Originally Posted by
LondonElite
Not really. You want to keep using that token they give you.
Originally Posted by
GUWonder
As most people want those coin-substitute release things back for use later, it kinda works still. Also, a lot of those coin substitute releasers provided by the stores are attached to key chains. Also, stores prefer people use the big metal shopping carts so they shop/shop more rather than to use the much smaller, plastic basket carts (wheeled or not) that can be hand-carried but don’t hold as much in groceries.
That's the thing. Here in Canada, they won't give you a token or blank or whatever you want to call it. The cashiers/customer service will exchange currency for you, but if you don't want to pay, they'll direct you to a plastic basket (if available). And this is certainly understandable as too often people take the carts off-site and dump them where convenient to to the taker (often in other parking lots or dumped in ravines/sewer intakes)