@working on it
I was in the retail business for many decades.
Your theory about the carts that cost a quarter to use as being a great expense because current carts have to be replaced is not correct. The locking device that takes the quarter and attaches to the cart ahead is an add on for standard carts.
Way back in 1980, my father had them added to our carts at our Danbury, CT store as so many carts were disappearing. At that time our standard metal carts cost approx $165 each and the locking mechanism was $28 installed. It was well worth it. When we sold the store at the end of 1987, only 2 of 150 carts had gone missing.
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