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AIBU?

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To think this woman was taking the piss?

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AngeloMysterioso · 29/10/2024 13:26

In a supermarket car park with two DS’s, 2yrs and 11 months. It’s pretty busy (half term round here) and the car in front of me takes the last parent and baby space, leaving me to park in a regular space opposite and squeeze baby and toddler out of the car and into the trolley which outs had to put in the road.

Fair enough I guess, first come first served and all that, until I see the woman getting out of the car with a girl who looks about ready to sit her GCSE’s, who both saunter into the shop.

As it happened, we were both getting back to our cars at the same time, and I asked her if she was aware that she had parked in a parent and baby space. She said she was, but her car is too big for a regular space and she didn’t want it to get scratched. The car in question was a shiny black Jaguar 4x4.

AIBU to think this woman was entitlement personified?

There’s a chance I reminded her that the space is for parents with children, not parents with children and people with big cars, and if she’s so concerned about scratches she needs to learn to park her ridiculous car properly or get something smaller.

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Cyb3rg4l · 08/07/2025 07:40

Maray1967 · 29/10/2024 13:49

No, I prefer to have a word. I spoke firmly but politely to two women in a parent & child space years ago in M&S. Got a mouthful of abuse back. They weren’t laughing though when I reminded them that not everyone will have a polite word. Some will just run a key straight down the side of the expensive car.

I have a friend whose dad did that years ago after a parking confrontation - before there were cameras everywhere…It is pretty stupid to think that you can engage in anti social behaviour and everyone will just accept it. Sooner or later someone won’t.

Who made you the car park police? Yes it’s irritating but it’s not your car park and it’s certainly not your place to be harassing other shoppers by having ‘firm words’ and issuing veiled threats about keying the paintwork. Sooner or later someone who finds that behaviour threatening is going to respond badly.

Katemax82 · 08/07/2025 07:51

AngeloMysterioso · 29/10/2024 13:34

I normally do but Sainsbury’s doesn’t sell the Lightning McQueen birthday cakes so had to make a special trip to Tesco

Exactly. You can't never go to a supermarket cos you have a toddler

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