Blaze@feddit.nl to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 days ago3D printed shopping carts tokensi.postimg.ccimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up124arrow-down1image3D printed shopping carts tokensi.postimg.ccBlaze@feddit.nl to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareKruh Master@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoWhat in the hell are these even for? Where I live, we just take a cart and go shopping.
minus-squareelrecoal19_1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoSome supermarkets have the carts conected to each other in a way that only lets you use one by putting a coin (or similar, like these tokens) into its slot, and you recover it once you connect the cart with the other ones again
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoAnd to anyone confused why do this, it’s so people return the carts
minus-squareKruh Master@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoWhat motivation is there to return the carts if you’re using a fake coin?
minus-squareelrecoal19_1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoBecause most people wanna keep their fake coin ;b
minus-squareKruh Master@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoBut…you pull it out as soon as you use it 🤨
minus-squarelunarul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoYou can’t take the coin out without connecting the cart to another one
What in the hell are these even for? Where I live, we just take a cart and go shopping.
Some supermarkets have the carts conected to each other in a way that only lets you use one by putting a coin (or similar, like these tokens) into its slot, and you recover it once you connect the cart with the other ones again
And to anyone confused why do this, it’s so people return the carts
What motivation is there to return the carts if you’re using a fake coin?
Because most people wanna keep their fake coin ;b
But…you pull it out as soon as you use it 🤨
You can’t take the coin out without connecting the cart to another one
Why waste your fake coin