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by frobozz 2521 days ago
Many things are delivered to the supermarkets in cardboard boxes.

Many supermarkets leave those boxes in a box or cage near the tills.

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I haven't seen that being done in the UK for over 10 years. Wonder why they stopped doing it?
My local Aldi normally has a box of boxes in most aisles. My local Tesco has it (unhelpfully, considering how many tills there are) near the exit.

I suspect that part of it is that many of the boxes are now trays designed for shelf display. The shelf-stacker just unwraps it and puts it on the shelf. This also makes the boxes slightly less useful for putting your shopping in, as the original contents were held in place by plastic wrap.

They do and people are able to ask for them to use as boxes for moving house.