UrbanRenewal wrote:
My block got a Target one yesterday. To my knowledge, that was a first.

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
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leigh13 wrote:
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.

ianmac47 wrote:
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mercer1974 wrote:
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...

jerseyboy422 wrote:
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.

JimA wrote:
I recieved a call today from Tim Hebert as well confirming the installation of an improved wheel lock system for their carts. The installation and retreval of abandoned carts will take aproximately two weeks. To assist in the retreval of the carts please call Tim when you see one so BJ's can pick it up as soon as possible.

Thanks to everyone!

Jim

zderic wrote:
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

jclxz wrote:
I hope that each one of you that complained take a shopping trip to BJ's, find that you can't get a cab to take you back in a timely manner (most of the cab services will not reliably show up at the supermarkets), and have no way to push the shopping cart home.

I also further hope that you have to buy a car for the sole purpose of grocery shopping.

I also further hope that once you have removed another tiny piece of the charm of Jersey City without it being replaced with something legitimate and positive, you find it a more and more miserable place to live.

Yuppie scumbags.

sullyx wrote:
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jclxz wrote:
I hope that each one of you that complained take a shopping trip to BJ's, find that you can't get a cab to take you back in a timely manner (most of the cab services will not reliably show up at the supermarkets), and have no way to push the shopping cart home.

I also further hope that you have to buy a car for the sole purpose of grocery shopping.

I also further hope that once you have removed another tiny piece of the charm of Jersey City without it being replaced with something legitimate and positive, you find it a more and more miserable place to live.

Yuppie scumbags.

clearly this wouldn't be an issue if you would return the flippin' cart to the store you got it at scumbag

jclxz wrote:
I hope that each one of you that complained take a shopping trip to BJ's, find that you can't get a cab to take you back in a timely manner (most of the cab services will not reliably show up at the supermarkets), and have no way to push the shopping cart home.

I also further hope that you have to buy a car for the sole purpose of grocery shopping.

I also further hope that once you have removed another tiny piece of the charm of Jersey City without it being replaced with something legitimate and positive, you find it a more and more miserable place to live.

Yuppie scumbags.

jclxz wrote:
I hope that each one of you that complained take a shopping trip to BJ's, find that you can't get a cab to take you back in a timely manner (most of the cab services will not reliably show up at the supermarkets), and have no way to push the shopping cart home.

I also further hope that you have to buy a car for the sole purpose of grocery shopping.

I also further hope that once you have removed another tiny piece of the charm of Jersey City without it being replaced with something legitimate and positive, you find it a more and more miserable place to live.

Yuppie scumbags.

jclxz wrote:
I hope that each one of you that complained take a shopping trip to BJ's, find that you can't get a cab to take you back in a timely manner (most of the cab services will not reliably show up at the supermarkets), and have no way to push the shopping cart home.

I also further hope that you have to buy a car for the sole purpose of grocery shopping.

I also further hope that once you have removed another tiny piece of the charm of Jersey City without it being replaced with something legitimate and positive, you find it a more and more miserable place to live.

Yuppie scumbags.

jclxz wrote:
Yuppie scumbags.

ianmac47 wrote:
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jclxz wrote:
Yuppie scumbags.

Get a job.

Just4Phun wrote:
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ianmac47 wrote:
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jclxz wrote:
Yuppie scumbags.

Get a job.

Errr... don't you mean "Get a car." or "Get a granny cart." ??

JCbiscuit wrote:
JClxs, if you will share your home address with the yuppie scum of JClist, we will happily wheel over all of the charm we find parked in front of our houses.

as a bonus, you can even have the trash that's filling the charm.

that way, you can have all the richness of the urban landscape to yourself, while we settle for a more miserable, charm-free existence.

it's win-win, really.

jclxz wrote:
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sullyx wrote:
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jclxz wrote:
I hope that each one of you that complained take a shopping trip to BJ's, find that you can't get a cab to take you back in a timely manner (most of the cab services will not reliably show up at the supermarkets), and have no way to push the shopping cart home.

I also further hope that you have to buy a car for the sole purpose of grocery shopping.

I also further hope that once you have removed another tiny piece of the charm of Jersey City without it being replaced with something legitimate and positive, you find it a more and more miserable place to live.

Yuppie scumbags.

clearly this wouldn't be an issue if you would return the flippin' cart to the store you got it at scumbag

You should be more careful about making libelous statements. I'm giving you the opportunity to retract them before I take legal action, but I have no such responsibility.

jclxz wrote:
I hope that each one of you that complained take a shopping trip to BJ's, find that you can't get a cab to take you back in a timely manner (most of the cab services will not reliably show up at the supermarkets), and have no way to push the shopping cart home.

I also further hope that you have to buy a car for the sole purpose of grocery shopping.

I also further hope that once you have removed another tiny piece of the charm of Jersey City without it being replaced with something legitimate and positive, you find it a more and more miserable place to live.

Yuppie scumbags.

sporkster wrote:
...please tell me where I can buy a "Hello, I'm a Yuppie Scumbag" badge.

sullyx wrote:
really? I have something to retract when you've refered to all the "complainers" as yuppie scumbags? don't think so, why don't you tell us where you live and I'll be happy to roll ALL the carts I find laying around up to your door so you'll never be at a loss for one!

jclxz wrote:
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sullyx wrote:
really? I have something to retract when you've refered to all the "complainers" as yuppie scumbags? don't think so, why don't you tell us where you live and I'll be happy to roll ALL the carts I find laying around up to your door so you'll never be at a loss for one!

You'd better get a lawyer now if you don't realize that "yuppie scumbag" is not a libelous statement, but knowingly falsely accusing someone of a crime is.

I'm still willing to accept a statement that you did not intend to accuse me of criminal activity. It does not need to reach the level of an apology.