![More than 30,000 shopping trolleys abandoned in Sunderland in last two years as council reveals new fines for those taking them from stores such as Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons More than 30,000 shopping trolleys abandoned in Sunderland in last two years as council reveals new fines for those taking them from stores such as Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjFkMTU2ZGI1LTZhZTYtNGMxZS1iN2RmLTM1MjJlMTZiMGZlYjpkNDU3NDIxMy1mMmFjLTRjM2QtYWJmYy03MGIwNTA0NDRjMjU=.jpg?width=1200&enable=upscale)
More than 30,000 shopping trolleys abandoned in Sunderland in last two years as council reveals new fines for those taking them from stores such as Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons
![What's the most unnecessary (but apparently necessary) thing you've seen recently? My local Tesco has had to put security tags on the shopping baskets and I can't quite get over it : What's the most unnecessary (but apparently necessary) thing you've seen recently? My local Tesco has had to put security tags on the shopping baskets and I can't quite get over it :](https://preview.redd.it/whats-the-most-unnecessary-but-apparently-necessary-thing-v0-1189ej3emokb1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=7444572b379b23707fdc0dfed6b4f9497ecfc736)
What's the most unnecessary (but apparently necessary) thing you've seen recently? My local Tesco has had to put security tags on the shopping baskets and I can't quite get over it :
![Thief in a black costume and balaclava pushing a shopping trolley full of gifts and presents from a celebration isolated on white Stock Photo - Alamy Thief in a black costume and balaclava pushing a shopping trolley full of gifts and presents from a celebration isolated on white Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/JCJEN9/thief-in-a-black-costume-and-balaclava-pushing-a-shopping-trolley-JCJEN9.jpg)