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Deposits and returns

German Pfand, Danish pant, and why a deposit is never part of the price we compare.

Updated September 29, 2026

A deposit is a deposit, not a price. That is why we keep it out of the comparison: two cases of beer at the same price cost the same, whatever the deposit label says.

German Pfand

Cans and single-use bottles in Germany carry Pfand, which you get back at a German shop with a return machine. Reusable bottles have their own, lower deposit, and it usually assumes the crate goes back with the bottles.

German packaging in a Danish machine

Danish pant is only paid out for packaging with a Danish deposit mark. German cans therefore belong in the German machine — take the empties with you next time you drive down.

Deposit-free goods

Some goods are sold without a deposit. Where that is the case we mark it on the item, so the price can be compared directly with a variant that carries one.