DoctorMcAstronaut t1_j20209l wrote
Reply to comment by thesbaine in New Connecticut laws for 2023: new truck tax, a pay raise for legislators and bottle deposit expansion by tottergeek
It kind of pisses me off that any place that's allowed to charge a deposit can just scan it and add it to the price, but it costs me my time and effort to return it. I'd propose that any place that can charge a deposit should be required to refund it just as fast so long as it's returned in the same manner i.e. sorted and packed into the case. If I buy a case of bud light and return the sorted empties in the same box, they should be able to credit me as fast as they charged me. Mom and Pop liquor stores do it easily, but Costco makes me stand outside and shovel them in by hand. They should have someone there just scanning off credit or giving cash.
magica12 t1_j23gfeg wrote
the other funny thing with it is under the same law, stores are only obligated to take what they sell on the actual shelves, we drink a lot of soda at home, and occasionally wind up having to jump to different stores for certain brands.
like its blind luck if another stores brand goes through a certain machine
iwanttobehappy2022 t1_j2075ik wrote
It’s so people don’t litter like before the 70’s.
DoctorMcAstronaut t1_j208kuo wrote
I was for that reason, now it's because the state pockets the unclaimed deposits. If they raise it to .20 they have to assume it's not high enough to account for a a reduction in state revenue. Will 400% more cans get returned if they're worth .20 as opposed to .05? I'm going to guess no because it's still too inconvenient to redeem them.
bluechair2020 t1_j21p8gw wrote
It seems like people are littering more then ever. I hope this helps to control it.
iwanttobehappy2022 t1_j24kxy5 wrote
Nah they aren’t. Parks and trails were disgusting up until the late 70’s. People used to dump trash wherever
VigilantMike t1_j20bcb8 wrote
As an employee of one of those supermarkets that people cash in at, I’m a little confused on what you want us to do or what you think we’re doing wrong. Definitely our machines break down too often and we don’t have enough staff to fix them quickly enough, but it seems you feel the system in of itself is flawed.
magica12 t1_j23gi1d wrote
not to mention that the machines generally arent built for the thicker plastic bottles like gatorade, iced tea, and juice tend to use.
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