January 17, 2025 at 11:21 am

Driver Was Asked To Pay $10 Cash For A Parking Space, But He Used His Credit Card Instead And Got Away With Not Being Charged

by Heide Lazaro

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Do you ever complain about paying for parking?

This man was disappointed to see that the parking for a concert they would be seeing cost $10.

Since he didn’t have cash at that time, he was directed to a teller with a credit card terminal.

He unhappily swiped his card.

Read the full story below and find out what happened.

Try to charge me extra for parking…

My wife and I went to go see a band that I really like last week.

Since they don’t tour often, I was willing to cough up the $200+ to go see them live.

I was stoked.

This man found out that the event was charging $10 for parking.

When we got to the venue, however, I was surprised to see people standing outside of the parking lot.

Next to an “Event Parking $10” sign.

I was obviously pretty upset.

I mean, $10 on top of what I already paid isn’t much.

But it’s the principle that they’re trying to squeeze more money out of me, which I didn’t like.

He told the parking attendant he didn’t have cash and would pay via credit card.

Anyway, I pulled up and they asked for $10 cash.

I didn’t have cash, but asked if I could pay with a credit card, because I’m an adult and it’s 2018.

They pointed me to another person further down the line with a credit card terminal.

I pulled up, and begrudgingly handed him my card when he asked for it.

He charged it, handed me a receipt, and asked me to sign.

His receipt said “DEMO” in it.

However, when I got the receipt, where I was supposed to sign, it had the word “DEMO” printed across the signature line.

I assumed this meant that they accidentally had their card reader in a testing mode.

And that any card they ran in that mode wouldn’t actually get charged.

I briefly thought about telling them about their mistake.

But I was already miffed about being charged to park.

His credit card wasn’t charged.

So, I happily signed the demo receipt.

Then, we went and enjoyed the show. It was fantastic.

That night after I got home, I checked my credit card app.

Sure enough, there was no $10 charge for parking.

So, I and everyone else who paid with a credit card for parking that night got to park for free!

What a satisfying ending!

Let’s read the reactions of other people.

This person shares their personal thoughts.

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This one thinks this is a common scenario.

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This user loves the story.

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A parking attendant speaks up.

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And lastly, this user shares an honest opinion.

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Follow the rules, and good karma will come your way.

At least, that’s the way it should work.

If you liked that post, check out this story about a customer who insists that their credit card works, and finds out that isn’t the case.