Karen in The Shopping Centre Carpark

charzy on 26/12/2020 - 16:36
Last edited 26/12/2020 - 18:27 by 1 other user

I was exiting a carpark today and at the exit a marvellous coordinated zipper merge was occurring between two lanes.
Midway Karen from the other lane decided to glance my way and after locking eyes she decided to be different. She decided to break the unspoken covenant and not give way.

She then proceeded to press the intercom and argue with the parking receptionist who kept repeating through the loud speaker 'that's not how it works'. I assume Karen overstayed her visit and wanted to avoid paying.

Please don't be like Karen and hold up 10 cars while you argue for 5 minutes. If you're scared your parking ticket will expire before you hit the gate exit, just validate it at the machine before it expires and you should have a 15 min grace period to exit.

Thank you for reading.

Automotive

Comments

  • Hybroid on 26/12/2020 - 16:38
    +24

    Did this really require a post on a bargain website?

    • charzy on 26/12/2020 - 16:39

      The bargain is in the details. And I didn't post it as a deal as well as in an appropriate category.

    • AustriaBargain on 26/12/2020 - 19:07
      +1

      "Dear diary".

    • YeemaiI on 26/12/2020 - 19:59
      +2

      Hey, to be fair, nearly all of these forum posts don't need to be posted on here

  • SF3 on 26/12/2020 - 16:40
    +2

    Did you honk to show “respect” to Karen? :D

    • charzy on 26/12/2020 - 16:43

      I was very tempted to and will mostly do so next time.

  • Ryanek on 26/12/2020 - 16:44
    +12

    I hate people who don't respect the zipper merge.

    • Peck on 27/12/2020 - 11:08
      +2

      Painful if the zipper is mis-timed!
      'Karen' was 'Bruce', but he mis-timed the zipper.

  • John Kimble on 26/12/2020 - 17:24

    🙌

  • montorola on 26/12/2020 - 17:39
    +5

    Price in the title please.

    • perhaps on 26/12/2020 - 18:53

      where is bargain

  • spackbace on 26/12/2020 - 18:26
    +1

    Ah Christmas drivers… If we had a post for every shit one, this forum would be flooded

    • DashCam AKA Rolts on 26/12/2020 - 18:50

      Need a deal for OzBargain branded floaties.

  • May4th on 26/12/2020 - 18:52

    best tedtalk i've been to in a while

    • plmko on 26/12/2020 - 18:55

      Tune next time with "what happens when I confronted the Karen"

      • May4th on 26/12/2020 - 21:02

        and the next post "Karen was abusive to me what should I do as next step"

  • Ghost47 on 26/12/2020 - 19:31
    +1

    What shopping centre was this?

  • trex on 26/12/2020 - 20:45
    -1

    If you're scared your parking ticket will expire before you hit the gate exit, just validate it at the machine before it expires and you should have a 15 min grace period to exit.

    For free parking, I don't think validating a ticket gives any grace period. Happened to me once at a car park with free 10 minutes parking. When I validated the ticket at the machine, it was still within the free period so machine said $0 payable and have a nice day. I proceeded to leave the car park without delay. At the exit gate, when I inserted the ticket, the system said I had not paid and refused to open. Had to pay in order to get out. I sent a complaint email and the operator said tough luck, free parking period is based on time of entry and exit.

    • SF3 on 26/12/2020 - 20:56

      free 10 minutes parking

      Where is this? In Perth too??

      Sydney airport has 15mins free for pickup.

      • trex on 26/12/2020 - 21:01

        Perth Airport Short Term parking.

  • l005e on 26/12/2020 - 20:47
    +1

    MS Paint diagram please!

  • MontyMacaw on 27/12/2020 - 08:20

    Sounds like 2020 is over.

  • Peck on 27/12/2020 - 11:15

    Karen could have neutralized the offence with the 'Thank You' wave. Or escalated it by 'Throwing The Bird' out of the window. The following car would have been bracing himself for Karen's next move!

  • afah0447 on 27/12/2020 - 11:17

    Karens in the wild. They must be on their seasonal migration from the USA.

  • HeWhoKnows on 27/12/2020 - 15:49
    -1

    Great post

    Common sense of course which everyone here has.

  • Speckled Jim on 27/12/2020 - 18:29

    Frasier did something similar, refusing to pay $2.
    On principle, of course.

  • Brendoo on 27/12/2020 - 20:19

    Had she just been to Bunnings?

  • Ryk on 27/12/2020 - 22:48

    I hate parking in shopping centres:
    The spaces are small.
    Time limits.
    The ticket.
    The gate.
    The queue in, the queue out.
    It’s like they don’t want you there, it makes little sense.

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