Idk If sticking your key in something that may not give it back, is the best idea
blueinagreenworld on
Wonder how many people are going to get their key stuck in a trolley at the supermarket after this
leadwind on
You can 3D print trolley keys.
Or ask at the service desk for a token.
Takeabreath_andgo on
Just make a spare key before trying. Or buy a key blank and use it as the trolley key
quantumfrog87 on
I don’t know about Lidl, but at Aldi’s here in the States when you get to the register the cashier puts all your groceries in the cart the last person left and then you slide your now empty cart up to the cashier and take the one with your groceries away to the bagging area, leaving your original cart for the next person’s groceries. So you never end up with the same cart you came in with, nor therefore the same quarter. Wouldn’t want to explain mid-line that I really need my key back from the person behind me!
FlakyAd8537 on
You can order keychains with shopping cart coins on Temu/AliExpress that you can immediately take out of the shopping cart.
MikeyFuccon on
Guessing Tesco? If you had said a quarter, I’d guess ALDI.
karateninjazombie on
The square headed opening key off a can of spam can be used to detach a trolley without having to leave it in the trolley.
Source – friend who used to work at a local supermarket.
elcapkirk on
Alternatively, round ended keys can be used to get buggies when you forget a quarter
W35TH4M on
And they hurt when you walk past a trolley not expecting a key to be sticking out and it scratches/stabs you
Source: work in a shop
O_Dae on
“so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn’t stop to think if they should…”
Knight_thrasher on
TIL. North America isn’t the only place the requires a deposit for a shopping cart
freelance-t on
I’d end up accidentally running into a shelf and stabbing myself.
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Idk If sticking your key in something that may not give it back, is the best idea
Wonder how many people are going to get their key stuck in a trolley at the supermarket after this
You can 3D print trolley keys.
Or ask at the service desk for a token.
Just make a spare key before trying. Or buy a key blank and use it as the trolley key
I don’t know about Lidl, but at Aldi’s here in the States when you get to the register the cashier puts all your groceries in the cart the last person left and then you slide your now empty cart up to the cashier and take the one with your groceries away to the bagging area, leaving your original cart for the next person’s groceries. So you never end up with the same cart you came in with, nor therefore the same quarter. Wouldn’t want to explain mid-line that I really need my key back from the person behind me!
You can order keychains with shopping cart coins on Temu/AliExpress that you can immediately take out of the shopping cart.
Guessing Tesco? If you had said a quarter, I’d guess ALDI.
The square headed opening key off a can of spam can be used to detach a trolley without having to leave it in the trolley.
Source – friend who used to work at a local supermarket.
Alternatively, round ended keys can be used to get buggies when you forget a quarter
And they hurt when you walk past a trolley not expecting a key to be sticking out and it scratches/stabs you
Source: work in a shop
“so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn’t stop to think if they should…”
TIL. North America isn’t the only place the requires a deposit for a shopping cart
I’d end up accidentally running into a shelf and stabbing myself.