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Originally Posted by Rikao4
some of the stores in Germany had a great idea..
you had to deposit a 5 mark coin ( $ about 2.50 then)..
to get one..
when you returned it..
you got your $$..
kids made a killing taking them back for the fat folk..
and fought over the loose one's in the street...
Rika
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the Aldi stores here in the US use that model. I love it. No errant shopping carts left around. No surprise, since Aldi is a German company. The homeless people started to offer to return your cart if they could keep the quarter. OK in my book.