To evict belongings from swimming pool cubicles?

[OHforDUCKScake]

Two recent threads have reminded me of this.
Ever friday after school I take my 5 year old swimming. Its hectic, theres groups at 4pm and the next group at 4.30, so the 4.30 cross over between the two can be hectic.

When I go through to the pool to collect my son and take him to the changing rooms they are often full (Ds1 needs a shower, ds2 is just walking so we are generally slow gettinh anywhere) but I notice cubicles being 'saved' by a towel and possibly a carrier bag of stuff being put down.

If I see one when theres no free cubicles, I'll wait by it for a minute or 2 in case they're at the locker and if not evacuate the stuff and use it.

Always the person comes back dripping wet with their shampoo in because they were 'saving' that cubicle usually the big family cubicle

This really pisses me off, does anyone else save them? Should I be saving them, is this what Im doing wrong?

Why not ask staff what the etiquette is? They should be able to give you an idea.

There's a woman who does this where my sons have their lessons. She'd get her dd changed then put her stuff in the cubicle for the whole duration of the lesson. And it's the only one with a toilet. Pisses me right off

I don't get them showered when they're there though. Why hang around longer than you have to.

Get the staff to do it, then you won't be accused of theft.

I used to find this annoying, now I just move their stuff. There are enough signs asking them not to do this.

drives me nuts - it's not as though there is a shortage of lockers to put your things in, safely while swimming/showering/whatever.

i have left feedback with the swimming pool about this.

I move stuff and don't feel guilty.

YANBU, it's just a the same as saving a table in McDonald's which is just wrong.

YANBU. 'Saving' cubicles is unnecessary and selfish.

Get a life.

I'll get a life when you fuck right off. [hgrin]

Pffffft.

YANBU

YANBU

I used to print little slips of paper to put in cubicles with clothes left unattended. Was always the same people week after week and was usually just kids without parents.

What did the paper say Green??

Oh just something polite but to the point OHforDUCKScak - something like

'Please don't leave your clothes in the cubicle as is means others can't use it'

Was aimed at young children who genuinely hadn't thought.

yanbu i would always just move stuff once i had made sure they werent in the near vacinity. i can sort of understand saving a cubicle whilst you shower, but its not ok. more annoying is the ones that leave their stuff in the cubicle whilst they go and swim!! ffs.