Re:Aldi, a brutally efficient grocery chain, is upending Ame...
by beatgammit on Monday May 20, 2019 @12:27AM
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As others have said, in the US you leave it in the parking lot, hopefully in a cart return thing.
Honestly, having to put a coin in to get a cart would mean I would likely never get a cart. I never pay with cash, and thus I never have coins with me, so I would be limited to whatever I could carry. This is obviously bad for business, so I think businesses just eat the cost of having an employee round up the carts.
Then again, I hate seeing carts everywhere, and sometimes find myself returning a few because they're such a nuisance. If this solves the problem, I might consider leaving a coin in my wallet to shop at Aldi instead of my cart-ridden local grocery store.
Re:Aldi, a brutally efficient grocery chain, is upending Ame...
by ric2b on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @11:24AM
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Most people in Europe have a coin in their car for this purpose (usually a plastic one that the supermarkets give out). You park and grab the coin before leaving the car, simple.
Honestly, having to put a coin in to get a cart would mean I would likely never get a cart. I never pay with cash, and thus I never have coins with me, so I would be limited to whatever I could carry. This is obviously bad for business, so I think businesses just eat the cost of having an employee round up the carts.
Then again, I hate seeing carts everywhere, and sometimes find myself returning a few because they're such a nuisance. If this solves the problem, I might consider leaving a coin in my wallet to shop at Aldi instead of my cart-ridden local grocery store.