Miss Manners: Am I obligated to accept a stranger’s empty shopping cart?
A reader asks whether they must accept an empty shopping cart offered by someone loading their car; an in‑law says the offer is rude because parking lots have multiple cart return areas.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Occasionally, when I arrive at a grocery store and walk to the entrance, someone who has finished loading their car will ask me if I want their now-empty shopping cart.