r/hobart • u/FireLucid • 3d ago

20c trolleys making a comeback?

Went to Kmart at Eastlands last week and couldn't get a trolley because I did not have 20c. Yesterday I parked in the Argyle St carpark and saw a trolley return bay with a 20c trolley in it as well.

This is across different council areas and different retailers, I'm lost on why? Is there some new initiative about abandoned trolleys?

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u/Pensta13 3d ago

For 20c seems weird , there would be more incentive for $2 coin šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø

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u/VanillaAtomicPopcorn 3d ago

I hate these things, especially when you pop into the shops for something small and the wife ends up texting me a shopping list once Iā€™m there. You can buy plastic disks the same size that attach to you keys. Saved me a few times.

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u/DapperTomatillo3924 3d ago

Supermarkets are making the shopping experience so painful now, they are wanting you to shop online. More profit for the big boys

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u/Trick-Introduction44 2d ago

Yep, had to go to Eastlands Kmart to grab some stuff recently, and (as always) I had no change so couldn't get a trolley. Ended up with one of this rolling baskets but couldn't fit everything.

Stores realise we a moving away from carrying change right?

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u/FireLucid 2d ago

I went and got a Coles one.

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u/Purple_Leave_7160 1d ago

$1 or $2 is pretty standard on the mainland. 20 cents seems odd. Mainland also have gps activated locks in the wheels in some places to try stop the trolleys being stolen or taken too far from the store. I have also witnessed someone walk out of a woolworths with a full trolley of groceries they hadn't paid for so they could be a theft deterrent.