♿️WHEELCHAIR GROCERY SHOPPING STRUGGLES | STORE TO DOOR

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  • ♿️COME GROCERY SHOPPING WITH ME. STORE TO DOOR, IM GOING TO SHOW YO HOW I GET THEM HOME AND UNPACK THEM. IM SHOWING YOU THE TRUE STRUGGLES OF SHOPPING IN A WHEELCHAIR. I FEEL THAT IN A LOT OF MY VIDEOS I MAKE IT LOOK EASY, AND I SHOW YOU HOW TO MAKE LIFE EASIER FOR YOURSELF IN YOUR WHEELCHAIR. BUT I DO STRUGGLE, SO I THOUGHT I WOULD SHOW YOU HOW I STRUGGLE WITH THIS ONE.
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  • @Wheelsnoheels
    @Wheelsnoheels  4 года назад +23

    ♿️OH THE STRUGGLES. I WANTED TO DO THIS, TO HIGHLIGHT HOW HARD LIFE CAN BE IN A WHEELCHAIR. WHY NOT CHECK OUT THISFUNY VIDEO. SHAUN SHOPPING IN MY WHEELCHAIR! ruclips.net/video/1Y74YFZdV1s/видео.html PLEASE NOTE THAT SHAUN DOES THE BIG SHOPS, AND IF I WAS ON MY OWN I WOULD DO MY GROCERIES ONLINE.
    Have you checked out my instagram @wheelsnoheels_ Im currently doing a GIVEAWAY, and there are still a few days left if you would like to enter.

    • @ChrisPage68
      @ChrisPage68 4 года назад +3

      Gem - you should sack that lippy cameraman... 😉

    • @Wheelsnoheels
      @Wheelsnoheels  4 года назад +4

      @@ChrisPage68 I know right!!! I got something planned for him though!!!!! you just wait ;)

    • @punky19761
      @punky19761 4 года назад

      PageMonster 😉

    • @ChrisPage68
      @ChrisPage68 4 года назад

      @@Wheelsnoheels "Staff Training" 😈😂

    • @HighTen_Melanie
      @HighTen_Melanie 4 года назад +1

      Love these shopping videos. My cousin challenged me to try the self scan and I’ve never looked back. It saves you ages at the checkout. It’s good to have someone to shop with you the first time to show you how it works then it’s easy after that. If you have Apple Pay on your phone or watch you don’t need to get your purse. You simply grab the receipt and go.

  • @amykathleen2005
    @amykathleen2005 4 года назад +28

    Also I loved the look of shock like "why are you yelling at me?" when shaun made the ketchup joke.....

  • @foolgazer
    @foolgazer 2 года назад +6

    My disabilities have recently suddenly progressed and I haven't gotten a wheelchair yet, but will be likely in the next couple weeks and for the first time I'm learning about how to navigate basic needs in a wheelchair. Thank you for making this video, it makes me feel a lot more confident in the idea of learning to adapt.

  • @alureon1
    @alureon1 2 года назад +5

    I'm temporarily unable to walk after hip surgery, and it has been an eye-opening experience to say the least. Like you said, non-disabled people don't even think twice about half of this stuff. It's crazy all of the challenges you have to face that don't even occur to able-bodied people. Alternating between the wheelchair and crutches this past two weeks has given me a new respect for people who live with these challenges. Something as ridiculously simple as OPENING A DOOR like you did at the end, becomes a chore, and I sometimes drop things as well. It's unbelievable that you are able to cope with all of these challenges and stay in high spirits. You are an incredibly strong person, and working through challenges that most people will likely never get a chance to truly appreciate.

  • @strawberrywheels
    @strawberrywheels 3 года назад +3

    this was so helpful! i may become a part time chair user soon, and grocery shopping is one of the most exhausting tasks without a mobility aid and if i can get my shopping done in a chair i may not have to lie down for hours afterwards lol

  • @punky19761
    @punky19761 4 года назад +17

    That guy when you raised up the tea lights 🤣. Like you, I bring a list so I’m not just wondering aimlessly around the store lol. If I don’t have a list, shopping probably takes me 3 times longer. I too use a hand held basket. I don’t think we are allowed to leave the store with it at my grocery store though. I just always ask an employee to help me get the groceries to my van. Like you, I also avoid the self check out, that’s just all a little too overwhelming to me and also somewhat physically inaccessible to me. Once I’m back in my van and my groceries are in my van, I shove all of the groceries that won’t leak or break into my back pack to help me get everything into the house. I still have to carry some things, but a big back pack helps tremendously. I do the handle in the mouth thing too. I think that is probably a common wheelchair user thing. I have a cat that I have to fight (not litterally lol) to get back in the house. Bringing out the cat treats to get the cat back in the house is usually part of the process for me, and she knows that lol. Lastly, I am exhausted when the whole trip to the grocery store is done. I feel that.

  • @bluedeva
    @bluedeva 4 года назад +15

    I’m so going to show some of our patients this post Gem 👌🏻 I would recommend not loading shopping bags on the back rest push handles as the extra weight can tip the wheelchair backwards. I use the basket on the lap technique too. 🤗🤗
    Here’s a random question why are the wheelchair accessible cashier lanes never open when you actually need them? I did find one only to queue up behind abled customers and the cashier closed the lane saying he didn’t see me. He completely ignored me and walked off. Needless to say I left the shopping on the conveyor belt and went to a different supermarket. Why should I give my money to a store that was so rude and unhelpful. I’ve never been back since

    • @cbryce9243
      @cbryce9243 Год назад

      That's terrible! I hope you wrote to the company!

  • @RoadkillbunnyUK
    @RoadkillbunnyUK 4 года назад +2

    The having to buy the small size of things is a big problem! I lose out on saving and have to go to the shops more due to that. I always have to plan carefully what I can manage as not only am I disabled (use a wheeled walker or chair depending on situation) but I’m medically bared from driving anymore and I’m a single parent. Getting things home is one of my biggest daily issues! It’s good to know I’m not alone.

    • @punky19761
      @punky19761 4 года назад

      Jen Burton oh man, I am not looking forward to the day when I can no longer drive. I will have to figure something else out. Hopefully by then people will be able to use an ebt card to get a grocery delivery.

  • @emmajay_
    @emmajay_ 4 года назад +12

    I always find using scan as you shop & bagging it up as I go makes it so much quicker & easier than self checkouts, your last video helped ease so much anxiety when I went on my own for the first time ! 🥰

    • @Wheelsnoheels
      @Wheelsnoheels  4 года назад +1

      Oh thats a good idea. I might try that. x

  • @billiebluesheepie2907
    @billiebluesheepie2907 4 года назад +7

    Ohh, Gem I wish I was able to drive!
    I have to use a local shop where it’s much more expensive, but the staff know me and are genuinely happy to help, they take items to the till, reach stuff and they even tell me what things are on offer.
    At the till they pack my rucksack and put it on the back of my wheelchair.
    (They know my weight-limit and have even saved items for me so I could go back for them after a rest!)
    Some weeks, apart from my carer, they’re the only other humans I get to talk to.

  • @63Simon04
    @63Simon04 4 года назад +2

    Another great video Gem! Before I gave up driving I had my own plastic shopping basket on my lap, filling it with groceries I would empty it at the check out. Pay, refill, place on lap, out to car, basket on passenger seat, drive home, basket back on lap and wheel indoors. Now I do a big online shop and small shop using my electric wheelchair, basket under seat.

  • @jhk88rph
    @jhk88rph 3 года назад +1

    Shaun is the best! He’s got my sense of humor PLUS, I love your interactions with him!

  • @GelaWikoff
    @GelaWikoff 4 года назад +3

    I love how your husband was making fun of you for putting the bag in your mouth so it doesn't spill and then the bag spilled. Point proven. As for not getting too many heavy things, I can relate. With me having a cane in one hand and balancing the other slightly against the handrail, I can't carry in a lot at one time. So if I go shopping by myself, I have to shop smart and/or make multiple trips out to the car.

  • @monicadahlin
    @monicadahlin 4 года назад +3

    I'm a single mom with a power chair and no car, we live close to the grocery store though but my EDS has gotten so much worse that I've got help with most of my grocery shopping now and it feels great! I get help with my laundry and cleaning our apartment too. Here in Sweden they keep remodeling grocery stores so they will be more eco friendly, and put all milk and frozen foods in big cupboards of glass. They really did think about people in wheelchairs when they came up with a that idea🙄, I rather not shop alone anymore, even if people are helpful it can be too much sometimes.
    It would be a good feeling to just be able to go shopping for what you want without any trouble. Even if I don't mind chatting with children who are asking me about my power chair, they might be learning something 😊

  • @Dungeonfreak
    @Dungeonfreak 4 года назад +2

    I’m disabled but not a wheelchair user, I live alone on the second floor, don’t do big shops just buy things as I need it because I can’t carry a lot

  • @mr.garlicman3134
    @mr.garlicman3134 4 месяца назад +1

    Following a beautiful blonde haired woman in a grocery store sign me up for that please! Lol

  • @sylvia7777
    @sylvia7777 4 года назад +1

    Whilst I’m not permanently disabled I am to some degree and can’t walk without a crutch for the short distance I can and use a chair for longer travel most times seeing this is so great especially as I’m uk based (Manchester) too and how I can be more productive. Thankyou so very much for this

  • @cbryce9243
    @cbryce9243 Год назад

    Something I really enjoy about your videos is your accent and the words used in your country, opposed to here in America, like your trolly is our cart.
    I can never keep the basket on my lap. I am looking for DIY ideas. Anyone reading this, if you have any, please do share!

  • @Matthew-ui3cz
    @Matthew-ui3cz 4 года назад +5

    Love the videos

  • @beeb6730
    @beeb6730 4 года назад +2

    Yes pmease to more shopping videos, in a relatively new chair user and in always getting great ideas from you about new ways to try song things (also maternity jeans have saved me so much pain and frustration thanks sooo much for that video and tip!!)

  • @jayfionasomer433
    @jayfionasomer433 4 года назад +2

    Just wanted you to know after your encouragement in your u tube I have set up my massage therapist I had cancelled cause I felt guilty so many comments how it was a luxury just too embarrassed but it really makes a difference to my mobility and my pain levels. I have been to one session with the next one booked and feel able to face any critical comments thanks a million

    • @ChrisPage68
      @ChrisPage68 4 года назад +2

      If it helps, do it. Ignore stupid people. 😜

    • @Wheelsnoheels
      @Wheelsnoheels  4 года назад +2

      Awww thats good to hear, I know what you mean. Try not let it get to you. and do whats best for you. xx

  • @YarginFlargin
    @YarginFlargin 4 года назад

    Stay amazing! And love the helpful videos. You are a major inspiration!

  • @SilverBunnyStudios
    @SilverBunnyStudios 4 года назад +3

    This is why I love services like Instacart and Amazon, it makes it soooo much easier if you have any type of mobility issue to get your groceries without an exhausting painful trip to the grocery store! :)

    • @scifirocks
      @scifirocks 2 года назад

      Does that cost you more though? Nearly all the supermarkets in the UK deliver but they have a £40 minimum spend plus delivery so that's far above my budget.

  • @georgecurtis6463
    @georgecurtis6463 4 года назад +1

    I was stunned to see the stripped path of travel in the parking lot going behind cars. That is so so dangerous. Not allowed in the usa or at least in calif. Always look for exhaust, brake lights or reverse lights as you go along. Please be very aware of the cars backing up. If not, you may not make it to your shopping.

  • @mkorea
    @mkorea 4 года назад

    It helps many wheelchair users. Thank you.

  • @koolchicky
    @koolchicky 2 года назад

    So very useful. Thank you!!!

  • @nicolas_-_-_
    @nicolas_-_-_ 2 года назад

    Hello!
    Thank you so much!
    I like that kind of videos.

  • @timboxall8936
    @timboxall8936 4 года назад +2

    Loved seeing this! I use the "basket on lap" method too, and I always go to the manned checkouts. I can do the self-serve, but I like the interaction with the staff too, it's nice when out and about.
    I know a lot of people have issues with the dinky wheelchair trolleys but I've never found them a problem (I have good core strength though) - oddly I saw your vid about a week after I went round all the supermarkets in Worthing suggesting they ensure they had them in, and a couple more if they only had one.
    My big shops are delivered online, but if I'm doing a mid-size, I actually use my suitcase, lol! It's specifically designed for wheelchair users and you just clip/unclip from the back bar on your chair while seated to get it in the car. It's called the Unstoppable Gear Bag from Phoenix Instinct - not cheap but a blessing.

    • @Wheelsnoheels
      @Wheelsnoheels  4 года назад +1

      Hi Tim. Awesome to meet you the other day. Its nice to see other people using the same methods as yourself. Im planning on giving the wheelchair trolly a go next!!!

  • @amykathleen2005
    @amykathleen2005 4 года назад +1

    Great video! Would like to see more grocery ones! Also would be interested to see how you get your chair and everything in and out of the car.

  • @AprilHoney
    @AprilHoney 4 года назад

    You are so much fun to watch!

  • @ingridlim2801
    @ingridlim2801 4 года назад

    Love your video! I use a scanner in the supermarket and put everything in my backpack which is hanging on my chair.

  • @catlady0073
    @catlady0073 Год назад

    Your other half is so sarcastic 😂😂
    Great video Gem 😊

  • @ashleywhitethisisabsolutel1004
    @ashleywhitethisisabsolutel1004 2 года назад

    I am a wheelchair user, and I use a normal trolley I use one hand to guide the trolley and the other hand to navigate my wheelchair and I have a very heavy trolley I send it right to the top I do about a months worth of shopping.
    Instead of struggling with a small basket perhaps shopping online might be a better option as your basket doesn’t really have very much in it so it must be quite frustrating for you but I still think you’re fantastic as shopping in the wheelchair is never easy. Xx

  • @sunnycal2293
    @sunnycal2293 4 года назад +1

    I keep a laundry basket in the trunk of my car that'll I bring into the grocery store when I do my shopping. I'm a paraplegic T-4/5. (Most of the time I can't find a store hand basket to put on my lap) When I get home I can then bring in my laundry basket of bagged groceries (groceries in bags) in my basket and not worry about dropping anything off my lap. So much easier especially if I have more than one bag of groceries.

  • @MrDavrehck
    @MrDavrehck 4 года назад

    I want to thank you for showing all these videos of your life. I am honored to get a chance to see what life is like. I'm not being sarcastic and hope that isn't seen.

  • @marylightfoot4817
    @marylightfoot4817 2 года назад

    That basket on your lap is a good tip. Some of my stores do not have those baskets, only the carts. Will try to find a collapsible one I can carry with me in case.

  • @davidfinney2052
    @davidfinney2052 3 года назад

    Love your video's

  • @laurahelgerson4685
    @laurahelgerson4685 4 года назад +1

    I love it. We have Wal-Mart here. In my area big food store called Woodmens

  • @davidfinney2052
    @davidfinney2052 3 года назад

    Gem. I really love your shopping trip.

  • @MrDanonwheels
    @MrDanonwheels 3 года назад

    Brilliant! You use the same techniques I do right down to holding the handles with your mouth. We also have the same car.

  • @rebekkasamuels8707
    @rebekkasamuels8707 4 года назад

    I have a padded lap desk, I take 3 milk crates and 2 bungee cords. First crate is for the heaviest stuff, and I use the bungee cord to secure the crate across my lap, remaining toe crates are attached to my chair with the second cord, and I grab them as I need them

  • @Isobel201
    @Isobel201 4 года назад

    I laughed when you dropped the stuff at the door because I struggle with that and I'm not even in a wheelchair but I still have problems. I have a blue badge but still like using stores at quieter times so parking is easier.

  • @TerrileeYO
    @TerrileeYO 4 года назад

    Very valuable share tyvm

  • @Q-ey2jk
    @Q-ey2jk 4 года назад

    Lol love it

  • @lindalagarce8996
    @lindalagarce8996 3 года назад

    Wow, definitely need to some up with better options for us when shopping for I more than one item.

  • @CarlGrint
    @CarlGrint 4 года назад

    I started using Tesco Delivery a year ago and it has made life so much easier.
    I do enjoy the odd trip to the supermarket and usually found someone to help reach things on higher shelves but always found an hour or more is easily lost and can be tiring so having it all delivered to the door is so much easier, also cuts down on the impulse purchases ;)

  • @lj8902
    @lj8902 4 года назад +1

    I do one thing a little different when it comes to those little baskets. I use an elastic strap with hooks on both ends. One hook is attached onto my frame where the handlebar meets the seat part of the frame. I loop excess slack around the same until I get as much length as I need. I bring the other end of the strap around and across to my lap. I then use that other hook to hold onto the basket/basket handles. This way both hands are free for the pushrims and grabbing whatever I need. I don't have to constantly balance the basket or worry about dropping things. Oh, BTW. Gallons of milk, pet food bags, larger items I wedge between my feet on the footrest. Calf strap keeps them from falling off or under my WC. Most of the time though I don't use the store's baskets. I use my larger backpack. Hope this may help you out in case you've never thought of it or tried it before.

  • @rubyrosemurraylee8177
    @rubyrosemurraylee8177 4 года назад +1

    Love your video I have a tip for you I use my iPhone to do my shopping 🛍 list so I don’t forget it because you always have your mobile phone with you 🤗

  • @orlandop7786
    @orlandop7786 4 года назад

    Yes more great tips please.

  • @anneharrison1849
    @anneharrison1849 4 года назад +1

    I went about 9 at night a couple of weeks ago and they only had the self service tills open, I was there for ages!

  • @sarablackwolfdancer9359
    @sarablackwolfdancer9359 4 года назад

    I have a "milk crate" that's plastic (light), and a little bigger than the shopping basket. I use a bungee cord around my back to attach the crate to me and it won't fall off my lap! I also don't have to worry about bags, etc. Also, in most places there are staff members who will help you if you can't carry all your goods. However, you can also push a trolley/cart with your wheelchair. The trolley/cart acts as a steering device and your rear wheels act as a drive. It can take a while if the trolley/cart is heavy, but it's certainly possible.

  • @abbie2584
    @abbie2584 4 года назад +13

    If you’re by yourself, how do you get your wheelchair in and out of the car? Great video btw

    • @hanahc3525
      @hanahc3525 4 года назад +11

      Kate most wheelchairs wheels pop off and the frame folds in some way. I personally lift my chair over my body and into the passenger seat

    • @abbie2584
      @abbie2584 4 года назад +6

      Hanah C thanks for the info. My chair is rigid and I can’t drive so I always have someone to do put my chair away for me. Always wondered how you guys did it xx

    • @HighTen_Melanie
      @HighTen_Melanie 4 года назад +7

      Kate I used to have a rigid frame and lift it over myself and onto the rear passenger seat. I much prefer them to folding chairs but it’s personal preference and what is practical. I like Spinergy wheels as they are light.

    • @BarbaraHicks
      @BarbaraHicks 2 года назад +1

      I also remove the rear wheels then lift the chair over my body into the passenger side back seat.

  • @JennyJardin
    @JennyJardin Год назад +1

    Your store has nice baskets. Ours have small ones.

  • @jerryskeepero
    @jerryskeepero 4 года назад

    Great video

  • @valeriecaperton8472
    @valeriecaperton8472 Год назад

    I would love to see variations of shopping, like using the cart with the wheelchair or perhaps using a scooter at the store. And thank you for making these videos! I am always looking for ways to help my patients but sometimes they won't take the time to look up the videos for themselves, as they are frequently new to SCI and overwhelmed.

    • @Wheelsnoheels
      @Wheelsnoheels  Год назад +1

      Ooo good ideas, I have done a video using the shopping cart, but I could try and updated vision. Also I challenged my husband to shop in my wheelchair, that’s a good watch too 😊

  • @pierre-jean-jacques3050
    @pierre-jean-jacques3050 4 года назад

    I walk to the grocery store as it's close and I don't have a car and I feel the pain of always remembering that I can only bring (in my case) what I can carry. It can be frustrating having to buy the more expensive smaller package or forgoing things altogether because I know I won't be able to bring it and then knowing you'll have to go back sooner than had you been able to carry said thing! I probably said that all wrong but you have certainly made me think about what everyday life would be like in a wheelchair as my day goes on and as an adult that is terrifying! Getting on the bus yikes, driving?! even more yikes. I love your energy and how you're upfront that it can be a struggle but is worth it. Many Kudos to you love you channel!

    • @punky19761
      @punky19761 4 года назад +1

      Muffin I’m a wheelchair user, but I understood what you meant. I too have to sometimes buy the smaller item or not at all, because I still have to bring all of my stuff into the house, and the accessible entrance to my house is in the back (there is a smooth sidewalk) and up a ramp. And often I don’t get out until later in the day, so I am sometimes doing all of that in the dark. 😱👻

    • @pierre-jean-jacques3050
      @pierre-jean-jacques3050 4 года назад +1

      @@punky19761 Thank you I'm glad it made sense

  • @bertiepimplebum5633
    @bertiepimplebum5633 3 года назад

    You're so entertaining and informative, Gemma. You have a lovely personality. I use the in-store electric mobility scooters.
    You would have a fitted kitchen suitable for your wheelchair height, if I had my way!
    (UK)

  • @asecretcourtofcrowsandcloc4084

    As someone who is visually impaired I also find that carts and people Middle aisle is really hard to navigate through. There are mobility instructors that help teach us visually impaired folks how to navigate safely through our daily environments is there a similar type of training for people who use wheelchairs.

  • @anneharrison1849
    @anneharrison1849 4 года назад

    One thing I've been thinking about trying is buying a basket, which I can keep in the boot of the car, one of the hardest things I find is putting the bag in the car at the end (I almost always have two bags and it's the second that's the problem), then I'm naughty and abandon the basket rather than take it all the way back to the door. The way I shop is identical to you!

  • @asiablack1968
    @asiablack1968 4 года назад +5

    I wonder if there is a product or diy way to attach a basket or “wagon” to the front of your wheel chair so you don’t have to carry everything and you could carry more.

    • @TheDogloversrule
      @TheDogloversrule 3 года назад

      i think there actualy is its like a kinda bar thing you put a basket on

  • @SarahBent
    @SarahBent 4 года назад +2

    Thank you so much for this! It's truly been my biggest issue since I began using my chair. The basket on the lap is genius.
    Here in NS Canada I have found 2 other options. If you call ahead, a staff member will push a cart for you to let you do a big shop. It's annoying and attention grabbing. But it works.
    At Walmart (Asda) they have a cart that will hook into the transit loops on my chair. It's a bit awkward and slow to push the chair and the cart but its so nice to be independent!

    • @SarahBent
      @SarahBent 4 года назад +1

      Another shopping video would be lovely! (I am lucky in that I am ambulatory, but as a single parent I dont always have help with the shopping.)

    • @Wheelsnoheels
      @Wheelsnoheels  4 года назад +1

      @@SarahBent Can you do online grocories. Thats what I would do, and have done when shaun has been away. s

    • @SarahBent
      @SarahBent 4 года назад +1

      In theory but it needs a credit card. I left my marriage in bankruptcy. Sometimes my dad can help but not always.

  • @adriennebruce1673
    @adriennebruce1673 4 года назад

    I push a trolley with one hand while pushing my wheelchair with the other using the trolley to sort of do the steering. That way I can buy more and put them in multiple bags that I hang on the back of my chair by the push bars. Then carry them home that way!

  • @imalionimaqueen7234
    @imalionimaqueen7234 2 года назад

    I just had a thought that I could design some straps with little clips on the end to hold the basket on my lap when I go shopping, I'm definitely going to do this now

  • @l1v_danielle235
    @l1v_danielle235 4 года назад

    Hi in first I love u and you have very good tips

  • @kathrinposim6265
    @kathrinposim6265 2 месяца назад

    I've got my wheelchair just 2 weeks ago and I tried shopping with this basket on the lap. It was going quite smoothly but here in Germany it's not allowed to take these baskets out of the shop with you 🙄. So, after the check out it was a struggle to get the shopping to the car. I've now opted for a collapsible box with 4 small wheels to roll in front of me.

  • @orion_13
    @orion_13 Год назад

    My phone even at home is always on me for emergency purposes so I never leave home without it... my shopping list is on that rather than paper. Speaking about loading the basket, your lap isn't flat or at least my legs aren't so I keep heavier objects closer to my body and load the outer part with light items. My powerchair has a seatbelt on it and I use a large hook to attach the basket to me. Look up carabiner, they come in many sizes. I've even attached some baskets to my arm supports.

  • @trinidadchapa4287
    @trinidadchapa4287 Год назад

    When I'm pushing my wheelchair, I also, put the bag in my month- sometimes.....It's easier .

  • @user-sx3zm3fx5o
    @user-sx3zm3fx5o 11 месяцев назад

    I am in a wheelchair and i use a i pad for everything it's a live saver

  • @lanitadedon7551
    @lanitadedon7551 Год назад

    Love your videos. My wish for you is that your home entrance would be more accessible. Seems scary in some of the videos.

  • @jeannettethorpe7298
    @jeannettethorpe7298 3 года назад

    I have backpack purse and some time I put my bags on my handles on my together with my purse

  • @bananabuttons6637
    @bananabuttons6637 3 года назад

    What about having a grabbing claw for higher items?. I’m intending on using the mini trolleys you can get to use with the wheelchairs if they have them or I may overload my Mum 😄

  • @ConnyNordlicht
    @ConnyNordlicht 4 года назад

    Hi! That was good!!!
    I have some kind of bungee - strapes with carabiners each side. These l eling around my footplate - tubes and around some shopping - cart parts, where l find it's good and fits. Then l can drive my chair and in front of me is my cart! It needs practise and a larg "driving left and right, but after a while it's ok! Sometimes l led my shopping - cart standing anywhere and drive with a little basket on my knees like you, to the sh.cart, to the groceries, to the sh.cart and so on. This l start if my cart gets full. Nowadays l try to set my assisted wheels on power and a low degree so it drives half a mile per hour and then l only must drive my turns to left and right. But this l can't well 'till now! I don't want to shop every day and only little things! Next time l'll try a basket shopping -cart for wheelchair - users. Is it ok, if l tell you how it was??? Be blessed! Yours, Conny L.

  • @punky19761
    @punky19761 4 года назад

    Could you please do a video on how you do your holiday shopping? That would be an interesting and helpful video. For me personally, I’m a little bit on the antisocial side and I lack a lot of spoons and whatnot, so I basically don’t get out into the world to holiday shop if I can avoid it. I’ll do some Christmas shopping online, and also I loom knit and paint and things like that, so I also make stuff as Christmas gifts. How do you all do your holiday shopping?

  • @ashleywhitethisisabsolutel1004
    @ashleywhitethisisabsolutel1004 2 года назад

    A good idea go into Lidel they have really big shopping bags that you can put around your neck they are very deep so you can get a lot more in them them and it would save your teeth.x

  • @ChloeElizabeth88
    @ChloeElizabeth88 Год назад

    Hey can you please make a video about how you get your chair in and out of the car?? Thanks!

  • @eduardopadilla5505
    @eduardopadilla5505 4 года назад +1

    In the begining of the video, right behind you the rainbow!

    • @Wheelsnoheels
      @Wheelsnoheels  4 года назад +1

      Eduardo Padilla really?? I’ll have to have a look for that!! X

    • @eduardopadilla5505
      @eduardopadilla5505 4 года назад

      @@Wheelsnoheels :D Enjoy it!

  • @mariapirelli
    @mariapirelli 2 года назад

    Hi Gem l am just about to get my first wheelchair and can't decide between electric or manual. Yours looks so easy to manoeuvre, could you let me know which one it is please. Great video, shall look out for more. Kind regards Mary x

  • @JennCampbell
    @JennCampbell 3 года назад

    Have you considered buying your own flat bottom basket? It seems like that would help you get things inside easier. 🤗

  • @sb-sm8io
    @sb-sm8io 4 года назад +2

    *talking to the trolley* can you move please?

  • @ChrisPage68
    @ChrisPage68 4 года назад

    One of the reasons I use Tesco delivery is because of the difficulties finding a Disabled parking bay at my local big store. I would have to make 2-3 journeys to do my regular weekly shop. They're usually prompt and put all my groceries on my worktops.

    • @Wheelsnoheels
      @Wheelsnoheels  4 года назад

      yes thats what i do if shaun is away. x

  • @anneharrison1849
    @anneharrison1849 4 года назад

    Btw, I don't know exactly how you transfer, but have you seen the new Jeff Gosling transfer board? It installs in the car and the rotates out of the way. Very nifty, I don't need it, but they showed me when I went to their building recently.

  • @janetslater129
    @janetslater129 Год назад

    So what do you do if you need a full cart (or "trolley" for you guys) of groceries? I think it would be awesome if there was a way to make a modified shopping cart for those who are in wheelchair bound, that's got the same space (or close to it) as a regular cart/trolley.

  • @bobthebuilder628
    @bobthebuilder628 4 года назад

    We have 2 similarities we both are in a wheelchair and both have boxers 🧡

  • @Deedes43
    @Deedes43 4 года назад

    Your shopping market there looks like our market called Walmart here in the states

  • @hannahk1306
    @hannahk1306 Год назад

    Would one of those grabbers be useful for things on high/low shelves?

  • @Dungeonfreak
    @Dungeonfreak 4 года назад

    Please don’t let Shaun make jokes on camera again 😜 do you ever use the wheelchair trolleys? I found a trolley with a seat for adults in Waitrose recently, I’ve only seen them in America before and probably got more excited than is normal

  • @Bexstarartist
    @Bexstarartist Год назад

    Do you go alone? What do you do with the wheelchair when you transfer if you do? I can’t imagine going shopping alone again now

  • @caitlin6859
    @caitlin6859 4 года назад +1

    Do you have any recommendations for when you're trying to carry bags clothing shopping for example, as its something I struggle with. I have a PA and someone with me most of the time however there are times when I'd quite like to be a bit more independent and go into a shop on my own, but then find I can't actually hold my bag(s) and push myself at the same time. I have a Quickie Neon 2 which seems to be of a very similar size to yours if that helps. I've been in a chair for several years, but I'm still learning as I try to establish more indepence! 😊 X

    • @Wheelsnoheels
      @Wheelsnoheels  4 года назад +2

      Caitlin Alicia amazing that you are looking to be more independent. If I go clothes shopping, I usually take a backpack and put it over the back of my chair. Then I put the clothing in there. If you have a look at my LA vlogs, I have the backpack I use on there. Or it’s in my profile pic. I hope that helps. X

    • @caitlin6859
      @caitlin6859 4 года назад

      @@Wheelsnoheels Thank you very much for your response! It's definitely very helpful 😊 I will be sure to watch the LA vlog! X

  • @emeraldkimble7602
    @emeraldkimble7602 Год назад

    I once laid down on floor for low object I co7ldnt get up againcost analysis is two dollar gizmo sorthbit

  • @mariannejennisch9293
    @mariannejennisch9293 4 года назад

    Does your town not have anything like shipt or my main grocery store has delivery service.

  • @myaholmes4286
    @myaholmes4286 4 года назад

    Lol upon reading the comments I immediately think you’re from Europe... let’s see how right I am

  • @wheelieblind
    @wheelieblind Год назад

    thanks for doing this video as much as I am not clueless as a person in a powerchair.... youtube was annoying the F out of me with that last one showing up with that stupid lady gong on bout the wheelchair model. Yes f'ing youtube can just keep trying to show me this as much as I can skip this really like all who are in a wheelchair who have been for a long time I guess can lol. OOh this is even an older viceo lol! Only big different was I put my stuff on the kitchen table if it did not need to go in the fredge or freezer, but I'm in an apartment with less space. That had to do with having tons of tons of groceries to the point their is not enough counter space. Also I do not want to put a basket on my lap had that get to heavy we use a oversized American shopping cart bigger then you have ever seen in the UK, and I did not shop alone so it went fine.

  • @Jackiesguineapigs
    @Jackiesguineapigs 10 месяцев назад

    I ssier rising from chairure wish someone would invent a snap on easy clip system for wheelchair users who use a stick so its ready for quick and easy use when required for transfers from chairs I have to balance mine on the footplate with my large quad foot ferule and its a nightmare in a supermarket it falls often on the floor becaus Im unable to secure next to my usable hand for easier rising from chair and stability on transfers. ? anyone else have similar issues.

  • @wheelieblind
    @wheelieblind Год назад

    If you watch me shop it would be a hole other thing of being strapped in a powerchair not able to reach stuff and not able to see what their is to even ask someone to grab the thing from the top shelf.

  • @amelia7180
    @amelia7180 4 года назад

    Is that in Norwich?

  • @nikkimatthys1995
    @nikkimatthys1995 4 года назад

    when i go shopping I like the smaller buggy that's not deep if I'm want to push it around and i have a smartdrive so its even easier to push a buggy i would use a basket but because I scoliosis i cant use them because i have no lap and usually when im shopping its with my mom so she pushes the cart around but there are some time we go into a store like the dollar store and she'll have me hold a basket and then it starts to get heavy and because i have no balance i start falling forward I hope Canada gets those buggies that clip on to wheelchairs soon because they would be a life saver

    • @Wheelsnoheels
      @Wheelsnoheels  4 года назад

      Ahhh your lucky to have a smart drive. x

    • @nikkimatthys1995
      @nikkimatthys1995 4 года назад

      Wheelsnoheels - Gem Hubbard I love it but I haven’t been at to use for the last six month because the switch broke then the watch hasn’t wanted to connect so right now it’s at the place it got it and their trying to fix and according to the company that makes them the watch is being updated so hopefully I can get a new watch that actually works

    • @billiebluesheepie2907
      @billiebluesheepie2907 4 года назад

      Nikki Matthys - my watch part broke after 2 weeks and took a month to be returned and then the smart drive broke after 3 months and took 10 months to be returned.

  • @starleencooley7773
    @starleencooley7773 4 года назад

    How do you keep the hand basket on your lap I have so much problems with that and what would you do if you went somewhere without hand basket or there out were I live most places don't have them and if they do only have a couple.

    • @punky19761
      @punky19761 4 года назад

      Starleen Cooley I cant shop very well or independently without a hand-held basket. I should probably see if I can buy one from Amazon. I always have one hand one the basket and one hand on a wheel. If I don’t hold onto the basket, it will fall.

    • @starleencooley7773
      @starleencooley7773 4 года назад

      @@punky19761 most of the stores were I live eather don't have hand baskets anymore or are slowly getting rid of them I use them but I also can't shop Independently

  • @RaffRafff
    @RaffRafff 4 года назад

    Can someone help me with the name of the "game changer"? i cant figure out what it is or a link to it, pikkapacker?

  • @arshiyasidiqaa
    @arshiyasidiqaa 4 года назад

    Hii Ma'am

  • @VulcanOnWheels
    @VulcanOnWheels 4 года назад

    2:06 Don't you think that was ever so slightly overacted? I wonder what the man behind you was thinking.
    2:40 This reminds me of when my mom and I visited your country. Whenever we looked at a map, or perhaps only looked as if we were not sure where to go, someone always offered to point us to where we were going.
    5:31 Thank you, but do please let your health and safety come first.
    6:33 Har de har har. *smirk*
    10:36 Now what, Shaun? *sigh* ;-)