More on shopping trollys

[ollydineen]

What about the filty handles on trollys.Most of the ones in tesco are  discusting.all stickey and when raining all wet and ugh! Ive see kids pick their nose,grovel on the floor then grab the handle.I then take the trolley to my car and transfer the germs and filth to my steering wheel and gear lever l cant wait to wash my hands.Am I being silly or is this a real problem? any comments.

[GucciGal]

Not silly at all, I ALWAYS carry wet wipes, the buses, the tube, the supermarket trolley's, all nasty, nasty, nasty. ;-)

[pixi]

hi ollydineen and guccigal, I am in complete agreement here, I am overly worried about germs and cannot stand touching anything that has been touched by someone I dont know

[cheekidee]

I always use a basket, hook it over your arm and hey presto your hands are free,  trouble is if you are not able to shop every day you just have to use those trolleys.  I really think you should try to worry less.  If the trolleys have been out in the fresh air then the handles shouldn't be too bad but if you are still worried get some antibacterial wipes from Avon and keep them in your car.  Atishoo,  sorry I did use my tissue.  Diane

[EssJay1]

How many times do you check the door is locked/closed when you leave the house? I feel a slight touch of OCD coming on!!! Carry wet wipes if you're that worried.

[curiosity]

What if the person stacking the shelves with the wet wipes you've bought had just returned from the loo and not washed their hands?? ...stop thinking about it or it will make shopping even more of a chore. Unless of course something is obviously grubby. I often wonder about the amount of germs on the door push in supermarket (and other places) toilets  cos I wash & dry my hands, then have no option but to push the door, usually in the same place as others, which to be honest does sometimes feel grimey. Sorry if I've just added another bug bear.

[sunflower68]

I sometimes fleetingly consider that somebody else's minging hands may have touched my shopping trolley.  Then I remind myself that I rarely get bugs from any kind of thing - who really does, let's face it.  My kids are really healthy and they are always covered in dirt ( mud n stuff, you understand, not my home which is a palace of Kleen).  Nowt wrong with a bit of dirt and germs I say; too many people are getting too picky.  The immune system needs this muck in order to keep fighting.

[curiosity]

Sunflower68 my thoughts exactly, in fact all this anti bacterial this & that and antibiotics are just making us less immune and THEM more Super and unstoppable. Again unless it's obviously grubby ...like a toilet at Glastonbury (which we don't think about until we sober up) we are OK.

[shaneystar]

My dear old Mum used to say that you have to eat a bucket of muck before you die. I think we are becoming over obsessed with hygiene.Basic cleanliness in your home and person is all that is needed.I couldn't be bothered to fuss around with wipes all over the place in public.As in previous posts we need bugs to keep our immune systems going.

[chod]

The trollys in my local Tesco pose me no problem but the plastic baskets in Somerfield are so repulsive i have started to carry my shopping in my arms!