Today's useless trivia

e-richard · Post by **e-richard** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 2:43 pm

If you're shopping at Pingo Doce and do not have a 50c or €1 coin for the trolley, a UK £1 coin works as well.

Matryx · Post by **Matryx** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 3:39 pm

And it's worth the same

logicbob · Post by **logicbob** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 3:44 pm

Matryx wrote:And it's worth the same

The 50c or €1.

e-richard · Post by **e-richard** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 4:00 pm

Doesn't matter what its worth, you get it back afterwards !

HampshireRich · Post by **HampshireRich** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:07 pm

e-richard wrote:If you're shopping at Pingo Doce and do not have a 50c or €1 coin for the trolley, a UK £1 coin works as well.

£1 coin works at Sainsbury's in the UK as well

James Faro · Post by **James Faro** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:37 pm

I can recall using Irish coins(before the Euro was used) on London parking meters and it worked a treat. 10 Irish pence would jam the coin meter for two hours. Lovely jubbly!

snowytheboy · Post by **snowytheboy** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:44 pm

At Sainsbury's near us in Fife the customers are obviously more trustworthy because they don't charge a deposit for the trolley. Having said that Homebase on the same retail park do - must be something to do with different types of people - maybe DIY'ers in this area are not to be trusted to return the trolleys.

laserblazer · Post by **laserblazer** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:26 pm

Our Waitrose ones have an electonic brake that goes on if you pass area sensors. The ones from Morrisons are all in the canal.

pete-flint · Post by **pete-flint** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 8:18 pm

I use an old German 1DMark coin, same size as a quid, pro quo !

James Faro · Post by **James Faro** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 8:29 pm

Nowadays, a pound or euro in the shopping trolley slot means nothing to most people and a minority will dump or abandon the trolley instead of putting it back.

Now ,if trolleys have slots for £5 coins or €5 euro coins than I am sure there would be a very high return compliance rate!

joeysoap · Post by **joeysoap** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 2:21 am

in ireland anyway the €2 trolley in aldi works with a uk 2p coin.

James Faro · Post by **James Faro** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 8:57 am

joeysoap wrote:in ireland anyway the €2 trolley in aldi works with a uk 2p coin.

Joey, that means it should work with any trolley ,then!

As it 'appens, I have an abundance of 2ps and I shall try it when I am in Baile Átha Cliath in December!

Not a wise move to criticize a moderator but on this occasion E-Richard has got it wrong when he wrote that he posted this topic as useless trivia - not so! Some great tips have been picked-up here!

laserblazer · Post by **laserblazer** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 9:38 am

James, if you file the edges off a 50p coin it will work in a 10p slot.

James Faro · Post by **James Faro** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:22 am

laserblazer wrote:James, if you file the edges off a 50p coin it will work in a 10p slot.

Did it work for you?

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