First World Problem: The Valet

[Captroop]

So I went to my girlfriend's mom's birthday dinner and had my car valeted when I arrived. Made me pay up front, which i thought was unusual, but what-evs. End of the evening, I give them my ticket. Car comes back covered in bird poo. I mean it looks like my car has been white washed. And I just spent 16 bucks at the car wash last week.

What do you do in this situation? Because I'm a total puss, or more likely because I was about 6 mojitos deep, I just tipped the guy and went on my merry (swervy) way.

But the more I think about it, the more it pisses me off. I paid them to park my car under what appears to be the fecal repository for the national aviary. I could have done that myself! Or better yet, parked it somewhere that didn't look like the set of a Hitchcock film. What would you do? Not tip? Ask for your money back? Or is that part of the transaction; you're too lazy to park, just be glad we have it back to you with all the pennies in the ash tray.

Also, it makes me think it might be time to get a new car. I doubt they would park a Porsche under Big Bird's Chili House. I feel like they saved that spot for a beater, and then I rolled in.

Anyway, I paid, tipped, and will have to invest in another car wash. FML.

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[Hawk]

well...if you can afford a DUI, raises in insurance premiums and the potential life altering affects of killing innocent people while driving drunk, you can probably afford another car wash

[Kevin Greene]

^

 

Ouch!

[Darth Biscuit]

Change your handle to Birdpoop?

:p

Seriously I wouldn't have tipped them and would've asked for my money back... Probably would've gotten nowhere but they would know I was pissed.

[Panthro]

I would have ran. I would have ran so far away.

[Hotsauce]

Lol, That probably happened because your not supposed to valet a 2002 Kia Spectra!

BAM!

[Captroop]

Okay, I overstated the amount I drank. I had two mojitos; I only meant to indicate I had enough to be non-confrontational. Didn't mean to invoke the wrath of McHawk the crime dog.

 

So seriously, what do you do in that situation?

 

(And it's an 08 Camry)

[Doyle]

Life lesson learned.  Park your own damn car.

[Hawk]

not a crime dog at all bud...I just so happen to be 100% against drinking and driving is all. 

[Anybodyhome]

Valets at a restaurant or hotels are one thing, valets at some party where there is no dedicated parking area established or the hosting venue does not have their own parking area... you're essentially allowing them to do whatever they want:

 

 

[thefuzz]

You have no recourse...IMO.

 

You took the easy road, and let someone park your car for you.  They don't make much money, and couldn't care less about the bird poop.

[Happy Panther]

I would have said something, not tipped and asked for $10 back to cover the wash.

 

If they were a pain I would have not worried about it since there are no real damages except the $10 (less whatever you would have tipped)

[Mother Grabber]

you spent more then that on your fuggin mojitos.  Quitcherbitchin.

[Mother Grabber]

and for fugs sake, put a different head on Cam.  It looks like he's wearing a Taints helmet.