https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 18 May 2026 09:27:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2423176 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 09:53:09 +0000 catomd00 2423176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If it's a daily thing, I don't think it's a big deal to leave a kind note (and maybe a $5 starbucks card to show goodwill? and ensure you don't make them angry!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2423169 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 09:50:03 +0000 LindsayInNY 2423169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Applesandbananas: I've only used the seat belt with the car seat itself, not the base. Middle might be most ideal but it's just not the easiest for us to reach and also prevents us from putting the dog's cage in the back seat, which is how we travel with him. Oh well, not a big deal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2423160 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 09:45:01 +0000 Applesandbananas 2423160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: you don't leave her seat or base installed? When LO was in the infant bucket, we installed his base with the seat belt and left it installed. It took a little longer for the install but we didn't uninstall that often! And we never uninstall the convertible! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2423155 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 09:41:47 +0000 LindsayInNY 2423155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Applesandbananas: I know it's safe but using the seat belt is way more labor intensive than Latch. We use it when we put her car seat in another car or are traveling but I can't imagine having to do it daily. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2418418 Tue, 12 Jan 2016 11:30:21 +0000 Applesandbananas 2418418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: the seat belt is just as safe as LATCH and actually recommended once the child is greater than 40lbs, so don't let that stop you! </p> <p>P.S. People who drive BMWs can still be assholes who would key a car of someone who left a note calling them a shitty parker... Not that that's how you'd phrase it, but that might be how they take it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2418328 Tue, 12 Jan 2016 10:32:50 +0000 LindsayInNY 2418328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.KMM: They don't have any car seats. We've been trying to park more towards the left to try and give us a little more space.</p> <p>@wheres_c: We park on the street as well so behind the driver's side would be opening her into traffic. That's why it's behind the passenger's seat.</p> <p>@Applesandbananas: @Andrea: @Autumnmama79: The center doesn't have Latch so the car seat would have to be put in with the seat belt. Hence why it's not there. And we're not really in a keying car area... We park between two BMWs and have no idea who either of them are or where they live.</p> <p>@gingerbebe: I really like that wording!! I'm going to definitely steal that if we go that route... Thanks! :)</p> <p>@PurplePumps: Now that you mention it... I leave before them and come home after them. So there's a good chance they're unaware that another car parks there and is frequently used. That's probably a big part of it.</p> <p>@HabesBabe: We have a car on the other side too but have been trying to hug that line a bit more. They don't have any kids so I think they're just bad parkers and not doing it for any particular reason. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2414251 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 16:42:43 +0000 HabesBabe 2414251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't leave a note, and would just deal with it. Maybe they have a child in a car seat, too, or have some need to give extra space to the passenger side, etc. Or maybe they're just not the best parkers. As long as they are in the lines (no matter how much to one side or the other), they're not doing anything wrong.</p> <p>I would try backing in or parking more towards the left of your spot (IF you don't have another car on that side). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2414221 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 16:11:26 +0000 PurplePumps 2414221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think a nice note is just fine. They may not even realize they are doing it or that they are being a pain. My parents had an issue with someone parking their car right in front of their house for weeks at a time. This was especially annoying in the winter when my parents would shovel out their spot, then this guy would just leave his car there, and he didn't even live on that street! He lived two blocks away!! It's a dead end street in a suburb so parking is not normally an issue. I told my bother to just leave a nice note and ask if they could park it further back on the street (everyone else on the street has a driveway so we're the only one that NEED the space) if he was just gonna leave his car there for weeks at a time. Sure enough, next time he came to park, he was back a few spots. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2414155 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 15:16:14 +0000 MenagerieMama 2414155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Applesandbananas: @Autumnmama79: not all cars can do a center install! I had our infant seat installed in the center and then had it checked by a pro who said our car couldn't have a seat there because of the middle part that could fold down. So not always an option! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2414138 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 14:56:34 +0000 wheres_c 2414138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: love that wording for a note! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2414007 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 13:03:18 +0000 gingerbebe 2414007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would totally leave a note! I don't have time to track down who the offender is and you can always leave a nicely worded note that's like "Hi neighbor! We were just wondering if you could help us out by parking your car a tiny bit over to the other side? We have to open our doors a little wider than usual to get our baby in and out of her carseat and we are always so paranoid that we are going to scratch your door! Thank you in advance for your assistance, we REALLY appreciate it!" Hell, leave a $10 Starbucks gift card while you're at it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2413984 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 12:44:38 +0000 Autumnmama79 2413984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Applesandbananas: Yes! Centre is the safest place for an infant car seat :happy:</p> <p>(not the point of the OP I know but then you could take baby out from either side!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2413974 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 12:41:42 +0000 Andrea 2413974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe it depends, but I thought having the car seat in the middle is safest so maybe you can move your car seat?</p> <p>I wouldn't leave a note. I would rather speak face to face and explain myself in the nicest possible way so I'd do some stalking! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2413732 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 09:48:31 +0000 snowjewelz 2413732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree with above poster; people are crazy :sad: I recently got yelled at a Target parking lot b/c I too, had to open the car door to get DD in, and my door was touching her car. There was no mark, no nothing, and she was yelling at me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2413725 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 09:45:17 +0000 erinbaderin 2413725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't mind getting a note if it was friendly and polite - something saying you know the spaces are tight but if it's at all possible for them to park a little more towards the other side of their spot, explain that you're trying to get a carseat in and out. They may not be a bad parker so much as they're just not worried about it because they figure you have enough space to open the door but if you explain the situation they might be willing to take a little more care. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2413584 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 06:06:48 +0000 Applesandbananas 2413584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought having baby in the center was the safest, this is what we do and it doesn't matter which side to get him out. I wouldn't leave a note unless you want to risk your car getting keyed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2413575 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 02:52:43 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2413575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the suggestion to move the car seat is good! Or backing in if you're able.</p> <p>I wouldn't leave a note especially if they are technically in their space. Chances are the person knows they suck at parking anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2413552 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:20:03 +0000 wheres_c 2413552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Why not move your car seat to the drivers side? Isn't that safer anyway? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2413520 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 23:02:21 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2413520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Now that I'm getting DD in and out of the passengers side, I always park more towards the left/drivers side of parking spaces (instead of centered) while still staying between the lines. Maybe they do the same thing for child removal? Or can you shift further left in your space to give you more room? Honestly, if they are parking between the lines in their assigned space, I don't personally feel like there is much you can do on their end. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2413466 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 21:47:21 +0000 LindsayInNY 2413466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSRS: Hmm. That might be an option! The lot is kinda a side street but it's doable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2413454 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 21:33:46 +0000 MrsSRS 2413454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you back into your spot so it's the driver's side that's tight? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2413453 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 21:31:19 +0000 LindsayInNY 2413453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: More towards my spot. They are tight spots but they tend to hug the line and/or park crooked. Problem is, I don't know who they are or where they live. You just have to live in the Village to pay for an assigned parking spot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2413436 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 21:10:47 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2413436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are they centered in the spot or tend to be more towards your spot? If it's tight spots there may not be much you can say about it. But if it's bad parking, I would knock on the door of the apartment and mention something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-close-car-parker#post-2413431 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 21:08:35 +0000 LindsayInNY 2413431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have an assigned outdoor parking spot in our town. The car on our right changes. I'm guessing it's the same family with multiple cars that sometimes park there and sometimes elsewhere. It's either a sedan or an SUV. We also have a SUV. I don't know if this just started or rather got worse and therefore more noticeable... But the car is a really terrible parker. I wouldn't care if it was on the driver side but it's the passenger side where I have to take DD in and out of the car seat every day. The car usually leaves after me and is home before me so they're usually already parked when I get home. Is there a nice way to leave a note asking them to be mindful of it? I don't want to hit their car but sometimes I can't even open the door to that first "stop" point, it's that bad. I don't want a passive aggressive note, just a nice friendly one mentioning I need a little better access to the passenger side? Am I nuts? Is there nothing to do or if so, what/how? </p>