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Shoppers initially refused to use the shopping cart. πŸ›’
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Ironic TwistsOct 18, 2026

Shoppers initially refused to use the shopping cart. πŸ›’

Shoppers initially refused to use the shopping cart. πŸ›’ . . . Sylvan Goldman introduced his folding basket carriage at Humpty Dumpty in Oklahoma City on June 4, 1937. Customers thought carts looked like baby carriages or suggested weakness, so Goldman hired men and women to push them around. One of retail's most familiar tools needed paid actors to look normal.

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