For some reason, despite this store having shelving that goes all the way to the (low) ceiling, someone decided that it absolutely had to have the standard wall signage installed! That led to several silly scenes like this -- and, believe it or not, this isn't even the worst one out there! Even the decor installers must have realized how silly this was seeing as they ended up installing category markers right in front of the brand new wall signs. Clearly, this is one of the times where "one size fits all" is not the proper design approach...
I'm not even sure why FM/Kroger even bothered putting up that signage! Oh well, at least it's there if anyone from corporate wants to see it...or not see it...lol.
ReplyDeleteI faintly notice in the far end of the photograph that FM sells those vintage-style plain aluminum non-wheeled trash cans. I've seen a few stores sell those around here, but with one exception, I have not seen anyone use those for their household trash pickup in decades. Around here, most people use those large wheelie bins provided by the trash company/city disposal service (depending on where you look) that work with the garbage trucks with the robotic arms. Even before that, most people used plastic/rubber trash cans which usually have wheels.
Do homeowners in the NW still use those aluminum trash cans which were popular 50-60 years ago or is it a mystery to you, as it is for me, why stores continue to sell those?
Ha! You know, I haven't seen anyone using them for personal use that I can think of, since like you said, most people use the trash cans provided by the trash collection people, but some people do still use personal trash cans (typically the plastic kind) for yard waste, as you can sometimes get extra picked up for free (I'm not sure of the specifics, since I live in an apartment and that isn't a thing in Port Angeles).
DeleteBut there is somewhere that I have seen those metal trash cans used extensively -- public trash cans! Typically you don't see them directly, since they're held inside a decorative and/or security container, but if you look closely at a public outdoor trash can at a store or park or whatever, you'll probably see one of those inside. Here's one in a very minimal enclosure where you can see the standard metal trash can inside. Of course, I doubt that very many of the corporate or governmental entities that buy those buy them from Fred Meyer, of all places, but who knows!
Unfortunately, the link is not working for me, but that's interesting about public trash cans. That's a good point. But, yeah, I'm guessing governments aren't buying those from Fred Meyer, but you never know. I've seen stranger things I suppose, lol.
DeleteAgain? Ugh, just when I think I have the hang of Blogger... here, I'll try pasting it as plain text.
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Oh, yeah, those are absolutely the same kind of trash cans that Fred Meyer is selling! Maybe FM sells them because cities keep buying them for public trash cans! That's more plausible than any other explanation I've heard, lol.
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