A basket’s worth of items can be pricey at the supermarket as the cost of living continues to bite, but many shoppers are raging well before they get to the checkout thanks to a new addition in stores. Coles and Woolworths introduced new similar environmentally-friendly baskets last year and a key feature in both is their single handle, with the previous ones being double-handled.
The baskets have copped criticism from customers, who complain they are difficult to use and move around the store with. “They are so thick and clunky,” Coles shopper Elsie Stuart told Yahoo News.
“It’s impossible to balance them and I have small wrists so not having two [handles] to balance the weight makes them a nightmare.”
The Newcastle woman joked she has “enough s**t going on right now” without needing to wrestle with a supermarket basket and now has given up on them, saying she will simply use a small trolley or “try and carry everything” rather than use them.
New Coles baskets cop criticism from shoppers
After the shopper shared her thoughts online, the criticism of the baskets continued as others chimed in with their gripes. “I’m confused how to hold them,” one person said, calling the new design “awkward”, while another simply said they hate them with a “burning passion”.