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[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 103 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You return your cart because it's the right thing to do

I return my cart because it gives me a sense of superiority

We are not the same

[–] isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 56 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You return your cart because it's the right thing to do

I return my cart to get my euro back that I put in to unlock it

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Mr fancy pants here with full euro coins.

I treasure my red plastic €0.50 coin replica more than my life.

[–] Instigate@aussie.zone 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You guys can use €0.50 coins?! Over here in Australia it’s either a $1 or $2 coin. I wish I could chuck a 50¢ piece in the trolley.

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

50 eurocent coins are actually about the same size as 1 and 2 euro coins, so that's why

[–] Damage@feddit.it 4 points 1 week ago

I put in a 2€ and look down on other shoppers

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why not just 3D print a few more?

[–] Damage@feddit.it 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why 3d print them when the same supermarket gives them out for free?

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wait, they do? Why would they do that?

[–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Eh, 'cause otherwise people will have to exchange money for coins, sometimes people don't have notes to exchange, etc... Seems like retaining the token is incentive enough to return the cart....

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why not just ask for another one?

[–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago

It's more effort

[–] meliante@lemmy.world -3 points 1 week ago

You guys still do that?

[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I straighten them because they annoy me lol.

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

what I don't get is when there's multiple rows of carts, people often put their cart in the row that is already the longest, instead of putting it in the shortest one to balance it out

[–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago

Sheep mentality, another way in which the shopping cart is the mirror of our society

[–] A7thStone@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I knew I wasn't the only one.

I'll also go fetch a couple on the way if I see some hanging out. It's not because I'm trying to make the cart wrangler's job easier, but because it's not orderly and it bothers me. I have to consciously limit myself or I'd end up patrolling the whole lot.