‘Trolley-snatchers’ wheel them back
Woolworths has pricked the consciences of supermarket trolley “snatchers." About 24 trolleys worth an estimated s6ooo’ were returned to Woolworths supermarkets in Christchurch during a two-week amnesty. Staff collected some from private homes after getting telephone calls but most just reappeared in store carparks. The company’s amnesty organiser. Mrs' Lynne Barrett. said that trolley thefts
were a constant problem. About 80 trolleys, valued at $2OO each, had vanished from its Christchurch supermarkets since Christmas. The amnesty tactic had been successful and Woolworths was still willing to take trolleys back "no questions asked," although the two-week amnesty officially ended on June 4. One notable exception was New Brighton where no trolleys were returned during the amnesty and five more disappeared last week.
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Press, 17 June 1982, Page 13
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