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Re:Why Don't People Return Their Shopping Carts? A Scientifi... by jq-r on Monday November 17, 2025 @02:12PM (#45956913)
The "coin" part is usually detachable, so no need to leave the whole set of keys with the cart during shopping.
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Re:Why Don't People Return Their Shopping Carts? A Scientifi... by gcbirzan on Monday November 17, 2025 @02:36PM (#45957300)
Yes, but they do cost money and effort to get. A 25-50 eurocent coin is probably equivalent.

The only thing that's useful about those things is that it's easier to get them faster.

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Re:Why Don't People Return Their Shopping Carts? A Scientifi... by 1718627440 on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @04:52AM (#45963202)
Where I live it is always 1€ coins.
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Re:Why Don't People Return Their Shopping Carts? A Scientifi... by ceejayoz on Monday November 17, 2025 @02:14PM (#45956966)
But leaving it on is a good way to avoid forgetting to it.
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Re:Why Don't People Return Their Shopping Carts? A Scientifi... by hananova on Monday November 17, 2025 @09:56PM (#45960904)
There’s ones with a “notch” in the coin part. So you unlock the cart, twist it, pull it out.
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