Door Dingers Should Be Publicly.....

BIGGDOGG · Jun 18, 2008

fcc said: ↑

You know, i have found out that if you simply park next to expensive cars
at work they are more careful.

At grocery stores I no longer try to find that perfect parking spot and just
pick one that has the normal amount of space. Basically I think that if you
park in the herd you have more protection ;-)

Shopping carts are also less likely to hit you when you park next to the
return cart thingy in the parking lot. Generally the farther you are away from
it the less likely people are to bring them back. We have all seen the dreaded
shopping cart being pushed by ghosts and boy that must suck when it hits
someone's car out there in the wide open back lot!

So in summary, don't try too hard to find that perfect spot because people
are less careful in wide open areas then they are in tighter spots. I don't know
what to say about the kids though. They are so unique and special :-|
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This is what I do too. Sometimes I get out of the store only to find that the most beat up hugo parked right next to me. It's quite comical sometimes

MsDaisy · Jun 18, 2008

stevecaz said: ↑

Some of this has been said, but here is a rundown to avoid dings:

2) Park next to cart return, and the one furthest away from store door, if possible. Not only is one side protected, but as said, the closer you are to the return, the fewer loose carts there are around. (the further you are from store, the less likely #4 will happen). This is also good if you have kids - get bags and kids in car, then you can easily return cart.
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I find that the shopping cart return is usually the least likely place to actually find a shopping cart, so I think it's pretty safe too. Which brings me to my own personal pet peeve...people who are too darn lazy to walk the shopping cart to the return, even when it is just a few feet away.

ystasino · Jun 18, 2008

Why do these need to be professionally installed if we are only talking about adhesive tape?

Ailu · Jun 18, 2008

ystasino said: ↑

Why do these need to be professionally installed if we are only talking about adhesive tape?
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Where did you get the idea that they had to be professionally installed?

Tdoff1 · Jun 18, 2008

Doof mldgs-----nice. Love mine and they work. Highly reccomend

KandyRedCoi · Jun 18, 2008

door dingers need to go to HELL...i rarely use the word HATE...but i hate em all...

Tempus · Jun 19, 2008

stevecaz said: ↑

Some of this has been said, but here is a rundown to avoid dings:

1) Park far away around completely empty spots. (Obvious but not always possible in packed lots)

2) Park next to cart return, and the one furthest away from store door, if possible. Not only is one side protected, but as said, the closer you are to the return, the fewer loose carts there are around. (the further you are from store, the less likely #4 will happen). This is also good if you have kids - get bags and kids in car, then you can easily return cart.

3) Never park next to a two door (coupe) car, or a junk car that someone wouldn't care about. Also don't park next to Minivans if possible - not as important as coupe or junker. I drove a minivan and they are great cars, but for some reason many minivan drivers can't park straight in a spot. And while the rear doors slide and won't ding you, there are parents trying to juggle the kids back in the car and bags and just aren't paying attention to their door swing.

4) Never park next to an "elderly" car. This one takes judgment and a lucky guess, but for example Grand Marquis, Lucerne, Avalon, etc. are definitely on the list. The reason is more elderly persons tend to (and may need to) swing the doors out fully in order to get in out. I think this is the #1 cause of dings.

5) If the lot has parking spots around a curved bend, choose those. Curved spaces are trapezoidal shaped and leave huge amounts of room between the doors of cars.

6) If all else fails in a very packed lot and you need a space, hope for a spot between a BMW, Porsche, Audi, Prius, etc. These owners are much more likely to watch their own doors. Obviously they could leave first and someone else could park next to you, but its all about reducing chance.

I believe door dings happen by elderly and/or overweight persons throwing the doors open to laboriously exit the car, by teenagers with junkers who don't give a hoot, and by careless minded and oblivious....well I'll leave it at that.

I haven't had a door ding in years and years following these rules.
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You forgot one:

7) Park on the highest point on the parking lot. That way all Runaway Carts will Run Away from you I know that in some places Parking Lots are flat, but I'm from WV.

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