People are just Ignorant

[OneAlienBoi]

It's a key indicator of a$$holyness.

For sure, and then when you call them out, all of a sudden, you're the asshole. There's nothing worse than seeing a parent with entitled children doing something to mess up your property, and then deny it because their children are such little angels, and are incapable of doing anything wrong.

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[MightyMaverick]

PDR should fix that.

I have one scheduled this Thursday. It's just the thought of having to pay out of pocket for something I didn't do that bothers me the most. Our society sucks! Hopefully it won't be that much.

 

[Mav_RICK]

I try to park strategically to avoid the door dings but I know full well all may be in vain one day. That is inconsiderate laziness.

 

[MightyMaverick]

For sure, and then when you call them out, all of a sudden, you're the asshole. There's nothing worse than seeing a parent with entitled children doing something to mess up your property, and then deny it because their children are such little angels, and are incapable of doing anything wrong.

I had this happen at work not that long ago. I was out collecting carts and an older guy (old enough to know better) asked if he could have one of my carts, so I said yes. So he grabs the first one out of my line but there's a crushed water bottle inside. What does he do? Instead of leaving it in the cart until he can find a trash can, he just tosses it right on the ground in front of me without a care in the world. Although I shouldn't have done it, I did confront him since that was totally uncalled for. He instantly goes into defense mode and rambles on to just do my job, you're not a hero, you're gonna get your a** kicked for talking to people like that, yada yada yada. All over a damn plastic bottle!

Once I told one of my managers about that confrontation, they of course defend the customer and called me out for confronting him in the first place. She said, "if you hadn't said anything, none of this would've happened, right?" So in essence, she's totally justifying his behavior and we have to just put up with it. I get that it's against company policy to correct people's behavior but what do they expect? Of course I would react to it, why wouldn't I? Especially since the guy did it belligerently right in front of me just to get a reaction. Between the customer and the manager taking his side, it's the unfortunate norm of society nowadays. Bad guys get their way and there's no justice in the world anymore.

 

[ABTremor]

Tell me about it. I was greeted to this after work last weekend. We had a freak thunderstorm roll through and someone must've panicked to get back in their car, swung their door open too wide and put a noticeably sized dent in my driver's front door. It's worth noting that I park far away from customers so they chose to park right on top of me. Now I have to pay out of pocket for someone else's negligence. Like someone mentioned already, it's the society we live in nowadays unfortunately.

I feel your pain. Same thing happened to me at my daughters college graduation last Saturday....

Some A** Hat apparently was considerate enough to help me get the first door ding/dent accomplished.

 

[Exranger]

Tell me about it. I was greeted to this after work last weekend. We had a freak thunderstorm roll through and someone must've panicked to get back in their car, swung their door open too wide and put a noticeably sized dent in my driver's front door. It's worth noting that I park far away from customers so they chose to park right on top of me. Now I have to pay out of pocket for someone else's negligence. Like someone mentioned already, it's the society we live in nowadays unfortunately.

Looks like ding king will get it out. Didn’t need to happen.

 

[icegradner]

I try to park strategically to avoid the door dings but I know full well all may be in vain one day. That is inconsiderate laziness.

I do this too, but every time I do someone with an old beater F250, or crazy lifted truck parks beside me.

 

[Grand Nat.]

Some individuals are just dicks. And there's lots of them out there.

 

[SP1966]

Who ya' gonna call? Cart Narcs!

 

[lajlmt]

Went to Harbor Freight today and when I came out I saw this. It's a plastic cart so no damage but really, the cart return was right behind me and over a couple of spaces, they were to lazy so just left the cart there.

Every time I park…not ignorant, well maybe, but definitely lazy.

 

[MavDan]

Went to Harbor Freight today and when I came out I saw this. It's a plastic cart so no damage but really, the cart return was right behind me and over a couple of spaces, they were to lazy so just left the cart there.

 

[Fcnrwy]

Tell me about it. I was greeted to this after work last weekend. We had a freak thunderstorm roll through and someone must've panicked to get back in their car, swung their door open too wide and put a noticeably sized dent in my driver's front door. It's worth noting that I park far away from customers so they chose to park right on top of me. Now I have to pay out of pocket for someone else's negligence. Like someone mentioned already, it's the society we live in nowadays unfortunately.

Yep, got one just like that, on the rear door, up on the crease.. Last October...
Thought about having it looked at but, since it has NOT broke through the paint layer.
It will just be my Mav's baptism of fire...
I now park with extra care...
Guess it could have been worse...

Jerry

 

[MakinDoForNow]

Yep, got one just like that, on the rear door, up on the crease.. Last October...
Thought about having it looked at but, since it has NOT broke through the paint layer.
It will just be my Mav's baptism of fire...
I now park with extra care...
Guess it could have been worse...

Jerry

I had a 2012 Honda crv. About three years ago someone backing out of adjacent parking space managed to hang the plastic trim on my rear passenger quarter panel. It also broke the tabs off the rear plastic "bumper". Did not bend quarter panel but rubbed paint off. Was a $1684 "KISS". (I was happy I have had my SF auto policy long enough for my $50 deductible to be "grandfathered". ). Body shop called and said bumper when came in had a shipping scratch and it was last one available. I went and looked at it couldn't hardly see scratch/rub spot so said "USE IT"!

 

[Snox801]

I had this happen at work not that long ago. I was out collecting carts and an older guy (old enough to know better) asked if he could have one of my carts, so I said yes. So he grabs the first one out of my line but there's a crushed water bottle inside. What does he do? Instead of leaving it in the cart until he can find a trash can, he just tosses it right on the ground in front of me without a care in the world. Although I shouldn't have done it, I did confront him since that was totally uncalled for. He instantly goes into defense mode and rambles on to just do my job, you're not a hero, you're gonna get your a** kicked for talking to people like that, yada yada yada. All over a damn plastic bottle!

Once I told one of my managers about that confrontation, they of course defend the customer and called me out for confronting him in the first place. She said, "if you hadn't said anything, none of this would've happened, right?" So in essence, she's totally justifying his behavior and we have to just put up with it. I get that it's against company policy to correct people's behavior but what do they expect? Of course I would react to it, why wouldn't I? Especially since the guy did it belligerently right in front of me just to get a reaction. Between the customer and the manager taking his side, it's the unfortunate norm of society nowadays. Bad guys get their way and there's no justice in the world anymore.

Yep and they wonder why the lots looks like shit.
Unfortunately you did the right thing. But you also have to be mindful of your job when you absolutely shouldn’t have to be over something like that. Kinda like the guys that get fired for confronting a shop lifter. Things won’t change unless more people like you say something. That guy even though he acted tough more than likely will think again.
Would have been great to get his plate find his address. Load all parking lot trash and drop it off in his driveway one night

 

[NJBob]

Tell you what. Our local Shop Rites a grocery chain have the chains that you need to put a quater in to get the cart. You get the quater back when it's returned. It works! I have never seen a cart that was not returned.

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