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Here is the email response that I received today from the general manager:
I am pleased to inform you that within the next two weeks BJ's Wholesale Club will be installing a new and improved wheel locking system on our shopping carts. I apologize for the inconvenience these carts have caused the community and share in your aggravation. Hopefully the new wheel lock system will solve this issue once and for all. We do currently employ a cart retrieval service that is out in Jersey City 5 days a week retrieving our carts. However, Jersey City is a big town so please be patient as we collect our strays. Please feel free to call me if you see any carts that linger for a day or two.
Posted on: 2008/7/18 15:32
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I rather the scrap collector pick them up. Anyone have an email address for him?
Posted on: 2008/7/18 14:37
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How to Clean up Abandoned Shopping Carts in Harsimus Cove
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Friends & Neighbors,
As I am sure you are aware, our neighborhood has a problem with shopping carts left in our neighborhood, particularly with carts from BJ's. BJ's does collect them, and we need to encourage them to do so in a more timely manner while we figure out a more permanent solution to keeping the carts in the parking lots where they belong. If you see a cart, call BJs at (201) 798-0500 and tell them exactly where the cart is so they can collect it. The general manager at our local BJs is named Tim Hebert. I also encourage you to email MemberCare@bjs.accentonline.com to let them know that this is a problem in our neighborhood. You can also call the Incinerator Authority at 201-432-4645 ext. 631 or 646. Thanks Eric Fleming president, HCA
Posted on: 2008/7/18 14:33
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While it sucks that the scrapper left the red plastic part, its probably ultimately better for someone to be collecting these things and selling them for scrap. As long as collecting the carts every few days or weeks provides BJ's with enough carts for their customers, the incentive to control the problem is pretty low. On the other hand, if the shopping carts are being stripped and taken out of the pool of available shopping carts, eventually there won't be any carts left.
Posted on: 2008/7/18 13:45
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one in front of paradise deli tonight... got a pic of it, i just need time to upload the collection i have of them
Posted on: 2008/7/18 7:07
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I see this guy in a white van on my block today (2nd & Jersey) who looked like he was picking up stray carts. Had a few in his van and was pushing a BJ cart toward it. When I came back 1/2 hour later, the red plastic part of the cart was on the sidewalk and he appartently just took the metal part to scrap...
Posted on: 2008/7/18 1:57
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Spotted one this evening behind the new Vespia dealership on 10th Street. Looked like it had been there a long time.
Posted on: 2008/7/16 22:14
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Thanks for the link ianmac47, looks like the word is getting out! We, the residents of downtown JC need to keep getting the word out and make everyone aware of this persistant problem. By working together we can keep this problem in the public eye, there is power in numbers!! We have to bring about a new way of thinking for our neighborhoods.... dumping shopping carts on our streets and sidewalks will NOT be tolerated. I think some people actually thinks having these carts all over is acceptable, like part of the urban landscape. Some people are probably so used to seeing them they almost DON'T even notice them!! Keep up the good fight eveyone! Jaah
Posted on: 2008/7/16 19:30
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Awesome. Finally maybe something might actually get done! Well done Jaah!
Posted on: 2008/7/16 19:21
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http://curbed.com/archives/2008/07/16 ... _city.php#reader_comments
Also, you can "Digg it" here: http://digg.com/travel_places/BJ_s_Allows_Carts_to_Litter_City My feeling is the more people read about how BJ's is letting their shopping carts roam the streets, the more likely they are to do something. Or the more likely the city will. Or both.
Posted on: 2008/7/16 19:15
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Also, you could email The Consumerist, ( tips@consumerist.com ), they are often effective at convincing large corporations to do the right thing by publicly shaming the company.
Posted on: 2008/7/16 18:56
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Hi All,
I spoke with BJ's regional manager Mauro Amato about 2 weeks ago and he said they are going to install 1 front wheel anti-theft lock and 1 back wheel anti-theft lock on all there carts to prevent people from stealing their carts. When the 2 wheel lock carts are pushed over an in-ground sensor BOTH wheels will lock up preventing the carts from leaving their lot. He also said they tried single wheel locks but people would just tip the carts back, lifting the single front locked wheel off the ground, and then wheel the carts passed the sensors thus defeating the locks. Mauro seemed just as frustrated by the cart situation as we residents claiming that he has to pay someone $500 a week just to drive around in a truck to retrieve all BJ's carts. We should all place a follow up call to Mauro...here is his number:1-845-803-2208 Thanks, Jaah
Posted on: 2008/7/16 18:40
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leigh13 wrote: To those who will be involved in these discussions: "trucks to pick up their abandoned carts" is not a prevention procedure. Neither is "deposit carts". Anyone who needs a cart to get things home will be willing to abandon a quarter for the convenience. The deposit cart was devised to encourage customers to return the cart to a central staging point after they've loaded their car. It reduces parking lot clutter; it does not prevent cart theft. Wheel locks are being used successfully by other big stores in the area and barriers by at least one.
Posted on: 2008/7/16 18:08
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Thanks for posting the contact information. I sent an email to BJ's and urge all of you to do the same.
Posted on: 2008/7/16 18:04
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From the Downtown Jersey City Watch mailing list:
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From: Downtown Jersey City Watch <downtownjcwatch@gmail.com> Date: Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 11:39 AM Subject: Abandonement of BJ's Carts - Pls. call To: Downtown Jersey City Watch <downtownjcwatch@gmail.com> Cc: Steven Fulop <fulops@jcnj.org>, Althea Bernheim_JCNJ <ABernheim@jcnj.org>, Crystal <c.fonseca@jciaonline.org>, Captain Brian McDonough <policeeast@jcnj.org>, Mayor Jerramiah Healy <mayorhealy@jcnj.org> Hello everyone. We will need everyone's help in calling. The Jersey City Incernator Authority have been great in getting these carts picked up when people call in. However, there are too many carts. Though there is legislation against cart theft, most people feel that having a the Police arrest a person for this pales in comparison to drug dealing, disorderly groups, drinking with open containers, or fighting. The JCIA officers should be able to fine the store for not having prevention procedures such as locked wheels, barriers, deposit carts, or trucks to pick up their abandoned carts. This approach can be more realistic. We are currently researching this with Councilman Fulop's office. At this time, a few members have contacted BJ's and we are asking all of our members to do the same. We need your help: 1) If you see a shopping cart, please call the JCIA Dispatch office at 201-432-4645 ext. 631 or 646. 2) Call BJ's and let them know that there is a constant problem with their shopping carts. They have a truck that is suppose to pick them up but it is not picking them up. The General Manager is Tim Hebert, the Regional Manager is Mauro Amato. The phone number to the club is 201-798-0500. 3) Send an email to MemberCare@bjs.accentonline.com and tell them that the abandonement of BJ's shopping carts in Jersey City has been creating a lot of problems. Thanks Pam -- This email was brought to you by the Downtown Jersey City Watch ( downtownjcwatch@gmail.com ). "We watch out for each other."
Posted on: 2008/7/16 16:58
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I e-mailed the property owner and they sent my e-mail to BJ's & Shop Rite. Shop Rite manager was very nice-he said they use a security cart system that covers the perimiter of the parking lot so the wheels will lock. They also send someone out every morining to retrieve & do a cart count every 2 weeks. (I guess that's why we don't see too many of thier carts)He said BJ's use to use the same system but they removed it. I sent a note to corporate to see what's going on. Let's see what will happen.
Posted on: 2008/7/16 14:35
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I just saw one on county road westbound side under the freight train overpass. that's west of 1&9
Posted on: 2008/7/15 23:03
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hah that's the same one i caught last week, thought it was brunswick but it was in fact coles and 6th. at first i thought it was a bj's one but it was a red lowes one.
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I saw a Lowe's cart on 6th and Coles last week. How it managed to get all the way over here, I have no idea.
Posted on: 2008/7/15 20:30
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i saw a guy pushing one on bergen ave around claremont a few days ago.
Posted on: 2008/7/15 20:28
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There is like 5 in the basement of Dixon Mills.
Posted on: 2008/7/15 18:04
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Some people are bold enough to keep their very own personal carts outside for all to see
This was on Marin: 
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LOL!!! True.
Posted on: 2008/7/11 23:48
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My block got a Target one yesterday. To my knowledge, that was a first.
Posted on: 2008/7/11 22:27
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i got a photo of one on 6th and brunswick last night ....full of junk
Posted on: 2008/7/11 18:47
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I've really been feeling left out of this thread, having lived a relatively cart-free existence.
until last night, when I arrived home to find one right in front of my stoop, blocking the way to my front door, like a shiny red sentinel. my very own cart! I am now a real member of the community.
Posted on: 2008/7/11 18:38
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At Newport mall. Its far away, but trust me. Its a BJs cart
Posted on: 2008/7/11 18:25
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I guess it was only a matter of time. 
Posted on: 2008/7/9 17:42
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Saw my first Morton Williams cart today on Columbus across from Video-rent-all
Posted on: 2008/7/9 16:28
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Now that's a great idea! If we get enough of the BJ's carts in a row and then stack them vertically, the Wayne Street park will be completely inaccessible to all of the hoodlums. And if it's done right, it could even be aesthetically pleasing -- like a sculptural wall of cart art!
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