Janet Baraclough wrote:
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>> "phaeton" > wrote in message
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>>> About 10 years ago I went to an ALDI store in Chicagoland with this
>>> girl at the time. The shopping cart deposit system was kind of
>>> silly to me.
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> It's standard practice in Britain.
> In Europe many people still walk to the smkt , so stealing trolleys to
> take heavy purchases home, is a temptation to some.

Some people steal carts here, too, but if it's for the convenience
of carrying heavy purchases, that 25 cents would not be a deterrent.
It costs at least that much to call a cab to come get you. Just the
phone call, not the fare and tip.

nancy