Bay Central shoppers in Sutherland Shire point out glaring design fail with location of trolley bay at new shopping centre

Shoppers have pointed out a glaring design flaw in the parking garage of a recently opened shopping center.

Sutherland Shire residents who have visited Bay Central, in Sydney’s south, in recent weeks have been frustrated by the poorly positioned trolley.

A photo shared on social media shows a row of ALDI shopping carts chained together in an assigned spot. However, the line is so long that it extends and blocks half the road.

A resident posted the photo on Facebook and complained about those responsible.

‘As a species there is actually no future for us. These are returned Aldi carts blocking the road. Apparently longer on weekends,” he said.

Although the comment appeared to blame shoppers for continuing to add carts to the already too-long line “just to get their $1 back,” a debate soon broke out over who was really to blame, with many suggested it wasn’t the buyers.

“Stupid, just stupid,” someone agreed.

However, others argued that the design of the parking garage is to blame, rather than customers merely doing what is expected by returning their shopping carts.

“I’m not sure who came up with this one,” one person said of the layout.

“On the plus side it means there have been lots of kind, thoughtful people returning their trolleys to the right place,” wrote another.

Others thought the fault lay with Aldi staff, who clear the trolleys and return them to the supermarket.

“What amazes me is the number of people in the comments shaming the shoppers who do this when it’s clearly a flaw in the car’s design,” one person said.

“It’s Aldi’s fault that they don’t return their carts often enough,” said another.

‘This image perfectly draws attention to the problem for which Aldi is responsible. I hope it was shared with their store manager and posted here,” a third person said.

A spokesperson for the shopping center told Yahoo News Australia that Aldi, Dan Murphy’s and Woolworths are “all responsible for managing their own shopping carts.”

A spokesperson for the shopping center told Yahoo News Australia that Aldi, Dan Murphy’s and Woolworths are “all responsible for managing their own shopping carts.”

“This includes collecting them from the car parks and returning them to the store,” they said.

Aldi has five separate trolley bays on the ground floor of the car park, each of which can accommodate between 10 and 20 properly stored trolleys.

“We have brought this to the attention of our major retailers and expressed the need to potentially expand their collection activities,” the spokesperson said.

‘We also encourage customers to look for another bay nearby if the nearest one is full.’

The trolley bays are typically 6 meters long and are designed to industry specifications.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted ALDI for comment.