Today I was entering a Vons Store in Chula Vista; pushing an empty shopping cart; when suddenly the front wheels of the cart stopped completely. The cart nosed down turning upright off the ground. It was all I could do to keep from falling into a display at the entrance to the store. I couldn't find anything jammed into the wheels, but they would not turn. I ended having to lift the front wheels off the ground to drag the shopping cart outside. I left it with the wheels off the ground so no one would use it and went to get another cart.
As I cautiously entered the store again a Von's employee came out and began working on the cart. A helpful customer told me that Von's had carts with special wheels that lock up when you pass through the portal at the entrance. Perhaps designed as a hare-brained scheme to reduce theft; they work really well at discouraging customers from entering the store. With a little refinement customers would never enter a Von's store again.
Upon returning home, I've noticed new muscle and joint pains, pain that is a cross between that felt after walking into a door and/or falling down a flight of stairs. At my age (65) the aches will last a few days; a painful reminder about shopping at Von's.
As I cautiously entered the store again a Von's employee came out and began working on the cart. A helpful customer told me that Von's had carts with special wheels that lock up when you pass through the portal at the entrance. Perhaps designed as a hare-brained scheme to reduce theft; they work really well at discouraging customers from entering the store. With a little refinement customers would never enter a Von's store again.
Upon returning home, I've noticed new muscle and joint pains, pain that is a cross between that felt after walking into a door and/or falling down a flight of stairs. At my age (65) the aches will last a few days; a painful reminder about shopping at Von's.
