Grumpy said:
"shopping carts you get by inserting a one euro coin. I am told that a quarter works also.
and you must bring your own reusable shopping bags"
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More places should do this <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
It's very typical in Europe; I'm surprised it's not done on the Dutch side, but I guess since that's the more "Americanized" side they don't. Market Garden does charge for paper bags if you don't bring your own.
There's a German chain, Aldi, here in the US that has the same arrangement for shopping carts and bags.