Most UK supermarkets require you to slot in a £1 coin or a special key for trolley access. But with many of us strolling down to our local with a phone and wallet in hand, without the needed change, the process can be a tad frustrating, especially as contactless payments mean purses are often left at home.
Enter the game-changing hack one savvy woman shared on her Instagram page, @lookinsidemygarden. Boasting a following of 150,000 fans, she exclaimed: "I can't believe this worked." Continuing her revelation, she posted: "Does anyone else get to the supermarket and forget your coin?
Or like me your special coin keyring sometimes doesn't work. So I thought I would try my luck and BOOM, we're in." Sign up to OK!'s daily newsletter to get updates sent to your inbox for free Clearly thrilled with her discovery, she cheerfully noted: "Now I can fill my trolley with 26,000 snacks for another week of the holiday munches!" Her post featured a video where the resourceful woman could be seen at Lidl, unlocking a trolley using a plain old regular key, while overlaid text reassured viewers: "No trolley coin, no problem..." The viral tip has since raked in thousands of likes and comments from social media users itching to test out the trick themselves, reports the Mirror.
One shopper shared a clever hack, saying: "Use the key at the other end, it thinks it's a coin. Been doing this [for] years." Another confessed to having reservations: "I've always been scared to do that in case my key breaks." A third added their approval: "Nice!
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