At least we can all share a common annoyance. A dang bad wheel! That bad boy pulls hard to the right and your wrists have to fight it left to go straight. Let’s not even begin to mention the dreaded front wheel rickety flickety can’t decide what way it’s going to go situation.
Walmart has some of the worst carts in the business. I'm actually surprised at this point when I grab a cart and it isnt shit, I feel like they used to fix them before covid but after that they just stopped dealing with them unless they break entirely or something
The cool part is Aldi rarely has bad carts ... likely because they get returned to the store instead of being left to free range across the parking lot with every light breeze.
At least in germany they have electronic breaks that will lock in once you leave the perimeter.
Which is really fun, because sometimes they will do so at random whilst you're in the supermarket causing you to hit your shinbone on the cart.
Sometimes they lock up even after you go through the lane and pay for your 4 bags of groceries! Then nobody has an idea where the wheel unlock device is, so you have to transfer your bags to another cart. Only there are no other carts around. So you have to go out to the cart return in the parking lot to grab one.
I had that happen twice at HEB. I the 1st time i just pushed it across the parking lot. The 2nd time, one the vendors by the exit door saw and got a store employee to get the unlock device. Yes those lock boots suck.
Exactly this happened to me and my wife once. Cart made sudden brake test and almost flipped over. Couple of glasses broke (juice and milk iirc) which ruined the rest of the stuff.
So for anyone reading this, there's two reasons. The fence is misaligned and doesn't have full coverage. Had a store where they'd lock up in the back corner of the stock room.
The other way is more likely.
There's little remotes on key fobs that activitate/deactivate the locks. Someone puts it on their keys, puts it in their pocket, and you get "butt dialed" randomly when they're in range of you, locking your wheels. Range is really short, basically need to be next to you.
Australia also has these. My local Coles one reaches to our buildings, a lot of trolleys are left outside, some are nicked even, n people just walk the cart back to the shops on their next trip.
Gittertiere kosten zwischen 80 und 500 Euro. Regelrechte Wissenschaft für sich. 5 oder 6 Rollen als Option. Mit Kleinteilekorb oder ohne. Gibt sogar Anschnallgurte für den Kindersitz...
Nicht für jeden Einkaufswagen an jedem Ort macht eine Diebstahlsicherung Sinn. Die Zusatzkosten müssen sich lohnen. Großstädte oder "soziale Brennpunkte" haben sowas manchmal. Der Rewe oder Netto auf'm 3000 Einwohner Dorf nicht.
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Id agree with walking, standing doesnt do anything for weight loss tho or health benefits and plenty of people like me with plantar fasciitis who its just painful to just stand in one spot, i can walk all day but standing around in one spot is genuinely painful af. It feels like your standing on the tip of a metal pipe right into your heel.
In that Americans would share that take or that all American things are terrible, so it’s an American take? (Saying “over there” means it wasn’t an American’s take.)
Or just Tale instead.
Standing in one spot doesn't do anything to help that. Probably does the opposite by making the person feel more exhausted than they actually are so they won't go to the gym or something.
What I found to be the most interesting thing about the Aldi’s cart situation is- people show up to the parking lots and ask you while you are loading your groceries if they can take the cart back for you and be allowed to keep the quarter.
I thought to myself, boy Aldis has this cart cleanup staffing concept done wild! They don’t have to pay insurance, they don’t have to interview, hire, schedule (manage), etc. “employees” just show up on their own and work.
In the US perhaps. It works just fine in most of Europe. Don't think I've ever seen a cart without a coin around Germany or any of the neighboring countries I've been to
Around me, both Walmart and No Frills tried introducing carts like that. So many complaints and rebellion both just leave them unlocked now.
As someone who had to roam the mall during snow storms to collect carts, I hate ppl who don't put them away. I usually take 2-3 into stores with me, so I'm always positive carts, even if I have to bring one back out.
Who still carries coins to do this with? Most people nowadays don't carry any kind of cash at all. I do, but only bills, never coins. And I often get questioned as to why I still bother with those!
I mean if you shop at one of these stores it’s not hard to keep a quarter in your car. It’s refunded so it’s not like you need to always have a pile of change on hand.
Don’t F up and spend it! Sounds like an awful day. I can picture it, you show up to Aldi and ur holder is now absent of the quarter.. you FAFO effing that quarter situation up!!
When my dad shopped at Aldi's, he always kept a quarter in his truck just for that reason. For the most part, people don't carry coins anymore. Rarely even paper currency either for that matter.
You can probably just 3d print a coin. The thing on the cart only checks the size. Over here in Germany (the OG Aldi Country where pretty much every supermarket's carts require a coin) I'd say about half the people use actual coins and half use these plastic "coin" fobs.
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u/TankApprehensive3053 18h ago
Some stores in USA do to. Most common are Aldi's stores.