I’ve absolutely brought my bike into stores when they don’t have bike racks, and would if the bike racks were hidden behind a goddamn dumpster!

I only had an issue once at a grocery store, and had to lock my bike up where they told me to… directly on the narrow sidewalk beside the cart location. It was highly inconvenient and a hazard to pedestrians, so I feel bad every time I shop at this one place.

But if I have the option to shop at a place that has sensible bike racks, then I just pick there to shop.