Valet Parking Horror Stories

**j_avonni** · July 11th, 2005 06:10 PM

It happened to one of our cars in Manila Mandarin. The insurance of Mandarin paid the damages sustained by our car.

**digitalron** · June 1st, 2010 06:42 PM

I know it's been 5 years... but I just had to resuscitate this thread after what I witnessed last Sunday (May 30, 2010) at the Shangrila Mall parking.

It was past 9pm and I just finished watching a movie so I headed for home. I was parked in level 5A, a half level from the bridge entrance to the mall. As I descended on 4A, I saw a Pajero with plate number XDT-xxx (I couldn't remember the full number anymore). Anyway, I noticed it pulled out quickly from its parking slot and suddenly made a quick getaway. What caught my eye though was that it went against the direction arrow, and descended on the ramp that was supposed to be for vehicles going up.

This got me to get my phone cam in an attempt to record the whole proceeding; however, he was so fast! He was literally screeching across the parking and going against the direction arrows. In Shangrila Mall, in the A-level parkings (5A, 4A, 3A etc), the lane nearest the ramps are for those coming up, and those lane for those exiting are the one farther from the ramps. Apart from going counter against the right way, the vehicle was either going down the "up" ramp or straddling both ramps, or crossing from the up-ramp over to the down ramp. It was just nasty! Apart from that, the poor vehicle was really being accelerated hard and braked hard as well.

Finally, out the entrance, the vehicle slowed down, stopped near the taxi area, the hazard lights went on, and a barong-clad guy went out and handed the keys to what seemed like an elderly guy who was well-dressed.

Then it struck me: the vehicle was valet parked. Poor Pajero owner! He never knew how abused his vehicle was just a few moments before.

And my take on the valet attendant?

So guys, be very careful with those damned valets.

**homer jay** · June 1st, 2010 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by digitalron

What caught my eye though was that it went against the direction arrow, and descended on the ramp that was supposed to be for vehicles going up.

This got me to get my phone cam in an attempt to record the whole proceeding; however, he was so fast! He was literally screeching across the parking and going against the direction arrows. In Shangrila Mall, in the A-level parkings (5A, 4A, 3A etc), the lane nearest the ramps are for those coming up, and those lane for those exiting are the one farther from the ramps. Apart from going counter against the right way

Sayang dapat nga na-video nyo and you should've reported this to the mall authorities para matanggal na sa trabaho yang valet attendant na yan. Okay lang kung binarubal lang nya yung kotse, pajero naman sasakyan nya, kayang kaya nun yung ganung treatment. But what if dun sa pag-counterflow nya ay meron palang paakyat na kotse... BAM!!! or worse may naglalakad going to their car na hindi nya agad nakita?! 9pm palang nun, maaga pa kahit Sunday yan.

...idiots. Pag tinanggal mo naman yung mga ganun sa trabaho tsaka magsisisi at magmamakaawa.

**CVT** · June 1st, 2010 07:50 PM

Kaya ako, very seldom nagpapa-valet parking....

10K:dance1:

**holdencaulfield** · June 2nd, 2010 10:30 AM

if i were the one who had witnessed that damn valet moron. i would tell the owner of the pajero what that idiot did to his car at mumurahin ko pa! di pupuwede yung ganyan. dapat dyan matanggal asap sa trabaho! baka isang araw sasakyan mo o ng malapit sayo ang hawakan ng gunggong na yan. di na pinapalagpas yan.

**uls** · June 2nd, 2010 11:21 AM

check this out

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSmeUMq1RrY"]YouTube- Hotel Guests Cars Valet Parking Fail[/ame]

**renzo_d10** · June 2nd, 2010 11:21 AM

Pansin ko lang sakin tuwing hinahand over na sakin sasakyan ang lamig na ng cabin at nakafull blast lagi ang a/c.

**renzo_d10** · June 2nd, 2010 11:26 AM

uls : grabe yan, playing with someone's toy. Hilig magburnout at magdrift kuno ng valet attendant. :hysterical:

**malinkelly** · June 2nd, 2010 06:50 PM

it's a shame kung ganyan ang mga services na ipo-provide sa mga customers... dapat yang mga ganyang incident, ay hindi tinotolerate ng mga companies an may poor valet parking service...