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Originally Posted by uptheirons
The quarter doesnt mean dick to anyone wanting to steal a cart, but you won't see any stray carts within two miles of the grocery store. I grew up in Oregon and you never saw cans lying around anywhere, because me and my friends would forage for them to get video game money. I would have stalked the grocery parking lots too if carts were worth a quarter.
This.
I don't think that the idea of charging a loonie/quarter is so that carts don't get stolen... if people are poor and need to cart their food back to their homes, a quarter is cheaper than a cab ride. However, it gives incentive for people to put them back where they belong, in order to get their $$ back. Obviously a quarter isn't a big deal, but the loonie may be for some people.
I am actually surprised that using quarters/loonies for carts is that rare!!! I actually don't know of any place in my city that doesn't have this system, aside from some of the smaller grocery stores or Walmart, which probably doesn't have them since they are a chain.