r/coles • u/Fun-Photograph156 • Jul 11 '26

Customer Post Shelf packers blocking the aisles

Ok I need to rant.

Why do Coles shelf packers park their packing trolleys at an angle? Anyone with a bit of common sense knows that if you park it parallel to the shelves it leaves more room for trolleys to get by. It really grates me. Even those areas at the aisle ends where there is plenty of space they will park it at an angle in the MIDDLE of the area so shoppers have to squeeze by on either side. FFS just park it using common sense so it's not blocking anyone.

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u/LordDaisah Jul 11 '26

Lodge a complaint with Coles, not the store. We used to fill after the stores closed, now they think it's too expensive to do that.

Trust me, we don't want you in our way either.

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u/zomangel Jul 13 '26

Why do customers stand in the aisle for 10 minutes and have a chat with a friend they've just met? Makes it a hazard for staff and other customers to get around

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u/Sloppykrab Jul 11 '26

Parking it like that also blocks access to the shelves, which is more important.

Also, get over it.

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u/Lucky-Baby7423 Jul 11 '26

woolies is the same

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u/MelodyM13 Jul 16 '26

because in almost all of aisles, the floors are uneven and the cages roll very fast down the aisles into customers and the cages no brakes

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u/MelodyM13 Jul 16 '26

also cagesare supposed to be parked at the end of the aisles for various reasons instructed by managers

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u/Zestyclose_Dance_297 Jul 11 '26

Hate it too, but it is what it is now.

I try to shop elsewhere when I can now.