Pfand customer in need: How Thomas wants to realize his dream with bottles

In the supermarkets Kaufland and Aldi, a controversial rule causes excitement: customers who collect the deposit, fear that they are banned. Thomas from Landshut says that he has compiled over 700 euros by collecting deposits in order to fulfill a dream through the sale of empties. The background to his collection is DI-George syndrome, a serious genetic defect that severely limits its life expectancy and that of its daughters. With the proceeds, he hopes to buy a PlayStation 5 and a VR glasses, since he cannot afford it financially, as he did on Berlin Live

The great concern that Kaufland could prohibit him from collecting the deposit was defused by a company spokeswoman. She confirmed that pledge of all kinds and quantity can be easily returned to the empty machines. Nevertheless, the fear remains with many of those affected that they could have problems with excessive returns. According to SPIEGEL Guidelines that supermarkets can limit the amount of pledge returns to avoid problems with the acceptance and to secure the smooth process in the business.