When I were a lad, shopping trolleys were just coming in, usually not wicker but in plastic fabric with an inevitable tartan finish. A lot of people used old prams for loads too big to carry, but in them days (why are they called the Oldham Days? We lived in Salford) most housewives shopped every day, and got bulky stuff delivered, so the amount to carry at any one time was small.

Why not just attach a basket to an old golf trolley or a kid's buggy?