Why It’s Illegal to Use Milk Crates for Anything Besides Milk (2013)

I don't understand how professional writers constantly misuse "begs the question".

In Netherland, the folding crates of Albert.nl, the delivery branch of big supermarket chain Albert Heijn, are very popular. They&#x27;re sturdy, they fold up, everybody uses them for everything, and the delivery men totally support your right to use them for whatever you like.<p>And albert.nl doesn&#x27;t lose any money on it, because you pay a 4 euro deposit for the crate. If you keep it, they&#x27;ve already got the money to replace it.<p>So why don&#x27;t US dairy companies do that?

I wonder if the arrival of the CD helped? The milk crate is precisely the right size for the storage of 12 inch LP albums (presumably just a hair over 12 inches inside diameter). Using the crate on its side, they are a cube 12&quot;(+ a hair) H &amp; W and a smidgeon under 12&quot; deep, which meant you could actually get to the cover (the albums would be marginally proud in that orientation IIRC. Plus you could then use the crates as the legs of a coffee table or whatnot.<p>Err, or so I&#x27;ve been told.

Why not just charge for the crates and have it be refunded when returned?