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None of the others in town have these, thought it was unusual enough to share

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yeah, at least in germany these are all just magnets. And outside of the store there is a long metal line, and when you roll over it, the wheel with the magnet completely locks. This happened to me as a kid, and it was sheer impossible moving the cart back to the store.