More Ocean State Job Lot Finds

Retail Regents · December 10, 2019, 09:35:54 PM

Apart from that odd large cart with a Creative Wire badge, here are some other finds. The Schenectady OSJL is the location that keeps on giving.

BillyGr · December 11, 2019, 07:43:19 PM

Quote from: Retail Regents on December 10, 2019, 09:35:54 PM
Apart from that odd large cart with a Creative Wire badge, here are some other finds. The Schenectady OSJL is the location that keeps on giving.

There is (with a quick search) a Walt's Food Centers (https://www.waltsfoods.com/) with 5 stores in IL and one in IN, but no clue if the one cart (where it looks like they took something off the handle but forgot to look at the plastic seat where the name is quite clear) came from this chain or elsewhere.

Retail Regents · December 11, 2019, 11:31:05 PM

Quote from: BillyGr on December 11, 2019, 07:43:19 PM
Quote from: Retail Regents on December 10, 2019, 09:35:54 PM
Apart from that odd large cart with a Creative Wire badge, here are some other finds. The Schenectady OSJL is the location that keeps on giving.

There is (with a quick search) a Walt's Food Centers (https://www.waltsfoods.com/) with 5 stores in IL and one in IN, but no clue if the one cart (where it looks like they took something off the handle but forgot to look at the plastic seat where the name is quite clear) came from this chain or elsewhere.

And looking at the most recent pictures of the stores (taken by ordinary people), the shopping carts in the background have dark powder-coated frames and bright red trim, and seat flaps donning four-picture diagrams, which indicate their fleets were upgraded.

Retail Regents · January 02, 2020, 11:10:30 PM

Now this? Found at the Troy, NY store.

Retail Regents · May 03, 2022, 06:25:22 PM

Schenectady is always a goldmine of the most absurd carts you wouldn't find anywhere else isn't it? Apart from a large influx of ancient ALDI Foods units, here are even more old decrepit wire carts they got:

Retail Regents · August 19, 2022, 02:38:37 PM

Precision 444V, Market Basket.

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Retail Regents · December 22, 2022, 04:03:38 PM

Technibilt 3440, possibly ex-Grand Union. The front of the child seat had no warning label, so I couldn't tell if it actually was ex-GU or something similar.

Retail Regents · June 21, 2023, 04:31:38 PM

United Steel & Wire cart from 2003 at the Albany store. Original retailer unknown.

Retail Regents · May 28, 2024, 10:08:03 PM

Quote from: Retail Regents on June 21, 2023, 04:31:38 PMUnited Steel & Wire cart from 2003 at the Albany store. Original retailer unknown.

The Schenectady now has a set of these. Apparently the original logos were filed off on all of them.

BillyGr · May 30, 2024, 01:14:11 PM

Quote from: Retail Regents on May 28, 2024, 10:08:03 PMThe Schenectady now has a set of these. Apparently the original logos were filed off on all of them.

Wonder if they just moved them when the Albany store was closed down?

Seems logical that Schenectady is one of the closest to where the Albany store was (the other would be Troy by HVCC, but they have blue carts that seem to be all similar).

Retail Regents · May 30, 2024, 06:38:16 PM

Quote from: BillyGr on May 30, 2024, 01:14:11 PM
Quote from: Retail Regents on May 28, 2024, 10:08:03 PMThe Schenectady now has a set of these. Apparently the original logos were filed off on all of them.

Wonder if they just moved them when the Albany store was closed down?

Seems logical that Schenectady is one of the closest to where the Albany store was (the other would be Troy by HVCC, but they have blue carts that seem to be all similar).

Could be, and more.

As far as Troy's carts, I'm sure they still have the Toys R Us carts. The other (slightly smaller) blue ones I believe were former Christmas Tree Shops units.