Pedantic much? You know exactly what I mean.
No, it's not about being pedantic. That one word changes the entire meaning of your series of posts on the subject (and reveals faulty thinking), which is why I am zeroing in on it. That isn't what "pedantic" means.
Put the carts in the corrals, because that is what they are designed for. That is their sole purpose of being in this world. To keep all the carts in one place.
The people who actual do the jobs where the corrals were constructed say that you are wrong.
The irony that I'm being reprimanded by a guy who doesn't even use the cart corrals for the purpose they're designed for
Well, no, you are wrong on two counts. And both of which have been repeated several times, so by saying that, I can only conclude that you are deliberately ignoring most of what I and others have written on the subject and only seeing what you want to see. (1) you aren't being "reprimanded." (2) I frequently (but not always) DO use the corrals.
But on the subject of being "reprimanded," you WILL be reprimanded for crap like this:
because you're lazy and disrespectful
Knock off the namecalling. I'm not going to say it again.
It doesn't matter where you stack them: what happens when a storm happens? When strong winds come through and knock carts loose? Cars get damaged.
I guess...maybe if your local store is in Hurricane Alley and your shopping cars come equipped with huge wind sails.
Okay, yeah, now I AM trolling just a bit. Look, if it's a windy day, or you live in a place like Arizona like Chkn or Zook mentioned (or just anyplace where that is a common custom or is expected), or conditions otherwise indicate that you SHOULD put it in the corral, then you should. I'm not arguing against that. But what I am saying is that at least in this part of the country, according to the folks that work at the stores in the first place (i.e., the Experts), on the typical calm, mild-weathered Northern California day, in the typical store parking lot, where there is no likelihood of cars getting damages, there isn't an expectation that you HAVE TO necessarily put the carts in the corrals. You can. And in many situations, you probably should. But you don't have to. If you come here and decide to shop, you are perfectly welcome to do so. But I caution you that you might want to take a valium to calm your nerves before setting foot on the premises, because otherwise, your head is likely to explode when you see tons of carts in proper places that are NOT the corrals in many store parking lots, and people innocently going about their business and not caring because *gasp!* life goes on.
Okay, nevermind, you're just trolling now. Don't put them in a metal barricade... put them in the middle of the damn lot. That is plain stupid.
Not sure where you got "in the middle of the damn lot" from my post. But if that is what you took from it, you clearly misunderstood.