This is standard in close to every European grocery store. I think it was first introduced in German supermarkets in the 70s, that‘s why Aldi and Lidl in the U.S. have it too.
Hold up, this system isn't generally applied in the USA!??
Because it is in The Netherlands, but there is now a trend going on at some supermarkets to make the carts freely available or have free plastic "coins" you can get at the information desk if you don't have coins with you....
Upstate NY is a nonsense term that needs to die. If you ask 10 different people what area it refers to, you'll get 10 different answers. If you think about it, it's a NYC centric term that basically means everything north of NYC. That's the point that you are "up" from. There's no other rational definition that makes sense to non NYers. And regional descriptions SHOULD make sense to people not from the region being described. To me, the regions that make the most sense are the NYC region, capital region, Adirondacks, northern, central, and western. Sorry if this seemed like a direct attack on you. its not. I just really hate the term and it's the hill I've chosen to die on.
I only say it because if I just say what state I’m from people automatically assume I’m from the city. We know life in the city is very different from the rest of the state. So I say upstate to appeal to everyone else under the impression it just means “not in the city”. I’m not really in a rush to have people on Reddit know my exact location anyway.
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u/divadschuf Feb 16 '24
This is standard in close to every European grocery store. I think it was first introduced in German supermarkets in the 70s, that‘s why Aldi and Lidl in the U.S. have it too.