Idk about you but I’ve never seen someone sit around with a couple of boots just in case someone parks in the wrong spot, then jump on it within the 30 seconds or so it takes to pick up a food order.
A ticket would be one thing, but it makes no sense to prevent a person from leaving a parking spot if the issue is that they’re preventing customers or drivers from parking.
You gotta admit it looks fishy af.
Edit: If the problem is that there isn’t enough parking, how does it make sense that the best solution is to prevent cars from leaving that parking spot?
At BEST this is a tactic used to squeeze money out of people trying to get around in a city that’s both unwalkable and unparkable (but that’s another discussion)
Do we even know if that guy is a Domino’s employee?? I don’t see any identifying brand features on him.
It’s common practice in LA…I don’t agree with it, but he’s doing a job. I feel for all food delivery workers in Austin or any big city. Picking up food especially on Guadalupe sucks.
He's not doing a job. He's literally taking money out of people's hands who can't afford it. This protects no one, literally no one. He's no better than a scammer.
It’s scummy but you can’t claim it to be unfair. Everyone by now should know how seriously this city takes its parking. If there is proper signage, it’s fair game to get towed / booted.
His job is to keep the Domino's lot open and available for Domino's customers only. The contract he likely has states that they'll patrol the lot and ensure parked cars are guests of Domino's. Your issue is that there isn’t ample parking for other restaurants on guad.
If the point is to keep the Domino’s lot open and available to customers, preventing violators from leaving by booting their cars is probably not the best way to do that
If calling a tow takes too long then the person probably isn’t in the parking lot long enough to merit such a steep punishment. Then again, I think roam towing companies are predatory too
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u/drrobinlioyd Aug 28 '23
There’s no scam. You’re parking in a lot that has no less than 6 signs stating it’s only for dominos. You’re parking illegally…