £1 coins are taken out of circulation?
argosextra to fossman
15 May 16#13
Who said that
Uridium
15 May 164#12
Lidl will give you a plastic trolley token. just ask at the till
Ross81
15 May 16#11
Will these work in vending machines?
termite
15 May 161#8
When the new pound coins start will these not fit in trollies, or will they only accept this sort of token thing?
Gollywood to termite
15 May 16#9
Somehow I cant see supermarkets adapting their millions of trolleys in a hurry...
thekitkatshuffler
15 May 164#6
Just deciding whether this is a bargain.
How much do shopping trolleys go for at scrap yards these days?
NUMBER1bargaininggirl
15 May 161#5
Excellent find heat added
Pluun
15 May 16#4
I'M legally tender. xxx <3
UltimatePhoenix
15 May 161#3
Had a vision of Matt Lucas magician character saying "its like a pound but not" so fitting for the show :laughing:
vassy201187
15 May 163#2
Good Spot OP. Heat added..
Guess more trolleys will be pushed now..
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i might try either or both of those if i'm in the mood for some light entertainment :wink:
could have shrunk it if anything - surely a saving on material costs either way!
oh.. and these are being given out free at lidl again.. well a plastic one (not on a ring) with lidl logo on anyway
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/7117286/Man-pays-for-his-supermarket-trolley-with-a-CHOCOLATE-BUTTON.html
or you can use one of these coins and put a strong ring on it, you can then pull it out once it has released the trolley from the others and you can then leave it like the one above.
:stuck_out_tongue:
or you can use one of these coins and put a strong ring on it, you can then pull it out once it has released the trolley from the others and you can then leave it like the one above.
:stuck_out_tongue:
http://www.royalmint.com/newonepoundcoin
FYI - The new UK £1 coin will enter circulation in March 2017
Also one time I put my pound puppy in a Poundland trolley & then went to release it but there were no releases on the other trolleys, they offered me a pound which I would have taken if I it had a hole in it to attach to my key ring but we ended up getting it out in the end.
I'm sorry I'll send your condolences.
switch to a trolly Key
They are metal shaped like mushrooms and hang from your keys
You push them in and pull them out, no needing to worry about retrieving a coin, if the trolly bay doesn't have your type of trolly etc. Smaller than a key so barely noticeable on your car keys.
Its a wierd one but i cannot believe just how much more convenient i have found these.
How much do shopping trolleys go for at scrap yards these days?
Guess more trolleys will be pushed now..