Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Shopping cart or buggy?

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread		 This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge Donate to DU
 
Roon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-23-09 05:32 PM
Original message
Poll question: Shopping cart or buggy?
I hate calling it a buggy because it sounds too much like "bugger". I do notice that most people who work at the grocery call them buggies. What do you call them?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
Earth_First Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-23-09 05:33 PM
Response to Original message
1. Sounds regional...
I've never heard them referred to as buggies here in WNY (Rochester)
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
ccharles000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-23-09 05:46 PM
Response to Original message
2. I say shopping cart
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-23-09 05:46 PM
Response to Original message
3. If it doesn't have a motor in it then it can't be a buggy.
:shrug:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Cairycat Donating Member (454 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-23-09 07:45 PM
Response to Original message
4. I never heard the term "shopping buggy" til
I lived in South in the late 70s. I assume it's regional, and that the "buggy" part is analogous to "baby buggy".
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
NJmaverick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-23-09 07:48 PM
Response to Original message
5. Does the buggy come with a horse?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
astral Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-23-09 10:48 PM
Response to Original message
6. What's a buggy?
I use a basket when I want to make sure I don't accidentally buy more than I intended to.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
surrealAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-23-09 10:54 PM
Response to Original message
7. Does anybody else call these "grocery wagons"?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Spider Jerusalem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-23-09 10:55 PM
Response to Original message
8. They're called 'shopping trolleys' here.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-23-09 11:01 PM
Response to Original message
9. Carriage.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
InternalDialogue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-23-09 11:04 PM
Response to Reply #9
11. Luddite.
:P
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
grasswire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-23-09 11:16 PM
Response to Reply #9
12. I saw that a lot in New England.
"Return carriages here."
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
InternalDialogue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-23-09 11:04 PM
Response to Original message
10. Personally, shopping cart. But when I worked at a grocery store in Colorado, we called them buggies.
I think at work it was just part tradition, part shorthand. "Grab the buggies" seemed to sound better for some reason.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Apr 25th 2024, 12:00 AM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC