I am standing on the doorstep of an Albert Heijn branch with my collection box for Amnesty International. Soon an employee comes to ask me if I have permission from the head office. I say that is not necessary, this is the public road after all. Moments later, the manager appears and says that the customers find collectors annoying. At that moment, a woman just coming out of the store puts a twenty euro bill in my bus. That’s the good thing about Albert Heijn.
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A version of this article also appeared in NRC Handelsblad of 26 March 2022
A version of this article also appeared in NRC on the morning of March 26, 2022
