Originally Posted by needles3thread
Aldi's does the quarter for cart, I think, to have their carts put
back where you got it to save the money they would have to pay employees to keep them in place. You get the quarter back when you return the cart to its original place so it costs the customer nothing.
Aldi's also charges you for bags unless you bring them from home.
I wouldn't mind the quarter a cart if it saved them enough that they could have more than one cashier in the store AND if the cashiers cared a little more for your purchases. It never fails, if I have tomatoes, they throw a canned item on top of them. (I've tried to prevent that by putting the tomatoes last on the belt, but they still seem to find a way to squish them.