After 20 years of retail I finally got called out for my own bad parking

Had a customer come into the hardware store yesterday and ask if the blue Corolla with the faded bumper sticker was mine. I said yes. She said 'you parked over the line in spot 4 this morning, I had to squeeze my kid out of the car next to you.' I was mortified. I spend all day watching people park like maniacs in our lot, blocking the lumber loading zone and taking up two spots with their boats. And there I was, guilty of the same thing. Made sure to park perfectly straight today. Anyone else ever get publicly shamed for something you usually complain about?

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joseph_ellis858d ago

Dude that cart corral thing is the WORST when you realize you're the jerk. I started parking at the very back of every lot and it saved me from ever being that guy again.

laura_allen8d ago

That happened to me once at the grocery store. I always get annoyed when people park too close to the cart corral and block it. Then one day I came out and saw my own car was practically touching the thing. A woman was standing there waiting for me to move so she could return her cart. She didn't say anything but just gave me this look. It was the worst feeling because I knew I was the person I always complain about. Now I park way out at the end of the lot just to avoid doing it again.

grantp287d ago

You ever notice how the universe has this sick sense of timing? One time I was driving home from work, just steaming mad because some guy in a lifted truck nearly side-swiped me in the turn lane. I was yelling about people who can't drive for five solid minutes. Then I pull into my own driveway and realize my own truck is sticking out so far the mailman probably had to walk around it. My wife came out and asked why I parked like a jackass. I had no answer. It's like we're all just one bad day away from being the person we hate.