• Ephera@lemmy.ml
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    22 hours ago

    Yeah, I might specifically remember the US not usually having them, because they invented/popularized shopping carts, which always feels kind of backwards that they’re using a simpler version.

    Wikipedia has at least some info on the distribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping_cart#Deposits

    (And I can confirm that here in Germany, you practically cannot find shopping carts without coin locks. I’m not sure, if I’ve ever seen one TBH.)

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      12 hours ago

      I’ve never seen it except for in Lidl here in Estonia. Most people return their carts anyway.