Can you spot why this trolley photo is sparking debate among Aussie shoppers?

An image showing the difference between the Aldi and Woolworths trolley bays at an Australian shopping centre has sparked a heated debate online. 

A Melbourne shopper shared an image of the two side-by-side bays with the Woolies trolleys scattered throughout the aisle and protruding into the car park while the Aldi carts are in a neat, orderly line. 

‘The difference $1 can make,’ the customer wrote alongside the photo in a post to Reddit. 

Aldi trolleys have a coin deposit system in which shoppers have to insert a gold coin or reusable token to use them.

When returning their trolley, shoppers need to stack it neatly with the others in the bay and attach a chain which releases the coin or token.  

The system ensures Aldi trolleys don’t get stolen as often and customers load them properly in the return bay. 

The Reddit post drew in thousands of responses from disgruntled Aussies shocked at the messy state of the Woolworths trolleys.  

‘The trolley problem would be solved if people going to the store would return trolleys on their way,’ one person wrote. 

‘Who doesn’t get a buzz from putting a trolley back properly? Especially if there are a few that aren’t lined up and you manage to get them to all slot in nicely,’ said a second. 

Others weren’t so convinced by Aldi’s coin-operated system and said the Woolies trollies were in disarray because the retailer has two different sizes that don’t slot together.

‘It’s not the dollar, it’s the fact that there are two different types of trollies that don’t stack,’ one user replied. 

‘I know this car park! The Woolies trollies there are always super annoying. The problem is there are two types of trollies and as soon as someone gets lazy and puts one on the wrong side that’s it, all hope is lost,’ a second explained. 

‘I’ve found myself sorting out trolleys into correct bays at my Coles on the odd occasion…I mean really, who puts the shallow trolleys in with the deep ones, we live in a society people!’ a third added. 

‘I suspect it’s more to do with multiple trolley designs which aren’t mutually compatible. Once someone through ignorance or ambivalence puts an incompatible in the wrong side run it F’s both sides up,’ a fourth agreed. 

Some suggested people may be more likely to return their trolleys neatly if there were separate and dedicated lanes for the bigger and smaller sizes. 

Aldi have recently introduced the smaller trolleys in stores across the country. 

A photo posted to the Aldi Mums Facebook group shows the new trolleys in a bay and is believed to be the first of a nationwide rollout. 

Shoppers complained online saying the large trolleys, which are 1.1m high, are ‘enormous’ and were unsuitable for pregnant women, new mums carrying babies and the elderly. 

In June the supermarket confirmed to Daily Mail Australia the smaller trolleys will provide shoppers with ‘greater convenience’.

A photo posted to the Aldi Mums Facebook group shows the new trolleys in a bay alongside and is believed to be the first of a nationwide rollout (pictured: the small trolleys) 

‘We recognise that customers are looking for greater convenience when they visit our stores, as it’s almost impossible not to pick up the excellent value products on offer,’ an Aldi spokesperson said. 

‘That’s why we’re introducing smaller trolleys across all our locations, so our customers can more efficiently pick up products while doing smaller grocery shops.’

The image of the small trolleys received more than 2,400 ‘likes’ and shoppers seemed obsessed with the new offer. 

‘Sooo much easier for when I’m wearing baby in the carrier!!!’ one mum wrote, another added: ‘Yes I just used one. I was surprised to see them. A great addition.’ 

‘Thank god, I’m sick of falling into the trolley trying to get my groceries out,’ a third joked.   

A short woman said: ‘About time, for me 144cm of shortness them trolleys are soooooo big, almost climbing in every time. well done Aldi for the newer half cart smaller trolleys.’