Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Class-II Re-Use: The Best of Ollie's Bargain Outlet

At Ollie's, the shopping cart selection consists of only the best from the big box power center stores.

NOTE: Some carts may overlap and may appear in more than one location.
NOTE 2: Some of these carts may no longer be in the location they were originally photographed at.
NOTE 3: Some locations have closed after being photographed. These will be marked in red.

Amended 7/2/2020 (New Hartford), 8/8/2020 (Albany), 03/25/2021 (Albany, quiet closure), 06/15/2021 (New Hartford, Cicero), 08/11/2021 (Johnstown, opening day), 09/29/2021 (Johnstown, Rome), 05/03/2022 (Latham), 07/24/2022 (removal of items from Kingston and Johnstown categories), 12/21/2023 (Latham)

ALBANY


Original Retailer: TJ Maxx. A majority of the fleet consisted of these.


Original Retailer: Ross


Original Retailer: Unknown. Possibly Sports Authority with the rear gate from a Ross Rehrig.


Original Retailer: Ross. Front logo is poorly filed off.


Original Retailer: Unknown. Presumed to be Marshalls.


Original Retailer: Unknown. Does not match known Ross variants.


Original Retailer: Ross


Original Retailer: Target. This one had an intact "Charge It!" card inscription.


Original Retailer: T.J. Maxx. Newer variant, dated 10-04.

NEW HARTFORD


Original Retailer: Northern Tool +  Equipment


Original Retailer: Walmart


Original Retailer: Walmart. Was refurbished around 2006.


Original Retailer: Unknown. Presumed to originally have been from Walmart, but re-used by another retailer prior to Ollie's.


Original Retailer: Bloom. Later used by Food Lion as evidenced by the handle and seat flap color scheme.


Original Retailer: Kmart


Original Retailer: Target


Original Retailer: Unknown. Unit blends in with a set of Kmart Technibilts, but has an older seat flap and a date code of 5/21/03.


Original Retailer: Marshalls/HomeGoods. As these are current HomeGoods units, it is not known why HomeGoods is purging these.


Original Retailer: Unknown. Possibly a pre-Peggs HomeGoods unit as well. Lower rack and seat flap are not original.

GREECE, NY


Original Retailer: Lowes. Unknown if it came from the Lowes in the same shopping center.


Original Retailer: Home Depot


Original Retailer: Walmart


Original Retailer: Walmart


Original Retailer: Bloom. Later used by Food Lion.


Original Retailer: TJ Maxx


Original Retailer: Target


Original Retailer: Walmart


Original Retailer: Home Depot


Original Retailer: Target



Original Retailer: Target

DE WITT


Original Retailer: Unknown. Cart has filed off logo cards, indicating it had been used by at least 2 retailers prior to Ollie's. Manufactured in 1993.


Original Retailer: TJ Maxx


Original Retailer: Target


Original Retailer: Bloom. Later used by Food Lion.


Original Retailer: Target


Original Retailer: Kmart

KINGSTON, NY


Original Retailer: Target


Original Retailer: Unknown. Also presumed to be a Sports Authority unit donning the rear gate of a Ross Rehrig.


Original Retailer: Toys Я Us. There was a Toys Я Us on the lower level of the shopping center and originated from that store.


Original Retailer: Target

WATERTOWN, NY


Original Retailer: TJ Maxx.


Original Retailer: Bloom. Later used by Food Lion.


Original Retailer: Linens 'n Things


Original Retailer: Target


Original Retailer: Walmart

AUBURN, NEW YORK


Original Retailer: Unknown. Color scheme suggests a Marshalls unit.


Original Retailer: Unknown. Manufactured in 2006.


Original Retailer: Unknown. Manufactured in 2000.


Original Retailer: Unknown. Either Hobby Lobby or Marshalls.

QUEENSBURY


Original Retailer: Home Depot


Original Retailer: Toys Я Us


Original Retailer: Value City. A newer unit, manufactured in June 2004.


Original Retailer: HomeGoods. Currently the only kind of cart the store has.


Original Retailer: Target

CICERO


Original Retailer: Big Lots. Yes, you saw that right, BIG LOTS!


Original Retailer: Target


Original Retailer: Target

JOHNSTOWN



Photographed on opening day. Above cart is an ex-Kmart Technibilt 3440 from 2010. Bottom cart is a uniquely-branded Peggs KNM550 donning the Ollie's name.

ROME


Original Retailer: Kmart. Unlike the one in Johnstown, this store still has the ex-Kmart Technibilts. There is a greater number of these with aftermarket seat flaps.


Original Retailer: Ollie's Bargain Outlet

LATHAM


Original Retailer: Ollie's Bargain Outlet. In typical modern Ollie's fashion, newer stores have these unoffensive carts.


Original Retailer: Ollie's Bargain Outlet. They switched manufacturers, but have the same problem with the seating area not being able to fully retract.




At least unlike the vultures known as Ocean State Job Lot, updates aren't as frequent and unpredictable.



This post was published on March 24, 2020. This post may be subject to revision based off future encounters or visits to other locations. Amendments will be listed at the top of the page.

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