Letter to the Editor: Solution for abandoned trolleys by inconsiderate people

Dear Editor, I refer to the article, 'How to get supermarket shoppers to return trolleys?' Well, I would strongly recommend all Supermarkets here to have someone to be at the Exit to collect a deposit of $30 – $50 before they go off pushing the trolley. Issue a Token or Ticket. When they return the trolley, they can produce the Ticket and take their money. Now, if you made the deposit too small (like $10 or $20), it's no point because it seems a lot of people can forgo the $10. Of course, the Supermarket have to deploy someone at the Exit. They can't refuse to do so nor give excuses such as they are short-handed if they don't want to lose thousands of $$$. Otherwise, how do you stop “these people” (trolley users) and prevent this from happening? Thanks, Molly Fox

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