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   From: wdstarr@panix.com   
      
   In article ,   
   Greg Goss  said:   
      
   > "J. Clarke"  wrote:   
   >   
   >> FWIW, Aldi, which makes a great show of frugality (they rent you   
   >> shopping carts for 25 cents for example to make sure you return   
   >> them to the proper place thus saving them the cost of a cart   
   >> collector) will take debit cards but not credit cards in the US,   
   >> which suggests that debit fees are less than credit fees.   
   >   
   > Almost all supermarkets require a deposit to unlock their carts.   
      
   Are you talking about the United States?  Because if you are, I have   
   to at this point say "???????"   
      
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