Trolleys and baskets 3D objects
Customer 'Smartbox' shopping basket
- Ref. No: SA/BRA/5/7/1/4/3
- Format: Object
- Date: 1995
- Level: Item
- Extent: 1 item
- Access: Open
The Smartbox system used recycled plastic boxes purchased by customers and held in a new style trolley. The customer packed the groceries into the box as they toured the aisles, checks out at the front end as normal and re-packs their reusable box. They did not need a carrier bag but they did receive two Schoolbags vouchers or two pence for each filled box. Smartbox allows the customer to sort the shopping, protects it in the boot of the car and makes it easier to unpack at home. The idea comes from Canada. Safeway supermarket, at the time, were using a similar conjunction with 'selfscanning' where the customer used a hand-held scanner as they selected the products from the shelf. Information from SA/SC/JSJ/49/9. Two sides of the basket are inscribed 'Sainsbury's 7870'. See SA/MARK/ADV/3/5/3/44 for leaflet
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Leaflet for customers (A5 size) promoting SmartBoxes which were reusable boxes that customers could pack their shopping in as a more environmentally friendly alternative to carrier bags. A trolley specially designed for use with SmartBoxes was introduced in Sainsbury's stores.
"Sainsbury's SmartBox Shopping: The new friendlier way to shop and pack" leaflet
SA/MARK/ADV/3/5/3/44
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Richard Bowes, 199?, Edinburgh
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Richard Bowes, 199?, Edinburgh
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Love these boxes, they are great design! Mouse-proof, waterproof storage for the shed and for camping, sailing holidays etc. Wish I had more of them.
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we have used these boxes for over 30 years. Mostly for shopping but use them on holidays and when we go to see our relatives our main problem now is that the trolleys for these boxes are in short supply and we have been told by our local Sainsburys that they are no longer being made, we find this very disappointing considering the call for recycling that is going on at the moment.We have seen many people in our local store using them so wonder why they have decided not to get some more trolleys.
Janice Webb, 11 January 2020
Wow these were before their time. I have one still which I use for shopping in 2022 !
Matthew Tapping, 6 February 2022
I have had several customers asking about these boxes, they need to be reintroduced.
Raymond Bennington , 1 March 2024