• Etterra@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      There’s a store chain, Costco or Aldi’s maybe? In America here that dies this but it’s only a quarter. Which is next to nothing. For reference, a load of laundry is between $1-2 in just a normal machine, plus dry time, (so 4-8 quarters). So just to wash and dry a single load of laundry for me, for example, is 12 quarters, $1.50 each of l for washing and drying.

      So that cart deposit thing could use some improvement. Regardless I’ve never shopped at that store, but I do just return my cart like a civilized person.

    • DefederateLemmyMl@feddit.nl
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      3 months ago

      The past year or two I’ve found several stores where they are abandoning it. I presume because people carrying cash, especially coins, is becoming rarer and they don’t want to inconvenience their customers?

      Strangely enough, carts still get returned even at these stores.

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        3 months ago

        Yes, me too. This only seems to be a problem across the pond.