Common or courtesy, pick one.
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The only time I don't return the cart to the corral is when I'm taking my elderly mother to the store, and we park in the handicapped spots. I always leave my cart near there, because older, handicapped people often like to grab a cart in the lot, and use it like a walker to get to the store.
Likewise, when we arrive, I jump out and grab the nearest cart as she's getting out of the car, and I can wheel it over to her. It's nice when someone has left a cart in the handicapped zone.
This is a handicapped thing, you have to be part of that world to know about it.
Generally yes. I don't really point it out to people if it's like... 2-3 carts in the corral, and they don't fully stack them. Long as they're in there. I've seen a massive pileup outside of one once, had to be about 10-15 carts? Couldn't return a cart even if you wanted to. Ended up pushing them all together. I used to be a cart pusher, I know how bad it sucks, plus those loose carts can cause damage if the wind kicks up
If you shove it in the cart corral then it will either slot in correctly or be positioned for it. Unless you're one of those assholes who shoves the mini-cart in the normal-cart line.
here you usually have to insert a coin to get the cart and only get it back when tou return it properly
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People in New Orleans are so shitty that they just don't have cart stalls. It would be pointless because nobody would bother.
No, but I usually do it, anyway.
If it's like an outdoor shelter, I never bother. Haven't even thought of it until now. If it's actually inside the store, then there's limited space and it should definitely be nested.
Edit: I guess on rare occasions I've seen a shelter that's pretty full and had to nest it just so it's in the shelter. They're usually almost empty, though.
I kind of like it. There’s something satisfying about giving my cart a shove and having a bunch of carts line up together with loud crashing noises
This is a classic example of your ideas on society. If you can’t do this simple thing or you think you are better than that, it is a good indication of a your beliefs.
I would always put the shopping cart back. Then a friend ended up in jail once he got out the only job he could get was putting shopping carts back and it helped him to get back on hos feet. I will never put it back anymore.