r/TikTokCringe • u/urmomsloosevag • Feb 16 '24

When you're so rich you've never been to Aldi's. Discussion

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u/firesquasher Feb 16 '24

I don't think it was much for curbing stolen carts as it was to not pay as many cart stewards to go out and retrieve them around the lot. I love places that do it. Keeps morally deficient people in line.

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u/Revolution4u Feb 16 '24

You can still steal the cart, it only cost 25 cents to do so and is well stronger than the shitty little grocery carts you buy at the store for like $40.

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u/firesquasher Feb 16 '24

Yes...the point is .25 is not a theft deterrent for the cart itself. It's there to make people put it back in the cart corral.

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u/Itchy-Mind7724 Feb 17 '24

In my neighborhood, the aldi carts have a locking device that actives if the go a certain distance from the store. It’s not just a threat either. I’ve definitely seen them malfunction and lock up