Aldi shoppers?

[Thrillhouse]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

The cart thing is actually nice. It means that nearly everyone returns the cart to the store so they aren't just sitting in the parking lot. Of course, I've forgotten a quarter before but usually I plan ahead.

Funny story, I was walking up to an Aldi once and I thought I would be polite and offer to take the womans cart from her. She said no and gave me a dirty look. Do you get the quarter back when you are done with it or is this her way of saying "I paid my quarter and so should you?"

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by Thrillhouse

Funny story, I was walking up to an Aldi once and I thought I would be polite and offer to take the womans cart from her. She said no and gave me a dirty look. Do you get the quarter back when you are done with it or is this her way of saying "I paid my quarter and so should you?"

You get the quarter back. Usually if you meet someone in the lot you give them a quarter to get their cart. If she's like my roomie she keeps a quarter in her car for that purpose.

[scbelle]

I can't believe how Aldi is trying to Europeanize America! You have to pay a 50 cent euro for carts everywhere here, even Wal-Mart. I have a parkschein with plastic pieces in the back that are the same size as 50 cent euros just so I don't have to worry about change for the carts when I go shopping. As for Aldi, there is just down the road from my house here in Germany. I really only go to pick up something that I might not have on hand for a meal I'm making, kind of like a convenience store. The nearest commissary to me is 30 minutes away, and that's where I do most of my shopping. That ends up being cheaper than Aldi over here, with the exchange rate the way it is, anyway.