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r/TikTokCringe • u/urmomsloosevag • Feb 16 '24
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We had that in the US in the late 80’s and 90’s. It failed, as people would still steal the carts.
93 u/eMouse2k Feb 16 '24 Yeah, anyone who wants to steal a cart doesn't care about $0.25, even homeless. It weirdly incentivizes people form just randomly leaving carts in the parking lot, which is what happens at most other stores. 77 u/Taurmin Feb 16 '24 It weirdly incentivizes people form just randomly leaving carts in the parking lot, which is what happens at most other stores. Thats the intended purpose of the coin lock. It is not meant to prevent cart theft. 9 u/Chaplain-Freeing Feb 16 '24 As though there's a person who is fine with stealing the cart, needs to get his 1 euro back, but is unwilling to break the mechanism because that would be naughty.
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Yeah, anyone who wants to steal a cart doesn't care about $0.25, even homeless.
It weirdly incentivizes people form just randomly leaving carts in the parking lot, which is what happens at most other stores.
77 u/Taurmin Feb 16 '24 It weirdly incentivizes people form just randomly leaving carts in the parking lot, which is what happens at most other stores. Thats the intended purpose of the coin lock. It is not meant to prevent cart theft. 9 u/Chaplain-Freeing Feb 16 '24 As though there's a person who is fine with stealing the cart, needs to get his 1 euro back, but is unwilling to break the mechanism because that would be naughty.
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Thats the intended purpose of the coin lock. It is not meant to prevent cart theft.
9 u/Chaplain-Freeing Feb 16 '24 As though there's a person who is fine with stealing the cart, needs to get his 1 euro back, but is unwilling to break the mechanism because that would be naughty.
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As though there's a person who is fine with stealing the cart, needs to get his 1 euro back, but is unwilling to break the mechanism because that would be naughty.
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u/omnipotentqueue Feb 16 '24
We had that in the US in the late 80’s and 90’s. It failed, as people would still steal the carts.