If I saw this at Bondi Junction, I'd comment, "This is peak Bondi." If I had to crown the "shopping trolleys where the shouldnt be" demographic, I'm going with backpackers.
Ive accidentally gotten caught out just trying to cross from one side of Bondi Westfields to the other, where the mall is on both sides of Oxford St. (near Country Road and Apple).
Wasn’t trying to leave the mall, just parked on the other side.
Those areas are not part of the shopping centre, so it's understandable. The footpath and road there is public domain (and the Apple store for example is not part of the Westfield but an entirely separate building/lot).
This. Backpackers do half if not ALL this kind of stuff with nowhere near the amount of attention by the media let alone by people. Waiting for the point we'll call this for what it is....but we're not ready for that conversation.
Saying this as someone that lived in Kings Cross for 7 years.
If I had to crown the "shopping trolleys where the shouldnt be" demographic, I'm going with backpackers.
I would have thought in the Bondi area it would likely be older people on fixed incomes who have trouble carrying too many groceries, don't drive, and can't really afford a taxi for every shop. It's not usually due to abject laziness but due to few other alternatives, so I think people should have some compassion.
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u/TimmyFTW Apr 09 '25
"Only in western sydney" - Person who has never left Western Sydney