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Are those coin locks really to protect the carts from the elements, or because Aldi doesn’t want to pay someone to haul them back and forth.
by daft_pink 3y ago
Are those coin locks really to protect the carts from the elements, or because Aldi doesn’t want to pay someone to haul them back and forth.
- domh 3y agoLittle bit of both? Also probably to prevent the temptation of theft. Even though the fee is nominal, it seems to be enough of a detractor?
- knallfrosch 3y agoI don't think "theft" is the correct wording. Rather "taking it with you and not returning." If it really was about stealing (taking and intentionally keeping), the 1€ or free plastic coin you can get at the counter wouldn't deter you at all.
- mathverse 3y agoYou can unlock the cart with standard european key tip like this https://image.made-in-china.com/202f0j00GpWUwrYJnBoN/Sn-European-Profile-Normal-or-Computer-Keys-Brass-Door-Lock-Cylinder.jpg https://image.made-in-china.com/202f0j00GpWUwrYJnBoN/Sn-Euro... Most homeless and poor people know this trick. It really is just for general populace who are too gullible to know better.
- asystole 3y ago> It really is just for general populace who are too gullible to know better I know you didn't mean it this way but this is an incredibly funny way of putting it. "The globalists don't want you to know this, but the shopping carts at Publix are free..."
- mathverse 3y agoIll word it like this next time :p
- SushiHippie 3y agoThere are also "shopping cart tokens" which you can put on your keychain, and as they are large enough to unlock the cart, but small enough to not get stuck, they can be directly pulled out, and you don't risk to break your key.
- Symbiote 3y agoThe main purpose is to encourage users to return them to the correct place in the car park, rather than leaving them in an empty parking space or the roadway, where they are likely to end up colliding with cars.