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[โ€“] titanicx@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I went in and shot that in Aldi for the first time this past week. Unfortunately didn't have a quarter for the cart so I couldn't use it. Which isn't a huge deal had I known about it. But there was also six people online in one person working so there's no way I could even get some change to be able to put a quarter in so I instead I had to grab a box and carry everything around. Which isn't a huge deal but it made it very inconvenient and I did purchase less things because of that fact. I did enjoy their selection even though that particular store I was in was fairly small. It did have most of the things that I needed. And there were a number of things there that I looked at but didn't need. Overall I would probably use an Aldi to supplement my shopping at a large grocery store.ย 

Oh and I'm also going to 3D print one of those Aldi tokens so that way I have it on my keychain whenever I'm in another state that actually has them.

[โ€“] Sabata11792@ani.social 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I've never had to pay for a cart when in lived near one. Someone usually just gave me one as I walked past and I kept the chain going.

[โ€“] JackiesFridge@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

This is the way