What’s maddening is that the area surrounding this new store is among the best for dedicated bike paths in the city.
I used to just wheel my bike inside and if any asshat gave me an issue, I told them I would gladly take it outside if they could tell me the difference between my bike and a shopping cart in some tangible way where walking beside my bike caused some unique issue or harm in any way. Several tried to say something, but the act of giving in to the need to resist anything different when given the delusion of managing grandeur is a self filtering mechanism for stupidity. No one ever had an intelligent response of substance and caved to my argument.
I’ve absolutely brought my bike into stores when they don’t have bike racks, and would if the bike racks were hidden behind a goddamn dumpster!
I only had an issue once at a grocery store, and had to lock my bike up where they told me to… directly on the narrow sidewalk beside the cart location. It was highly inconvenient and a hazard to pedestrians, so I feel bad every time I shop at this one place.
But if I have the option to shop at a place that has sensible bike racks, then I just pick there to shop.
You’d be surprised how often this kind of thing can be rectified by a friendly conversation with the store manager. Not always, but often enough to make the effort.
Yes, I’ve convinced one store that didn’t have bike racks to get them installed. They did very quickly (within 1-2 months tops). In a plaza that moved their bike racks from a good spot to “around the corner”, had it placed back in the good spot after I complained.
The majority, however, do nothing. My success rate is maybe 1 in 100 😟
For such a large corporation, the placement of this bike rack is intentional, as there are hundreds of meters of wide open space along the rest of the outer perimeter wall that would have been better for those racks (or the dumpster!).
Don’t worry about people with mobility issues…
Just think about having to park your bicycle by a dumpster!
Tbf, how you planning to bike home with 300lbs of random Kirkland Signature products? Costco isn’t bike friendly as it is lol.
@ArcaneSlime @Showroom7561 Costco is often the cheapest pharmacy in the area. I have biked to my local Costco several times for lightweight pickups, including prescriptions.
Fortunately, it is not the only business there, and there actually are usable bike racks.
How much of a call is there for a bike rack when you’re hauling out 30lb plastic tub of pickles?
