Valet Joy Riding at the GF?

bhg469

bhg469

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That is why i have my car in valet mode :) they can't go pass 3,000 rpm and then the car is no fun to drive at all!
 
stitchrules223

stitchrules223

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One would think that if the woman had a little more sense, she would have checked the mileage on the vehicle...that would have probably been a telltale sign as to whether or not it was driven further than it should have been. I wonder if Disney sent her the tickets and the gift voucher before or after she told her story...would make her seem kind of ungrateful if it was after...four park tickets...thats at least $280 worth right there...and there wasn't even damage to the vehicle. *climbs off of soapbox*
 
JWG

JWG

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That's an interesting answer to her question. Because of Disney had done those things prior to her complaint - just don't post the question. If it was because of his call they initiated those items - then state so better in your article because you do make the women out to be unreasonable in receiving an apology with free stuff of good value.

We've never had a problem (that we know of) with valet at the Boardwalkd - but then again, we've not paid too close attention to our rental.
 
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Kingdom WDW

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fosse76

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First of all, if you read the article/letter correctly, you will see that the cnn staffer is the one who got her the tickets and gift card AFTER she sent him her story. Second, what difference does it make. The fact is if someone DID drive her car or DID sit in her car and watch the movie (or A movie) then it doesn't matter when she complains. It was completely wrong and illegal, and Disney should do a lot more than issue free tickets (something that doesn't cost them anything).
 
sbkline

sbkline

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fosse76 said:
First of all, if you read the article/letter correctly, you will see that the cnn staffer is the one who got her the tickets and gift card AFTER she sent him her story. Second, what difference does it make. The fact is if someone DID drive her car or DID sit in her car and watch the movie (or A movie) then it doesn't matter when she complains. It was completely wrong and illegal, and Disney should do a lot more than issue free tickets (something that doesn't cost them anything).
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Exactly. For those who are trying to make the woman out to be the villain, here is what I posted on the issue on the Disney Parks General Discussion forum, where someone else posted this same topic:

I wouldn't be too happy about it either. It may be "minor" in terms of what was actually done to/with the vehicle, but it's still a matter of her personal property and someone else disrespecting it. And when you pay someone and entrust them with your property, you expect that they are just going to do what they are supposed to do with it, rather than drive it around, lend it out to someone else, or whatever it was that happened with it.

I came home from work the other night and found the neighbor kids playing in my yard while their Mom was standing there helping them line up their ball properly...after I already went over there a couple months ago and politely requested that she not let her kids play on my yard. That was pretty minor as well inasmuch as they weren't vandalizing or roughhousing or anything like that. But again, it was the whole principle of the thing that rubbed me the wrong way. This is MY yard, my personal space, my "territory" if you will. And I don't appreciate coming home and finding other people using my yard as their playground. I regard it as a violation of my territory and I take it as a personal disrespect that people would have that little regard for my property as to stand there and watch while their kids play on my yard without my knowledge or permission.

So minor or not, I see how this lady feels and agree that she has every right to be perturbed about it. This was her personal property and someone else took unathorized liberties with it, which is unacceptable.
 
Elonwy

Elonwy

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I used to work in a hotel and one of the valet staff was constantly flirting with me. He said he wanted to take me out and I finally agreed because he seemed nice, cute, funny...I just generally don't date co-workers but since we were in different departments...why not.

He picked me up in a car wayyyy too nice for a valet attendant to own and I kept asking where he got it. He finally admitted that he (and at least 5 other valets) at the hotel regularly "borrow" cars from the hotel guests.

He said, he usually waits to see a pattern for a longer term guest (ie uses it in the am or evening only because they're in meetings all day...or if they go to bed early then the car's free all night)

The standard story if someone comes looking for the car is either

Sorry, some guy parked his SUV in the valet area just behind your car but here's avoucher for the cafe, give us some time to locate him or we'll have him towed and get your car

Mr. White...I don't have a Mr. White. The new guy must have mixed up the keys again. Sorry this will just take a minute, have a drink in the bar on us and I'll be over as soon as we get this straightened out

We had a construction crew here earlier today and had to move some of our valet cars to another lot to protect them from dust and debris. I'll have one of my attendants bring it over ASAP


And the stories for when someone realizes there is something wrong with the car is basically to deny, deny, deny.

Now I'm super paranoid so whenever I park in valet (and that includes Disney) I not only make sure there are no valuables in the car. If I have stuff laying around I have been known to take a photo of the front and back seats and the odometer. Since the photos are time and date stamped I figure I have some proof if anything was moved...including the car
 
WildLodgeFan

WildLodgeFan

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My solution - be too poor to use valet. :D Okay, that's a smart aleck answer, but I have to admit watching too much television has made me paranoid about valet parking. I figure it's been on enough shows now, that people are crazy enough to try to see if they can get away with it.

Which apparently a previous post indicates. I would never make it as a career criminal because I just don't spend enough time plotting out my lies! I can't believe some of those :eek: - being the person I am, I would probably believe the majority of those and never think twice.

Of course, I'm not sure who would want to joy ride in my 10 year old minivan. :lol:
 
VillanovaBlue

VillanovaBlue

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sbkline said:
Exactly. For those who are trying to make the woman out to be the villain, here is what I posted on the issue on the Disney Parks General Discussion forum, where someone else posted this same topic:

I wouldn't be too happy about it either. It may be "minor" in terms of what was actually done to/with the vehicle, but it's still a matter of her personal property and someone else disrespecting it. And when you pay someone and entrust them with your property, you expect that they are just going to do what they are supposed to do with it, rather than drive it around, lend it out to someone else, or whatever it was that happened with it.

I came home from work the other night and found the neighbor kids playing in my yard while their Mom was standing there helping them line up their ball properly...after I already went over there a couple months ago and politely requested that she not let her kids play on my yard. That was pretty minor as well inasmuch as they weren't vandalizing or roughhousing or anything like that. But again, it was the whole principle of the thing that rubbed me the wrong way. This is MY yard, my personal space, my "territory" if you will. And I don't appreciate coming home and finding other people using my yard as their playground. I regard it as a violation of my territory and I take it as a personal disrespect that people would have that little regard for my property as to stand there and watch while their kids play on my yard without my knowledge or permission.

So minor or not, I see how this lady feels and agree that she has every right to be perturbed about it. This was her personal property and someone else took unathorized liberties with it, which is unacceptable.
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Not to mention, who do you think that family is going to sue when their kid gets hurt in your yard?
 
AZDISNEYDVL

AZDISNEYDVL

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Chances are about 100% that her car wasn't driven anywhere but to the valet lot and back. I work at a large resort and we have guest valet all the time. Everything in this story can be explained easily. Valet staff park a lot of cars. Sometimes those keys fall off their clips or out of their pockets and into other guests cars. It is possible the valet also wrote their last name on the guests portion of the ticket and did not write it on the other portion of the ticket, ended up with a few of those and remembered the guests first name as their last name and wrote that on a new ticket. It may take longer to find the new ticket by name, but it would still be found. As for all of the things out of place, did she really take notice of all these things before she left the car? Snapshots of how things were tend to be wrong when people become frazzled. I have never witnessed a valet taking a joyride in a car at any resort or casino I have worked at. I understand her frustration and it seems that the management staff at the Grand Floridian may want to revisit their standard operating proceedures for the valet stand. I think it is a simple mistake blown WAY out of proportion. Just my 2 cents.
 
WDWFanatic

WDWFanatic

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I purposely left 1.50 in all coins in a ashtray when i took my car to the toyota dealer for service. When i came to pick it up i checked and .50 was gone. I gave a mouthfull to the service manager and the dealer manager, they said they would remburse me and i said its not the money its the principal of it all. you stole from me, no matter how small the amount was does not matter. i havent been back since
 
PhilharMagician

PhilharMagician

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Just a little bit of info. Valet's all over WDW are now covered by an outside company and this has been in effect for about 2 years.

When we are at WDW and have a rental car we use Valet. There is no cost to DVC memebers at DVC resorts or DDE member visiting any resort for dining. We have never had any problems yet. Now we have had problems with bell services.:rolleyes:
 

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