Some of the supermarkets are 2euro and the key hack doesn’t work unfortunately. But ya it’s common enough knowledge to answer your question plainly.
Just another way that homeowners are crushing the Lidl man.
The little opener key from a corned beef can works
Have used it once or twice when stuck but hopped my hand off it more times than it was worth 🙁
I never knew! Nice one JimmyTramps
Another tip for the tesco trolleys, 20c also works, and when I do that I usually leave it in for the next person
I just ask them to give me a trolley. They always do
Anything round basically yeah
I saw a guy who works in Tesco opening them using a flattened out straw. Granted you’re unlikely to be carrying a spare straw around with you.
I have an Apache token on my keys. €1 and €2 sized. Got it at the Cannonball Run last Saturday.
I almost never buy Apache and I rarely need a trolley when I’m in Lidl.
That’s an impaling waiting to happen lol. What if you stop suddenly while going through the isles and you’ve just shivved yourself? Be some craic explaining that one to A&E /s
Any coin will do if you push it to the right as your putting it in. 😉
Yeah, also, I nearly gave myself a mini orgasm one day when, out of desperation, I used a 20p instead of a £1 coin.
In uk obviously but the point is, try your other coins.
Edit, oh it worked by the way. The trolley release, that is.
Does this work for Aldi carts, too?
Yep. The ”mind blown” look on one woman’s face when I plugged it with a key was priceless.
The only issue I have is the thought of a little kid running into it and taking their eye out.
I just stand outside the supermarket asking for change of a £20 for the trolley £1. In an hour I can make £50, it also helps to be incredibly charming handsome and a fanatacist
I do it all the time
Got robbed BLIND when I went to bring back my trolley and retrieve me €2 coin. The shops were jammers and no free trollies so this frail little blue rinsed aul lady stopped me and said “Sorry dear, can I pay you for this?” I’m all “of course no problemo!” take the money she handed me without looking. Get in the car, take out my purse to pocket same. Its only two 50 cent coins!
You win this round gangster granny
I bought this yoke called a trollkey, one side unlocks €1 trolleys and the other unlocks €2 trolleys, it attaches to your keys really easy and you don’t have to leave it in once you unlock the trolley, I often unlock trolleys for other people. Well worth it, bought loads for family and friends too. They don’t work in Tesco ones, but I’ve used the 20c trick with great success there.
Can’t use this trick at Tesco’s cause they have those slot one that push in, at least thats the Tesco near me.
You can also use a guitar pick!
Life hack no.1, will test this next time I’m getting a trolly
Hold on?!
There’s a lower shelf for heavy stuff???
This is the real news here!!
Another top tip for people with toddlers/ kids who want to sit in the seat, lift the panel & let them climb in!
I remember doin that years ago. Worked easy enough on the Dunnes & SuperValu trolleys. Where you just slip it in, and pull it out after. Worked with Tesco & Aldi, though the key would be stuck in the trolley till you’re done. Eventually got one of those two headed €1/€2 coins(Still use it for Dunnes). But Tesco had to be awkward and had to change their trolleys. So eventually ended up getting a keyring with a magnet euro sized coin. It’s working grand for now. But if they change the design of the trolley again? Then trolley’s comin home with me.
Both things homeless people don’t have
“Supermarket bosses have been doing everything to keep this secret from you…”
we use this one every time and get strange looks from the other shoppers 💀
In place of 2€ 50c, in place pf 1€ 20c will do.
If you have two keys on a keyring you can separate out the pointed ends and push it in, pushing to the outside wall where you would normally insert the coin. Releases the mechanism and you don’t have to leave anything in. Takes a try or two to get the swing of but after you have done it a few times it’s as quick as inserting a coin. Don’t risk losing you and chances are you have your keys with ou if you are at a shop. Saves having to take a key off the keyring
50 cent, old 2p and big washers work as well
I wouldn’t want my key to be stuck in that trolly.
Better to have trolleys that take a 50 cent or 1 euro or any gold or silver coin. Fook the trolleys that are 2 euro when you have 2×1 euros coins
Guitar pick works the charm too
before this hack was a thing, one house mate used to make like 6-9 euros every night after work in 2016 by going to the lidl in rathmines and putting the karts back.
son of a bitch used to eat for free every day.
Try and open your front door with a €2 ….
That’s all well and good until you go home only to find you have no house key
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I wouldn’t chance your house key getting stuck in one if those.
Just get one of those “cancer” tokens that go on a key ring from the Irish Cancer Society…they’re handy and you get to donate to a good cause https://www.cancer.ie/shop/daffodil-day/daffodil-day-trolley-keychain
Is this a joke
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=trolley+key&ref=nb_sb_noss
Some of the supermarkets are 2euro and the key hack doesn’t work unfortunately. But ya it’s common enough knowledge to answer your question plainly.
Just another way that homeowners are crushing the Lidl man.
The little opener key from a corned beef can works
Have used it once or twice when stuck but hopped my hand off it more times than it was worth 🙁
I never knew! Nice one JimmyTramps
Another tip for the tesco trolleys, 20c also works, and when I do that I usually leave it in for the next person
I just ask them to give me a trolley. They always do
Anything round basically yeah
I saw a guy who works in Tesco opening them using a flattened out straw. Granted you’re unlikely to be carrying a spare straw around with you.
I have an Apache token on my keys. €1 and €2 sized. Got it at the Cannonball Run last Saturday.
I almost never buy Apache and I rarely need a trolley when I’m in Lidl.
That’s an impaling waiting to happen lol. What if you stop suddenly while going through the isles and you’ve just shivved yourself? Be some craic explaining that one to A&E /s
Any coin will do if you push it to the right as your putting it in. 😉
Yeah, also, I nearly gave myself a mini orgasm one day when, out of desperation, I used a 20p instead of a £1 coin.
In uk obviously but the point is, try your other coins.
Edit, oh it worked by the way. The trolley release, that is.
Does this work for Aldi carts, too?
Yep. The ”mind blown” look on one woman’s face when I plugged it with a key was priceless.
The only issue I have is the thought of a little kid running into it and taking their eye out.
I just stand outside the supermarket asking for change of a £20 for the trolley £1. In an hour I can make £50, it also helps to be incredibly charming handsome and a fanatacist
I do it all the time
Got robbed BLIND when I went to bring back my trolley and retrieve me €2 coin. The shops were jammers and no free trollies so this frail little blue rinsed aul lady stopped me and said “Sorry dear, can I pay you for this?” I’m all “of course no problemo!” take the money she handed me without looking. Get in the car, take out my purse to pocket same. Its only two 50 cent coins!
You win this round gangster granny
I bought this yoke called a trollkey, one side unlocks €1 trolleys and the other unlocks €2 trolleys, it attaches to your keys really easy and you don’t have to leave it in once you unlock the trolley, I often unlock trolleys for other people. Well worth it, bought loads for family and friends too. They don’t work in Tesco ones, but I’ve used the 20c trick with great success there.
Can’t use this trick at Tesco’s cause they have those slot one that push in, at least thats the Tesco near me.
You can also use a guitar pick!
Life hack no.1, will test this next time I’m getting a trolly
Hold on?!
There’s a lower shelf for heavy stuff???
This is the real news here!!
Another top tip for people with toddlers/ kids who want to sit in the seat, lift the panel & let them climb in!
I remember doin that years ago. Worked easy enough on the Dunnes & SuperValu trolleys. Where you just slip it in, and pull it out after. Worked with Tesco & Aldi, though the key would be stuck in the trolley till you’re done. Eventually got one of those two headed €1/€2 coins(Still use it for Dunnes). But Tesco had to be awkward and had to change their trolleys. So eventually ended up getting a keyring with a magnet euro sized coin. It’s working grand for now. But if they change the design of the trolley again? Then trolley’s comin home with me.
Both things homeless people don’t have
“Supermarket bosses have been doing everything to keep this secret from you…”
we use this one every time and get strange looks from the other shoppers 💀
In place of 2€ 50c, in place pf 1€ 20c will do.
If you have two keys on a keyring you can separate out the pointed ends and push it in, pushing to the outside wall where you would normally insert the coin. Releases the mechanism and you don’t have to leave anything in. Takes a try or two to get the swing of but after you have done it a few times it’s as quick as inserting a coin. Don’t risk losing you and chances are you have your keys with ou if you are at a shop. Saves having to take a key off the keyring
50 cent, old 2p and big washers work as well
I wouldn’t want my key to be stuck in that trolly.
Better to have trolleys that take a 50 cent or 1 euro or any gold or silver coin. Fook the trolleys that are 2 euro when you have 2×1 euros coins
Guitar pick works the charm too
before this hack was a thing, one house mate used to make like 6-9 euros every night after work in 2016 by going to the lidl in rathmines and putting the karts back.
son of a bitch used to eat for free every day.
Try and open your front door with a €2 ….
That’s all well and good until you go home only to find you have no house key
Congratulations, you just posted a photo of your house key! Now here’s some fun reading for you: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/nov/14/key-photograph-key-cutting
My wife looked at me like I was rain man when I figured out this might work and it did 🤣
Or 2 20p’s also work a treat
Who even has a single key that ISN’T on a key chain? Practically useless tip lol