Guy gets roasted online as a “cheapskate” after getting ticketed for not parking in the $12 lot: ‘The math is mathing and it’s ugly’

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TIFU by trying to save 12 dollars on parking

I had a dentist appointment downtown at 10:30. The parking garage next to the building was 12 dollars, and for some reason that number offended me more than it should have.
I found a spot pretty fast, checked the sign for like half a second, saw the word parking, paid the meter, and went in feeling weirdly proud of myself.
The appointment was just a cleaning. Nothing dramatic, just getting told I need to floss better like every other adult liar.
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When I got back to my car there was a ticket on the windshield. I looked at the sign again and realized it said no parking from 10 to 11 on Tuesdays for
street cleaning. I had parked there at 10:18. On a Tuesday. The meter still let me pay, which feels personal. The ticket was 75 dollars.
Then to make it worse, I mentioned it to the receptionist when I got back upstairs because I had forgotten to ask for my little dental goodie
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bag. She told me that most people just use the garage and they validate it. The garage I was avoiding would have been free.
So I paid for street parking with money I won on Stake, got a 75 dollar ticket, and missed out on free validated parking because I decided to become a financial genius for one morning.
panda388 You got a parking ticket.. and then went back in for the free toothbrush and travel toothpaste goodie bag? You sound cheap, but at some point your own time is worth something.
charleswj Can't forget that technically-acceptable free toothbrush and eight and a half inch dental floss sampler
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beren12 At least you didn't get a tow
Vnhunter Honestly got off easy, they could have towed your car and youd have the ticket and have to pay the impound lot.
Robobvious I don't understand how validating a ticket works. Like I get that the fee would be waived for you but I'm unclear as to how exactly. Do they give you something to scan in at the little exit kiosk of the garage or what?
CosmicDrifter_792 saved $12 on parking, spent $85 on a ticket, went back inside for a toothbrush worth 40 cents. the math is mathing and it's ugly
Kennstdulngo They do street sweeping in the middle of weekday downtown? That's weird.

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