ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Greentext@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agoPosting the shopping cart theory because people had questions in a separate threadslrpnk.netimagemessage-square443fedilinkarrow-up11.34Karrow-down133
arrow-up11.3Karrow-down1imagePosting the shopping cart theory because people had questions in a separate threadslrpnk.netByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Greentext@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square443fedilink
minus-squareMaestro@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoI have seen supermarkets with even stricter systems. I have seen carts with automated brakes/clamps. If you try to leave the supermarket with the cart, the wheels block. So you are forced to put your groceries in bags and carry the bags to the car.
minus-squareBalooWasWahoo@links.hackliberty.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThe supermarket? Damn. I’ve seen that around the parking lot so that they can’t be taken off the property, but outside of the building itself? Wow.
minus-squareNinjasftw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoMy local has these but they only stop you from leaving through the entrance. If you leave through the checkout area you can take the trolly out
I have seen supermarkets with even stricter systems. I have seen carts with automated brakes/clamps. If you try to leave the supermarket with the cart, the wheels block. So you are forced to put your groceries in bags and carry the bags to the car.
The supermarket? Damn. I’ve seen that around the parking lot so that they can’t be taken off the property, but outside of the building itself? Wow.
My local has these but they only stop you from leaving through the entrance. If you leave through the checkout area you can take the trolly out