3 - 2 - 1 - ALDI going broke!
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Went to Aldi for the first time, walked up and you had to put a coin in for a basket so I turned away. Some nice lady was exiting and saw what was happening and voiced her thoughts as she gave me her basket. I wont go back simply because you have to pay to use a basket.
You get your money back if you return the cart. But we don’t use a cart we just bring our own bags in.
They do that so they don't have to hire a cart pusher. People will either return the cart to get their quarter back, or offer the cart to someone on their way into the store.
And then the mechanisms all jam so you get no quarter and no cart.
Because people only ever use the cart in front.
Because the cart return method is fundamentally flawed.
You get your coin returned when you bring your cart back and hook the chain. The coin gets pushed out.
They don't give out free bags either.
When I go to Crest they give free bags and they bag the groceries.
Now I'm happy to have a reason to boycott these clowns.
The first time I shopped at Aldi we had just moved to the Midwest. I got a cartful of stuff, and they didn't have any bags back then. The cashier gave me several boxes to use. I really like Aldi and they finally got them where I live now. I don't buy the fresh fruit or veg though because they seem to expire by the time I get home.
It's one of the ways they save money. Along with not providing shopping bags.
The coin locked basket is pretty common in Europe.
Accept less, and soon its the standard. Been striking business off my list for quite some time now. Good news is there are plenty of places that still want your business and are willing to show it.