Would you put a quarter in the slot on the shopping cart?

Question

Picture a "smart cart" shopping cart (with good, aligned wheels) that has an electric motor drive with footrests on the back to stand on. As others here have suggested, there would also be a small calculator, or bar code reader "sum calculator" device on the handle. Would you pay 25 cents for 1/2 hour use of this electric smart cart?

Answer 1

Heck. I'd pay 50 cents. Or maybe even a dollar. That seems neat-o!

Answer 2

Absolutely.  I pay a quarter now for one with a wobbly wheel that will make the cart turn left all by itself, no calculator and a sticky handle.  

Answer 3

I pay a dollar now for the use of the brightly-colored cart with room for the kids to sit in the front.  It plays irritating music and you can't take it out of the store, so you have to transfer your groceries to a regular cart to get them to the car, but the kid compartment has latches on the outsides of the doors, so the kids can't get out until you let them out, and that makes it worth the dollar.

I don't think that stores would ever go for having a calculator/scanner on the handle.  Most of us would quit shopping sooner if we knew how much we spent already.

Answer 4

no

Answer 5

They charge a pound deposit at Netto in England for a shopping trolley.

People queue with their quids' just to shove something that has no wheel alignment.

It's gonna happen here in NZ soon, the number of trolleys in peoples gardens (for laundry) is huge. don't put motors on them here they will be used as beach buggies lol.

Answer 6

yah its JUST 25 cents i meen thats really cool!!! ill only do it sometimes though!!!