> now you're moving the goalpost

What a strange accusation when the second sentence in the article is...

> One cart was wedged into a curb, another sat toppled over in a parking spot, a third drifted like a metal tumbleweed across the lot

The reason people put carts away is to avoid the obvious issues caused by not putting carts away...

I question this assertion. What 'out of the way' exists in the parking lots you frequent? Every one that I can think of offhand consists of parking spaces, areas for people to walk from their cars, driving lanes and little else. Anywhere you could leave it other than the designated place is causing a problem for someone.

Tell that to the dent in my door.