Supermarkets are pushing customers to be more considerate shoppers.
An American who moved to the UK has gone viral after sharing their experience with grocery shopping across the pond, which they claim left them baffled.
In a TikTok video with over 155,000 views, user @nataliebarbu described a recent trip to Sainsbury’s, one of the biggest grocery stores in London, comparing the brand to the US chain of Super Walmarts. 3
And the one thing the American said she “couldn’t comprehend” was the shopping cart protocol, which asks shoppers to bring a one-pound (£) coin deposit to unlock and use a buggy — to be returned only after it is returned to its depot.
Viewers who were familiar with coin-operated shopping carts clarified that it’s actually a courtesy to shop workers, encouraging