Comments on: No Parking http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/05/02/no-parking/ new media strategies and other marketing gems Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:12:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: engtech http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/05/02/no-parking/comment-page-1/#comment-44748 engtech Thu, 03 May 2007 03:42:53 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/05/02/no-parking/#comment-44748 The reason why they do it is simple. Like most abusive relationships the regular customers keep on coming back. Things like this unfortunately happen all the time, some restaurants give priority to delivery/pickup versus their in house customers (I once had a 2 hour wait because of this). As a customer the only thing we can do is vote with our feet, and be very vocal about it. Squeaky wheel gets the grease. The sad thing about the parking garage situation is that they usually are the best option (price or location) so they have you over a barrel. The reason why they do it is simple. Like most abusive relationships the regular customers keep on coming back.

Things like this unfortunately happen all the time, some restaurants give priority to delivery/pickup versus their in house customers (I once had a 2 hour wait because of this).

As a customer the only thing we can do is vote with our feet, and be very vocal about it. Squeaky wheel gets the grease.

The sad thing about the parking garage situation is that they usually are the best option (price or location) so they have you over a barrel.

]]> By: Noah http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/05/02/no-parking/comment-page-1/#comment-44730 Noah Wed, 02 May 2007 21:19:41 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/05/02/no-parking/#comment-44730 Traffic was horrible this morning. I ended up hopping out of the car a few blocks from work just so my wife could make an early morning meeting. My parking garage loves to sell itself out to whatever conference is in town. Like you, I've never understood why parking garages tend to ignore their regular customers over 1-time-customers. Traffic was horrible this morning. I ended up hopping out of the car a few blocks from work just so my wife could make an early morning meeting. My parking garage loves to sell itself out to whatever conference is in town. Like you, I’ve never understood why parking garages tend to ignore their regular customers over 1-time-customers. ]]>