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   From: robban@clubtelco.com   
      
   On 19/08/13 2:27 AM, The Horny Goat wrote:   
   > On Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:57:08 -0600, Greg Goss  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Supermarkets in really rich communities still don't need deposits.   
   >> Medium-rich supermarkets want a quarter to unlock the cart.  Poor to   
   >> middle-class supermarkets want (in my country) a dollar coin.   
   >> Supermarkets in really poor areas have the carts barricaded to the   
   >> area next to the entrance, and you have to bring your vehicle to the   
   >> cart.   
   >   
   > Hmmm my suburb is not considered poor but our carts are typically   
   > $1.00. For the record, when you return your cart you get your coin   
   > back so it's not really a rental but a deposit.   
   >   
   >>   
   >> The WalMart about six miles from me is in a poorer neighborhood than   
   >> where I live.  It has electronic wheel locks that provide a similar   
   >> effect to that barricade.  But I was surprised that the wheels lock up   
   >> if you take the cart into the rest of the mall instead of to your car.   
   >   
   > Wouldn't it be cheaper and equally effective for Walmart if instead of   
   > using a radio device to lock the wheels they simply used a timer that   
   > locked after  2-3 hours?   
      
   Someone can walk an awful long way in 2-3 hours. They'd have to extend   
   the radius of their usual search.   
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