Blaze@feddit.nl to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 day ago3D printed shopping carts tokensi.postimg.ccimagemessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1134arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1130arrow-down1image3D printed shopping carts tokensi.postimg.ccBlaze@feddit.nl to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareelrecoal19_1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 day agoSome supermarkets have the carts conected to each other in a way that only lets you use one by putting a coin (or similar, like these tokens) into its slot, and you recover it once you connect the cart with the other ones again
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 day agoAnd to anyone confused why do this, it’s so people return the carts
minus-squareKruh Master@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 day agoWhat motivation is there to return the carts if you’re using a fake coin?
minus-squareelrecoal19_1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 day agoBecause most people wanna keep their fake coin ;b
minus-squareKruh Master@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 day agoBut…you pull it out as soon as you use it 🤨
minus-squarelunarul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 day agoYou can’t take the coin out without connecting the cart to another one
minus-squareKruh Master@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 day agoIt’s in your pocket, bro.
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoIt stays in the thing until you put the cart back.
Some supermarkets have the carts conected to each other in a way that only lets you use one by putting a coin (or similar, like these tokens) into its slot, and you recover it once you connect the cart with the other ones again
And to anyone confused why do this, it’s so people return the carts
What motivation is there to return the carts if you’re using a fake coin?
Because most people wanna keep their fake coin ;b
But…you pull it out as soon as you use it 🤨
You can’t take the coin out without connecting the cart to another one
This is madness 😂
Why waste your fake coin
It’s in your pocket, bro.
It stays in the thing until you put the cart back.