Waitrose - free hire shopping trailers

[dellzeqq]

http://forum.ctc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=19784

Apologies to Shaun for linking to another forum, but I thought this would be of interest here, and wondered if any of you had seen these?

 

[Mr Pig]

Cool idea!

 

[alecstilleyedye]

my nearest waitrose is nearly 10 miles away. do you think i'd get away with getting a few bits and then using the trailer to go to aldi?

 

[snakehips]

Sounds good. The number available might be a problem. Also it might be open to abuse. My local branch is easily within cycling range.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

i suspect it's a bit of a pr stunt mind…

 

[another_dave_b]

Looks like a Bike Hod trailer.

 

[simon_adams_uk]

There have been some of these lurking at their Mortlake store for quite a while now... a very good idea (in principle I suspect for most Waitrose shoppers)!

S

 

[summerdays]

My friend lives just round the corner from one of the first ones doing it, almost too close, I'm sure she might be interested for doing a big shop. I'm not a natural Waitrose shopper .. but I might make the effort to go there and try one out.

 

[dellzeqq]

Here's the list of branches

Hi Simon,

At the moment there are no plans to launch them into any additional branches than the ones listed below but I will keep you updated if anything changes:

January
Witney, Holloway Road, Westbury Park, Newbury, John Barnes, Woodley, Gosport, Chichester, Romsey, Ringwood, Cirencester, Wokingham, Droitwich, Christchurch, Portishead, Ampthill

February
Parkstone, Newmarket, Chandlers Ford, Bury St Edmunds, Lichfield, Horley, Wilmslow

Some of our branches already have cycle trailers, these are:
West Ealing, East Sheen, Cheadle Hulme, Cambridge, Brighton, St Neots, Brackley, Buckingham, Kenilworth, Pontprenau, Wewlyn Garden City, Bath

Best wishes,
Suzannehttp://uk.mc275.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Suzanne_Cronin@waitrose.co.uk

 

[jxyzb]

Thanks for the list. Sadly my local branch is not included.

 

[buggi]

i think its a cool idea and could take off, especially for people that don't drive. and i don't think it will be open to abuse because if it's one thing that cyclists seem to have in common it's that they are pretty honest and decent people. one of the few reasons i have my car is because its too hard/pain in the ass to carry my food shopping

 

[ufkacbln]

Our local takes part, but as I have a NikeHod in my trailer stable - I won't be taking part.