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Use a shopping cart without coins? Trick is circulating on Facebook - Aldi warns against it

2021-01-12T06:28:53.017Z


A curious trick to unlock a shopping cart is shared and discussed on Facebook. But Aldi warns: The "life hack" can backfire. 


A curious trick to unlock a shopping cart is shared and discussed on Facebook.

But Aldi warns: The "life hack" can backfire. 

  • A

    trick is

    circulating

    on

    Facebook

    to unblock shopping carts from

    Aldi

    *.

  • Aldi

    warns against trying the trick, as the lock of the

    shopping cart

    could be damaged.

  • Other objects are also

    discussed

    as

    alternatives

    to the coin or chip.

Kassel - Everyone knows it: You have a big purchase ahead of you and you are about

to get

yourself a

shopping cart

, but then you cannot find a suitable

coin

in your wallet

.

Then it's time to ask friendly customers or supermarket employees at the checkout for change.

Bad luck if you only have 50 euro bills in your pocket.

An alternative to coins or shopping chips has been around

on

Facebook

for some time.

With a

simple trick

the lock of the shopping trolley should be able to be opened.

But now

Aldi has spoken out

and officially warns of the "life hack".

Because the trickery with the lock can quickly backfire.

+

Aldi shopping carts can be unlocked with a simple trick.

The discounter warns of the "life hack" that is circulating on Facebook.

(Symbol image)

© dpa / Oliver Berg

Shopping at Aldi: Facebook trick could have unpleasant consequences

In

Corona times

, shopping carts are more important than ever.

Consumers go shopping less often.

In many supermarkets, every customer has to use a shopping cart.

This is to control the number of people in the store.

Some supermarkets therefore leave their shopping trolleys unlocked.

But that is not the case with all branches.

Surname

Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd (independent corporate groups)

Seat

Essen (Aldi Nord), Mülheim an der Ruhr (Aldi Süd)

founding

1913 as a mom and pop shop in Essen

founder

Karl Albrecht Sr.

and wife Anna Albrecht

First branch under the name Aldi

1962 in Dortmund

division

1961

The trick from the English-speaking

Facebook group "Aldi Mums"

comes in

handy

.

The so-called key trick is said to have been liked 2000 times, reports the Business Insider.

The trick from the Facebook group is very simple.

The round end of a key must be inserted into the slot of the lock on the shopping cart.

The lock should snap open without a coin.

The user who explained the trick also posted a photo to prove it.

The round end of a standard key is in an unlocked shopping trolley lock.

Aldi warn: key trick from Facebook group

The

Facebook user

got great feedback for her post.

500 comments have accumulated so far.

Some commenters suggested alternatives such as special keys from Ebay or even openers for corned beef to unlock the shopping cart.

But now

Aldi

is

warning

of the Facebook trick *.

“We recommend that our customers continue to use coins or Aldi shopping chips to unlock their shopping carts.

Other objects can get stuck or be damaged. "

The discounter advises customers to continue using coins or chips.

“Our shopping chips are available at the checkout for 99 cents.

And, what's even better, they can be worn as a key fob so you never forget them at home, ”the spokesman was quoted as saying in the Yahoo Styles report.

(Philipp Zettler)

* hna.de and merkur.de are part of the nationwide Ippen digital editorial network.

List of rubric lists: © dpa / Oliver Berg

Source: merkur

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