Cart charges
#41
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Australia.
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Originally Posted by Rose L
Aldi's grocery has had these carts since their inception. It entices people to take their carts back in the store so they can get their quarter back. Seems fair to me.
#43
I believe you get your quarter back when you return the cart to the store. The idea is to keep store costs down. I'm wondering how many will give up the quarter as they are lazy. I'm also hoping they can still provide help for the disabled to get their items to their car.
#44
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Boston - Orlando
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One grocery store here does that. I was told it accomplishes two things: carts are not left around the parking lot to get hit and it doesn't cut into employee time to collect them.
I'm ok with it but don't like the store enough to return there.
Gotta say I would object to JoAnn's doing it unless they are willing to have someone spend time cleaning the huge gathers of threads from the wheels so the carts move smoothly.
I'm ok with it but don't like the store enough to return there.
Gotta say I would object to JoAnn's doing it unless they are willing to have someone spend time cleaning the huge gathers of threads from the wheels so the carts move smoothly.
#47
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Portland,Oregon
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When they opened a new one in our area they put thoes in the store.I take a large shopping bag with me.I stop at the checkout and tell them and show the bag.I figure I spend alot of money in the store and dont think we should have to pay for a cart.
#48
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Location: Merced, CA
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Some of our thrift stores have carts with a fishing pole like thingey on top so they won't go out the door. But with grocery stores, I can see this because no way am I going to tote a heavy load out the door way down the parking lot to my car. I do with the grocery stores would get with this.
Some of our grocery stores were talking about putting some sort of lock on the wheels and some sort of controls around the edges of their lot so the cart wheels would not roll after they passed that edge. All talk so far.
Some of our grocery stores were talking about putting some sort of lock on the wheels and some sort of controls around the edges of their lot so the cart wheels would not roll after they passed that edge. All talk so far.
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