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Got a brand new shopping cart at Walmart (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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As you can see it's shiny new and still has its packaging on it. It's was so smooth and quiet!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

A guess is that the ones that dont turn, are meant to go on escallators (or whatever you call those escalator ramps).

The wheel rims slot into the escalator surface and stops them from rolling, like brakes. If the wheels could turn, there mayde is a higher risk of them not stopping on the ramps

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No, Ikea carts have both four-wheel swiveling and can go on the travellator.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

OK - my theory did not hold 👍

I also just now noticed that OP has shared a picture of a cart with stiff rear wheels and no brakes