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Re:Aldi, a brutally efficient grocery chain, is upending Ame... by beatgammit on Monday May 20, 2019 @12:37AM (#19957551)
I don't have a coin ever because I never use cash. Requiring a coin deposit would just discourage me from getting a cart most days. If I regularly shopped there, maybe I'd consider putting one in my wallet or something to guarantee I have one, but I'd have to be sold on the place first.

Requiring a coin is a hardship, especially in a plastic-oriented culture.

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Re:Aldi, a brutally efficient grocery chain, is upending Ame... by Doxin on Monday May 20, 2019 @05:23AM (#19958668)
If you go ask at the service desk they tend to give out special branded cart-coins for free, they come with a little quick disconnect hook for on your keychain.[0] It's still cheaper for the stores to do that than to hire a specific person to gather carts.

[0] https://www.jmpromotions.nl/images/winkelwagen-muntjes/plast...

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