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Parking garage - $ dispute
Posted on 10/13/16 at 6:30 pm
Posted on 10/13/16 at 6:30 pm
Just curious as what the OT thinks of this. I had to go meet someone for business today. In the previous meetings, I would get my ticket validated. This time, it completely slipped my mind. Anyways, parking rates are as such:
I parked at 9:40. I left at 11:12. The attendant charged me $8 for the full two hour rate. I'm not going to haggle over a couple of bucks (instead, I'll post about it on an internet message board
)
Was I overcharged? Should I have said something? Am I being too much like George Costanza? What would the OT have done?
quote:
Number of Spaces: 185
Hourly Rate: $4
Daily Rate: $16
Miscellaneous Rates: $2 each 30 minutes; $16 daily max; special events as posted.
I parked at 9:40. I left at 11:12. The attendant charged me $8 for the full two hour rate. I'm not going to haggle over a couple of bucks (instead, I'll post about it on an internet message board
) Was I overcharged? Should I have said something? Am I being too much like George Costanza? What would the OT have done?
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Posted on 10/13/16 at 6:31 pm to Forkbeard3777
You got screwed. Should have beat the shite out of that guy. Guarantee he pocketed the $2
This post was edited on 10/13/16 at 6:32 pm
Posted on 10/13/16 at 6:32 pm to Forkbeard3777
I would have said something bc the attendant is possibly pocketing the difference. If she does it to every car, that adds up.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 6:34 pm to Forkbeard3777
1:32? They alway round up.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 6:35 pm to Forkbeard3777
So 9:40-10:40=$4.00, add 30 minutes, that's 11:10 + $2.00. You went over that, so you get charged another $2.00 which totals $8.00. Seems pretty simple.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 6:35 pm to Forkbeard3777
On street parking in Chitcago is available-
Posted on 10/13/16 at 6:36 pm to Forkbeard3777
quote:
What would the OT have done?
Posted on 10/13/16 at 6:37 pm to tipup
It's always been that way, especially parking at airports
Posted on 10/13/16 at 6:39 pm to Forkbeard3777
quote:
Was I overcharged?
No, you were there for longer than 1:30.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 6:42 pm to Forkbeard3777
Life's too short to worry about shite like that.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 6:46 pm to Tarik One
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It's always been that way, especially parking at airports
Yep, and I don't think the attendants actually calculate the total at most parking lots. Most just scan the ticket and it comes up automatically with how much you owe.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 7:45 pm to Forkbeard3777
Based on the rates presented I would assume it is billed in 30 minute increments.
1 hour 32 minutes=$8
1 hour 32 minutes=$8
Posted on 10/13/16 at 7:52 pm to Forkbeard3777
Is this a weird troll or are you just really dumb (and poor)?
Posted on 10/13/16 at 8:35 pm to Forkbeard3777
You failed math didn't you?
Posted on 10/13/16 at 8:35 pm to Forkbeard3777
If you lose your ticket at the Riverwalk in New Orleans its $80 to leave to lot.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 8:58 pm to Forkbeard3777
Do you really expect a minimum wage parking lot attendant to know how many minutes there are in an hour?
They are probably taught to round off to the nearest hour.
P.S. As an aside, I was leaving the airport at Phoenix Sky Harbor. They had just installed new card readers to tell you how much you owed. There was no signage to show how to insert the ticket. I inserted it with the magnetic strip down and on the left. It did not read. I tried with the strip on the right.
The attendant looked out her window and asked what was the problem. I said "It won't read my card".
She pulled the card out of the reader and said "You put it in wrong". I said "I get that a lot lately".
It took forever for her to tell me how much I owed. I asked her why. She said "I am running your license plate".
They are probably taught to round off to the nearest hour.
P.S. As an aside, I was leaving the airport at Phoenix Sky Harbor. They had just installed new card readers to tell you how much you owed. There was no signage to show how to insert the ticket. I inserted it with the magnetic strip down and on the left. It did not read. I tried with the strip on the right.
The attendant looked out her window and asked what was the problem. I said "It won't read my card".
She pulled the card out of the reader and said "You put it in wrong". I said "I get that a lot lately".
It took forever for her to tell me how much I owed. I asked her why. She said "I am running your license plate".
This post was edited on 10/13/16 at 9:05 pm
Posted on 10/13/16 at 9:31 pm to tipup
quote:
So 9:40-10:40=$4.00, add 30 minutes, that's 11:10 + $2.00. You went over that, so you get charged another $2.00 which totals $8.00. Seems pretty simple.
This. For the same reason that you pay at the beginning of the 30 minutes and not the end. Otherwise you would expect to be able to par for 27 minutes and pay nothing.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 9:48 pm to LSU1018
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I would have said something bc the attendant is possibly pocketing the difference. If she does it to every car, that adds up.
If a waitress does it, it's a tip. If a parking lot attendant does it, it's stealing. Hardly seems fair.
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