It's like free water at restaurants, it's not actually free and we appreciate it...

davidw · on Feb 18, 2020

Except that free parking is terrible in a lot of ways, not a tiny cost of doing business at a restaurant.

And if it's something you really love, there is tons of it available in Walmarts all around the midwest.

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/11/20/the-many-cost...

protomyth · on Feb 19, 2020

Well, no. A lot of Walmarts, particularly in oil country, got rid of the free parking because of people abusing it. Its problematic for sales if people are worried about their safety in a store's parking lot.