Kitchen

[tucsongal]

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@proudlyfromNJ wrote:

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@tucsongal wrote:

@okaywitheasypay May I ask where you live? We’ve lived in four states and I’ve never even heard of having to pay for the use of a shopping cart. 

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@tucsongal   The quarter is returned when you return the cart. No need to waste money paying someone to gather up all the carts left in the parking lot. In other words, you don’t pay for the use of the cart.

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Thank you 🙂. I remember growing up you would take a number and then drive up for them to load the groceries in your car!

[VanSleepy]

I don't understand the concern about the quarter.  The quarter is not any germier than the shopping cart or anything else being touched.

[noodleann]

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@Spurt wrote:

WOW!!! ..Ive heard of places where they charge for the plastic bags, BUT a grocery cart deposit??????  Glad our grocery store chain doesnt do this....These days most customers take their own groceries out to their car instead of utlizing the baggers....so collecting the carts from the cart slots in the parking lot gives them something to do....from what one of the baggers told me....  Very few are left willy nilly out in the parking lot at the stores I shop at..... and as far as the homeless...they got chased away from the grocery stores.... a lot of people complained about them begging for money so stores took action....

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That cat is looking at an empty kitty litter aisle.

[lovinglife]

It is my understanding that you use your quarter and get your quarter back.  

Aldi’s carts are returned to a sheltered area at the door.  No rusty carts, no wayward carts in the parking lot, no unhappy worker collecting carts.

[Nightowlz]

You touch all kinds of stuff with germs when you are out. Just don't touch your face. Wash hands first thing when you get home. Put up your groceries & wash your hands again.

[Nightowlz]

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@lovinglife wrote:

It is my understanding that you use your quarter and get your quarter back.  

Aldi’s carts are returned to a sheltered area at the door.  No rusty carts, no wayward carts in the parking lot, no unhappy worker collecting carts.

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@lovinglife 

You put quarter in slot in cart to use it.

When you checkout they put your groceries in the cart of the person before you.

When finished you put that cart back outside in the rack. Once you push the lock in the next cart the quarter comes out the slot. You are touching several carts.

Some people that don't buy a lot don't use the carts. They put their groceries in bags or boxes while shopping.

[denisemb]

Guess I don't worry about the quarter itself, because anytime I can (even wayyy before the coronavirus) I'd just pass my cart along to someone who drove in and parked near me.  If they offered me a quarter, I'd suggest they pass it forward.

Now...since we can't find Purell or equivilent, we'll use alcohol & paper towels to push the cart.  And return it if people are not willing.  Hoping the next have Purell.

[JeanLouiseFinch]

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@proudlyfromNJ wrote:

You get your quarter back when you return the cart. I don’t know why anyone wouldn’t return it.

They don’t have to pay people to gather all the carts left in the lot.

touching the quarter is just like touching any money. It’s all filthy.

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We’ve been shopping at Aldi a little more frequently lately as they have really upped their game in the produce department from what it used to be years ago.  The store layout is much better than I recall too.  Every time we go, we always find an abandoned cart.  It’s like a treasure hunt for my husband. In fact, the other day I was pushing my cart back and a guy stopped like 2-3 feet from the cart area and left his there.  Guess what, I put his back and got his quarter in addition to my own.  My husband and I joke that being a self appointed Aldi lot attendant could be something for him to do in his retirement.  He could easily clear $1.50 in a couple of hours and go to Costco for a hotdog.  😆

[queendiva]

I always ask in these times to keep my same cart at checkout- no problem.

In addition I use an idea found on a Aldi lovers FB page: to bring a plastic laundry tote (NOT basket) and leave it in the cart. As the checker is chucking my items into my cart at warp speed the items go right into the tote, and I'm on my way to the exit , tote with groceries in hand. I also bring a Clorox wipe from home for the cart and have hand sanitizer in the car. So far, so good. 

I should mention that I rarely buy more than I can fit in that one tote.

I did see someone at Home Depot sanitizing the carts yesterday when I picked up the shelves I ordered on line. No evidence of that at Aldi.

[LapDan]

Excellent idea about the tote! We usually try to use empty boxes from the store and plastic bags for the rest, but NY just banned plastic bag use so now we're supposed to use the disease-carrying reusable shopping bags. We used to use Lysol on them in between grocery runs, but now it's impossible to find Lysol! I just pulled out all of the hard plastic/cardboard pieces from the bottoms of the reusable bags and washed them all yesterday, but what a pain! I really like your idea because a plastic tote will be much quicker/easier to load, carry into the house, and then sanitize!