Well, saying someone MUST be "lazy," "rude," "inconsiderate," "disrespectful," etc. IS namecalling. My point is simply to try to get you to see another point of view and not make assumptions. To back up and re-cap, there are two potential groups of people who could be impacted: (1) the clerks who have to round up the carts; and (2) customers whose cars may be damaged if the carts roll. I'm not talking about leaving carts where they are likely to roll, so let's take #2 off the table. We are largely in agreement there. (other than the fact that, for reasons I still have not figured out, you seem to think that not putting a cart in the corral equates to leaving it rolling around the lot, but maybe parking lots are different where you live) And as to #1, it really just depends. Within reason, the clerks not only don't care, but they don't EXPECT everyone to put the carts in the corrals. They just don't, and they aren't bothered in the least when carts aren't there. In the average Costco lot out here, for example, you will probably find about 50% of carts in the corrals and 50% propped on the planters so they don't roll. That is what is expected, and nobody cares. So, since precisely nobody is offended, it's a bit silly to pass judgment on that situation, isn't it?
Now, that said, if it's different where you live, and the CUSTOM is to put them in the corrals, such that the clerks ARE bothered when they aren't there, then cool. When in your backyard, that is the custom that should be followed. And it would be equally out of place for someone from out here to start namecalling people that think that way, wouldn't it?
Here's an analogy for you. Let's say you are raised in a "proper" American or British household where you are taught from birth that you don't slurp your food. Ever. That's all well and good. But if you get on a soapbox about how anyone who ever slurps their food MUST be uncouth, rude, savages who shouldn't be afforded a place in civilized society, you best make sure none of your audience are east Asian. Because, not only will your cultural assumptions not apply in their eyes, but they will be outright insulting. Best not to pass judgment when you aren't the one being impacted by the given behavior, no?
Oh, and for the record, the corrals are a great idea. The vast majority of the time, I use them. Just so you know.