Cart narcs. Its a youtube show where people go around harassing people who don't put back their carts after shopping. They do this for free. And like sure not putting it back is kind of a dick move, but like imagine bootlicking a company enough to go around harassing people that dont follow its made up rules that exist solely to exclude itself from liability.
I donno, my boomer parents kept watching these and I just couldn't get the appeal cause I found myself siding with the people they harassed. I'd wanna beat the person recording me's ass too.
Carts in the parking lot in the right place is a service to the workers whos brutal hell lives you are making easier (ive been a cart return person for a year and a half in the past), and you also protect yours and others cars, as well as freeing up potential space for handicapped.
Yeah, and most stores are not liable for carts anyway and post notice of such