anat0l
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That slot/space on the RHS is for a trolley lock .... get ready to go shopping with coins.
Kind of funny here with shopping. Given that I use public transport all the time and you need to BYO bags (or purchase them from the supermarket), I get used to shopping more often than I do in Australia, but many small shops rather than a few or one very big shop. Indeed, there are not many trolleys at all to be seen in several shops; most of us simply use baskets.
The prices are fairly stable here, with not many daily / one-day specials abound except for some items being marked down near the end of the day to move them quickly. Also, there's no loyalty programme here where you need to spend at least $30 to make one point, or what not. (In fact, there's not really a loyalty programme here at all, although I've been told if I can join this loyalty programme for this supermarket chain - no English directions - I can get 1% back in a voucher once in a while).
I remember I had a souvenir from a FF do in Europe once. It was a "fake" one Euro coin which is contained in a small metal case (a bit like a card case, but thinner), and can be carried on a key ring. The idea was that it was an ideal substitute for use at supermarkets where a coin deposit is required to unlock a trolley (and of course is duly recovered when you return the trolley).