Trolleys, also known as Trolley Hunters, is a sharp and humorous critique of modern life. The work depicts three cavemen, armed with primitive weapons, crouched in the act of hunting a herd of supermarket trolleys. In a witty twist, Banksy replaces the archetypal buffalo or woolly mammoth with the mundane shopping cart, highlighting humanity’s dependence on consumer goods. The piece lampoons contemporary society, suggesting that city dwellers—cut off from the means to grow or catch their own food—rely entirely on supermarkets for survival. At the same time, the hunters’ misdirected focus on trolleys rather than sustenance critiques the absurdity of our priorities, emphasizing the emptiness of consumerism as a symbol.

The edition of 500 unsigned prints of Trolleys was split between 400 released through Pictures on Walls and 100 slightly different prints produced by Modern Multiples for the Barely Legal exhibition in Los Angeles, priced at $500 each. The LA edition differs subtly from the later UK release, printed on cream-colored paper and featuring a different tool for one of the hunters.

In 2007, Pictures on Walls released Trolleys (Color) as a signed edition of 750 prints—the largest signed edition ever issued by Banksy—cementing its place as one of his most iconic and widely circulated works.