My friend and I were driving around a packed shopping center and when we finally saw someone pulling out, she jumped out of the car to stand in the spot while I looped back around. A guy in a truck tried to pull in anyway and literally inched his bumper toward her, telling her “you can’t save spots, you’re not a car.” I pulled up right then and told him we were taking it, and he called us entitled before peeling off dramatically. My friends are now arguing that “human placeholders” are illegal, but my friend insists we were technically there first. AITA?
YTA, your not a car and no you weren’t there first with your car at the car parking space.
YTA
No you cannot do that.
YTA
YTA this is an insane thing to do.
YTA. That’s not how parking works. First vehicle wins.
YTA .
This is a very sad hill to die on.
YTA. And in the US what you did is illegal. The parking spot is (presumably) public property until a vehicle occupies it, NOT a human.
ETA: seriously? In the judgment bot you put “some people see as unfair and against parking etiquette.” Laughable. I think you need to learn the difference between etiquette and rules, and also do a simple Google search on your actions. Reddit should not have been necessary for judgment on this issue…
YTA, you can’t do that. You were not in the spot first, the guy in the truck was. Next time park a little farther away and walk. Trust me, it’s take a few extra seconds to walk and not worth the hassle of driving around and around.
I’ve never been more sure of anything else in my life. You are absolutely TA.
YTA. Grow up.
YTA.
Parking spots are for cars. Standing in a spot is assholery. Period.
If you have to use the word “technically” when trying to argue your point, then you know you’ve lost.
YTA.
Prepare for a huge deluge of YTA answers, including this one.
YTA and if it was me in the truck, you would not have gotten the spot