tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post5737813657947569478..comments2023-06-23T08:36:50.760-04:00Comments on Patrick's Invention Ideas: No. 0031 - Grocery Cart Static GeneratorPatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284339327465518317noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-65924592569155815992014-06-07T09:04:51.171-04:002014-06-07T09:04:51.171-04:00This happens to me all the time in ALDI stores. I ...This happens to me all the time in ALDI stores. I wish these stores would take this issue seriously and fix the problem!! <br />Attn Retailers: Forget about your large advertising budgets and use some of that money to stop shocking the customers that you already have!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-16864798187860823712014-04-27T06:08:40.313-04:002014-04-27T06:08:40.313-04:00It is every grocery store..I can't stand to pu...It is every grocery store..I can't stand to push a shopping cart, with or without the plastic handle..Kroger, Walgreens, Walmart, Publix, Jewel, Dominics, etc.. I went to a neurologist due to other weird sensations: numbness, shooting pains,shocks (not like electrocution from carts, I mean its not a shock!) But nerve pain shocks.. So I found out 2 things.. *Before Doctor #1 (non medical..I will get to that) You have a sensitive extra sense..well um..Spiritual/psychic and you/me are like in movie 'ghost' and you are attracting spirits electrical energy..ok well I dont like it so I went and Said I am Not Crazy, I am a successful Music Producer and I push my shopping cart with my fingers and every min (I stop and check out prices a lot) I get electrocuted, not shocked,but lit up my arm, painful! So..Found a part of brain that fires neurons differently because it is a congenital defect but it results in additional brain usage..also I had bone spurs in all levels of C spine that were posterior(touching spine) so the medical reasons seem more logical but honestly you can tie in the first explanation I was given. Hope this helps..and not confusesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-71553453072139923432014-03-11T20:53:18.926-04:002014-03-11T20:53:18.926-04:00My husband thinks I am crazy....but now that I hav...My husband thinks I am crazy....but now that I have found this blog, I can prove to him that I am not the only one this happens to. It is only at Wal-Mart and Costco. Holding onto the plastic does not keep me from getting the painful shocks. I have decided that I will need to try wearing some insulated and or rubber gloves to see if that helps. I will post back to let you know the results.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-10423274696063544682013-10-22T00:35:06.074-04:002013-10-22T00:35:06.074-04:00So thankful I found this sight. I thought I was t...So thankful I found this sight. I thought I was the only one this happened to. Thanks! Will work on several of the ideas I've seen on here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-84504907053941415662013-06-16T20:14:30.453-04:002013-06-16T20:14:30.453-04:00wouldn't a piece of dangling string/twine (whi...wouldn't a piece of dangling string/twine (which is available at the exit of the Costco in a red box for customers who need to tie something in their car/truck) dangling from the bottom of the cart work as well as a chain? I've seen grocery carts at other stores with pieces of string tied to the bottom for this purpose. I commented on the shocking cart at the costco checkout this afternoon and the box lady said "keep your hands on the plastic" in a somewhat snotty/dismissive tone. Pissed me off about as much as being repeatedly shocked by the stupid cart (I know to "keep my hands on the plastic" but I also know they can do something about the stupid cart shocking me = I'm the customer). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-59809404530345601082013-01-27T14:04:44.825-05:002013-01-27T14:04:44.825-05:00I have had this experience at the new WalMarts wit...I have had this experience at the new WalMarts with no vinyl tile flooring, only buffed concrete. I wonder if it is connected to the new carts' anti theft devices. I don't have a lot of info on them, but supposedly they will stop rolling if taken off premises. I think this might be it because this is a relatively new problem. I never had this happen before a year or two ago.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014830023803485435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-44425406313201819262012-11-13T19:27:15.211-05:002012-11-13T19:27:15.211-05:00Count me in.. Happened to me at Wal-Mart tonight b...Count me in.. Happened to me at Wal-Mart tonight but only while pushing the cart up front while passing the cashiers on the way to health and beauty and then again while passing them on the way back to foods but it stopped in the food section. Glad I found this! I was starting to think I was special.. :-)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-5025139861591580942012-06-14T07:39:52.685-04:002012-06-14T07:39:52.685-04:00I have had the same experience at Costco. If you a...I have had the same experience at Costco. If you are truly "electric" like the person who started this blog, your electric energy system in your body is probably out of balance. It is a subtle energy system. Get Donna Eden's book Energy Medicine from your library and read about it. Then find an Eden Energy Medicine practitioner that can do a long electrical session on you. Really works. I don't get the shocks from light switches anymore like I used to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-17975944246880855662011-10-30T22:10:41.868-04:002011-10-30T22:10:41.868-04:00We have 2 Walmarts in Roseville California. One I ...We have 2 Walmarts in Roseville California. One I get shopping cart shock from and the other Walmart I do not. Funny thing is that this has only started happening since they did a remodel and did a lot of work on the flooring and tiles in the 1 Walmart. I do not have this problem in any other store just the Walmart off of the 65 fwy in Roseville Ca. that did a remodel. What in the world did they do when they remodeled that is causing this? I now have to wear gloves when I shop just to stop the repeated shocks from the cart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-26715521218190754572011-07-03T12:24:32.826-04:002011-07-03T12:24:32.826-04:00I seem to get zapped more than anyone I know.
Al...I seem to get zapped more than anyone I know. <br /><br />Always at walmart. My car door. Work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-87501691385410605782011-04-16T04:31:27.450-04:002011-04-16T04:31:27.450-04:00I just start getting shocked by grcery carts at wa...I just start getting shocked by grcery carts at walmart and costco. I have to waer long sleevs and pull them down over my bare hands to stop the shocks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-28303426585442640202010-10-18T20:18:50.057-04:002010-10-18T20:18:50.057-04:00OMG...My family and friends think I am strange whe...OMG...My family and friends think I am strange when I tellthem how much I get shocked in grocery stores and I have even went to different chains of stores, Meijer, Kroger, WalMart etc doesn't matter still happens and it just started happening to me in the last 6months, what in me changed to make this happen, anyone know. So true misery loves company, glad to know I'm not alone, sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-85348455437027383802010-10-17T19:54:00.289-04:002010-10-17T19:54:00.289-04:00I just googled shopping cart and electric shock, a...I just googled shopping cart and electric shock, and found this! I'm really surprised to see others had the same experience. I shop all the time at Walmart but today I kept getting electric shocks whenever I would hold onto the cart. First in my left hand and then in my right. I thought I was going crazy, or maybe having a heart attack or stroke, and later started thinking it was carpal tunnel or something. But it wasn't just in my hands, it traveled throughout the body. This is very weird. What can we do to counteract it?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553409548294973625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-90487359300312640192010-10-09T13:19:53.364-04:002010-10-09T13:19:53.364-04:00I was recently repeatedly shocked from a plastic c...I was recently repeatedly shocked from a plastic coated cart at Giant Eagle. Unfortunately, I am recuperating from rotator cuff surgery and my shoulder has suffered from the times I jerked my arm from the shocks. I complained and the cashier said 50% of her customers were complaining of the electric shocks. Neither the manager nor corporate was sympathetic or caring about the situation; everyone just said they were "working on" the problem. Obviously, this is not a new problem! I'm furious!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-60384932774440499052010-09-27T23:13:36.962-04:002010-09-27T23:13:36.962-04:00Yesterday was the second time I went shopping and ...Yesterday was the second time I went shopping and got the static charge shock from a grocery cart. This never happen before, just only recently. FYI, i'm not from the US and there is no Walmart here, but I'm relieved that there are many others who had the same experience. Shopping malls need to address this problem because I think there are many more people who has had this same kinda problem. Getting electrocuted each time i go shopping will not be a pleasant experience.<br /><br />Yours Truly,<br />Giant Hypermarket Shopper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-77293828959385880572010-08-25T22:49:16.491-04:002010-08-25T22:49:16.491-04:00I love to see all these posts. My husband also th...I love to see all these posts. My husband also thought I was nuts. I frequently get shocked when I am pushing shopping carts however today was the worst by far!!!.<br />I was pushing my cart around and talking on my cell phone at the same time. I was pushing the cart around with just one hand so I could keep talking on the phone. The cart started to go too much to the right so i put my other elbow on the other side of the cart to even it out, with the phone still up to my ear and OMG!! I didn't just get a little shock. It started at my hand (the one with the phone in it), and went down my arm to my elbow, through the freaking metal bar and into my other arm. It felt like I had stuck my hand in a light socket. It took my breath away and my heart felt like it was going to jump through my chest. I guess that is what I get for talking on my cell phone too much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-31361869270244268512010-08-15T22:06:26.456-04:002010-08-15T22:06:26.456-04:00Sooo FUNNY! This happened to me while I was workin...Sooo FUNNY! This happened to me while I was working in Dayton last week! I thought I was on Candid Camera or being X'd. Then, I changed carts and it kept happening. Finally, I started asking other people in the store. Alot of them said they were getting shocked too!!! ha ha When I went to check out, I asked the checker and she showed me a little grounding bar on the front of the cart that hooks to the underneath basket. It gets pushed up when the carts are stacked, but, if you drop that little bar, it should alleviate the shocks. I've never heard of this and told the people of Ohio, "This is NOT normal." But I guess it is! ha haAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-63660006665340635412010-06-12T04:17:22.701-04:002010-06-12T04:17:22.701-04:00I googled this today because earlier I was at Walm...I googled this today because earlier I was at Walmart and found myself getting shocked about every 3 steps I took. <br />And it wasn't just a little, tiny shock either.<br />It was audible, it was powerful as far as static electricity goes and it was, yes, painful.<br />I'm a full grown man who has been in automobile collisions over the years, I've been a skateboarder for the past 16 years...I've knocked myself out, I've had surgery, I've torn ligaments and broken bones.<br />I'm NOT a sensitive guy. <br />Honestly. <br />But this was unbelievably painful, likely because it was happening every 3 steps and the 'cracking' sound coming from my hands was proof positive that this was not in my head.<br />Why does it happen to some and not to others? I wasn't dragging my feet, I was wearing rubber soled shoes...it was ridiculous.<br />I did shorten my trip after I'd suffered through about 60 of these shocks to my hands and fingers.<br />C'mon Walmart..it couldn't be too tough to solve this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-47757081570936998502010-04-29T20:30:37.763-04:002010-04-29T20:30:37.763-04:00I just left Wal-Mart and the same thing happened. ...I just left Wal-Mart and the same thing happened. I thought I was going crazy. The manager thought I was crazy. I have never had this happen to me, so you can see how surprised I was. Glad to know that I'm not alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-22198558605952001372010-04-20T15:26:32.726-04:002010-04-20T15:26:32.726-04:00Just found this link that you all might find inter...Just found this link that you all might find interesting. It refines Patrick's dragging-a-chain idea:<br />http://www.esdjournal.com/articles/Shoppingcarts.htmB. Charnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-18084564342200507982010-04-20T15:12:35.155-04:002010-04-20T15:12:35.155-04:00I was shopping at Costco yesterday and received no...I was shopping at Costco yesterday and received no less than thirty shocks as I wheeled around the store. I tried holding onto just the red plastic part of the handle, and STILL got shocked. I asked three other people who were shopping if they were getting shocked (at the risk of feeling like a lunatic) and they all said they were not being shocked, but dang if it didn't keep on happening. Checkers at Costco said they had been shocked by the carts from time to time.<br />I talked to the manager, asking him if the building's electrical system was properly grounded, and he politely listened and said he would pass my comment along....B. Charnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-25276424351917899772010-04-05T14:57:34.002-04:002010-04-05T14:57:34.002-04:00Me too!!! Except that the charge is as constant a...Me too!!! Except that the charge is as constant as if I were holding onto a low voltage electrical fence. The grocery cart has a plastic cuff that covers the handle 3/4 of the way, leaving my palms protected and my finger tips tingling. If I move my hands to the outer handle, sparks fly. I thought everyone was feeling this and the store was just being slow to correct it. My cart today was particularly bad, so I found a manager to have him test it. He didn't feel anything, but was professionally compassionate. That was my first clue that I was maybe alone in this feeling. Before the end of my trip, I had two more people (women about my size and age) try my cart. Nothing. And, nothing. Hmmmn. So, google it is and I found you. Thanks for the dragging chain idea. I will experiment with this:)Amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-50653646199693985242010-03-09T18:37:13.308-05:002010-03-09T18:37:13.308-05:00This has been happenning to me lately every time I...This has been happenning to me lately every time I shop in Trader Joes!!! It really hurts. I have neveer experienced this at any other store, so I thought there was some sort of electrical current in the floor or something! I am glad it is not serious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-10264459135696375172009-11-02T23:50:35.931-05:002009-11-02T23:50:35.931-05:00I am a building inspector and was just shopping at...I am a building inspector and was just shopping at wal-mart. I received a painful electric shock from my cart every twenty feet that I traveled through the store. In 30 years and thousands of building inspections I have never seen anything like this. I returned home and googled "shopping cart static charge" and found this place. Can some one send this link to Wal-Mart. Perhaps something needs to be done about the design of the cart.dmitchell@stny.rr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796341607011118633.post-68390906369023860752009-09-07T18:12:00.355-04:002009-09-07T18:12:00.355-04:00I just got back from King Soopers. I was shocked ...I just got back from King Soopers. I was shocked repeatedly from my shopping cart--this has never happened to me before and at first I thought I pinched my hand somewhere on the handle. I had rubber bottom shoes on and it "appeared" that the wheels were rubber, but maybe not. It was a strange enough experience that wanted to see if anyone on the Internet had reported getting shocked from shopping carts. The thought did occur to me that if there was a child in the cart they could have been being shocked too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com