What is pissing you off this time?

[monster]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Dunno 'bout Mitch Egan, but in Vermont the original reason for a deposit was to keep the roads clear of litter. Back in 1979, I think a nickel had the equivalent buying power of $27.95 today. Give or take a few bucks.

(actually, it would be about equal to a 25 cent deposit today)

It's the main source of income for homeless (winos) around here. I always used to give them the benefit of the doubt that the alcohol stink was from the cans they had collected, but now I work in a store and encounter then every morning I'm unlucky enough to need to be near the registers, I know my faith was misplaced

[xoxoxoBruce]

The problem with can deposits is the cans have to be returned intact so the bar code can be read. That takes up way too much room.