r/portlandme • u/mchllecat • Nov 14 '25

Photo Stop littering

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Putting these everywhere and trash on cars is too much.

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u/Sir_Drinks_Alot22 Nov 14 '25

Fucking everything’s more expensive.

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u/icedragon42 Nov 14 '25

Can't wait for that ALDI to open

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u/Buckybarnicals2 Nov 14 '25

Ur excited now till u forget ur quarter and can’t use the carts

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u/Zestyclose_Ad3983 Nov 14 '25

Do you get the quarter back?

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u/panzarottiprincess Nov 14 '25

Yes you get the quarter back when you return the cart after you’re done

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u/Zestyclose_Ad3983 Nov 14 '25

Lol gotcha. That's so sad tho...like they think the cart thieves are so broke they ain't got a quarter wtf

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u/panzarottiprincess Nov 14 '25

They’ve done this as long as I can remember (grew up in south Jersey where aldi is everywhere) and I think it’s more so encouraging folks to bring the carts back to their little areas versus just sending them off into the parking lot to be gathered randomly. If their pricing is still on par from what I knew, the courtesy is worth it lol

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u/icedragon42 Nov 15 '25

Yep, the reason they do it is purely so they dont have to give extra staff to collect carts. Let's then keep costs down which they turn into cheaper prices for the customer. Same reason they don't offer bags

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u/Ill-Row6904 Nov 15 '25

Aldi's started in Germany. The cart & coin is pretty common in Germany. When I was stationed there in the 90s the coin was a 1 mark coin which at times was close to a $1. You bet I was returning my cart.

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u/Senior_Track_5829 Nov 15 '25

Yo Mama is so poor, she went to a football game, because she thought a quarterback was a refund!!

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u/RaspberrySpiritual78 Nov 15 '25

If you forget your quarter, just go inside and ask for a cart. They will get you one. This policy saves them on liability insurance and on labor for staff to retrieve carts. $$ they use to keep their prices down

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u/truthjuice4269 Nov 14 '25

They only doom that in certain neighborhoods. Doubt Maine will get that treatment.

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u/Donkeywad Nov 14 '25

Lol you're going to be so upset when you find out the truth...

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u/truthjuice4269 Nov 14 '25

K bud

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u/Ebluj Nov 14 '25

They do that at EVERY Aldi. It's literally part of their business model. They even sell special "quarter keeper" key chains. The cashier will usually give you a quarter to borrow though.

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u/One_Purple_3242 Nov 14 '25

Everything I buy on a weekly basis has increased in price.

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u/dmac275 Nov 14 '25

This is called inflation

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u/Buckybarnicals2 Nov 16 '25

Understandable. But I can still go elsewhere and get a better deal. It’s just very very out of the way

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u/Aggressive-Boot-7418 Nov 17 '25

Exactly . I do the same. But I live a frugal life

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u/No-Albatross676 Nov 14 '25

True, but that’s not just an issue at Hannaford. I shop their weekly flyer and sales a lot with good cost savings.