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Rod-64
03-23-2005, 12:13 PM
My girlfriend always like to valet when we go to Vegas. Not me. I'll only do it if there's nothing in the vehicle, but if I just went to the mall or Costco or something, I park it myself.
Any stories out there?
Plus I tell her the walk gets you some excercise. :p

WYRD
03-23-2005, 12:18 PM
This one time in vegas the Valet was this hot chick so I let her give me some hea...........oh wait you said horror not w hore sorry my bad :D

Hallett19
03-23-2005, 12:18 PM
At Dublin's in Hollywood a few years ago my friends and I were waiting for his car. There is a steep hill that goes from the parking lot to the upper lot. We smell this horrible odor of clutch and are thinking "some poor sap is frying his clutch". We are wating another few min. and here comes my friend's pimped out Civic smoking like a chimney :jawdrop:
My friend starts yelling at the guy driving then the main guy comes over to interject. My friend gets all of the valet company's insurance info and after driving the car home, the clutch is slipping terribly and almost didnt make it up the hill to my friend's house. The clutch was replaced on the valet company's dime but my friend was PISSED !!!!

It's all Good
03-23-2005, 01:22 PM
I was a valet in college at the Four Seasons Newport Beach and have quite a few stories, late 1980's. This one comes immediately to mind:
We had a luncheon with about 250 doctors wives, so very nice cars. When the parking structure got as full as it was we would park cars perpendicular to the cars that had been backed into spaces, leaving a cars length in between to move them so we could get cars out. The luncheon let out and we started to bring the cars up. We had a new girl who had started that day. Just as I round the corner in the structure I see a Jaguar ramming a Mercedes which then launched into another Mercedes. She thought she had put her foot on the brake, but had put her foot on the gas instead. At the time I was the supervisor, so I just called Security and let them deal with it. It happened to be my last day as a valet, I transferred to be a Bellman. She ended up working as a valet for another 2-3 years at the hotel.

Rod-64
03-23-2005, 01:42 PM
I was a valet in college at the Four Seasons Newport Beach and have quite a few stories, late 1980's. This one comes immediately to mind:
We had a luncheon with about 250 doctors wives, so very nice cars. When the parking structure got as full as it was we would park cars perpendicular to the cars that had been backed into spaces, leaving a cars length in between to move them so we could get cars out. The luncheon let out and we started to bring the cars up. We had a new girl who had started that day. Just as I round the corner in the structure I see a Jaguar ramming a Mercedes which then launched into another Mercedes. She thought she had put her foot on the brake, but had put her foot on the gas instead. At the time I was the supervisor, so I just called Security and let them deal with it. It happened to be my last day as a valet, I transferred to be a Bellman. She ended up working as a valet for another 2-3 years at the hotel.
So that's why medical rates are so high!!!!! :D :D

Quality Time
03-23-2005, 02:14 PM
New Years eve this year, the valets at Ruth Chris in Irvine lost the keys to a rental truck I was driving. My truck was in getting painted from the key job it got at the OC Hot Boaters Toys for Tots.
The lost keys had my house key and my cell was locked in the truck. Short story long, they had to put us up in a hotel. Finally got my keys back at 4:00 PM New Years Day. I had to have a locksmith open the house. My keys ended up in some guys sport coat who lived in Philips Ranch. The valet company went and got them.
Ruth Chris gave me a $100 gift certificate and the valet company gave me a $75 to Flemmings. They covered the cost of our room, breakfast, shuttles, locksmith etc. It was still a pain.

Brady Bunch
03-23-2005, 02:17 PM
Oh, where is GrapeApe, he has a good one!
O.k. I will tell it! :D
He forgot he had locked a CC in his center concel (sp) (he knows, not a smart thing) and the bastards stole it and went on a huge shopping spree. Started at Starbucks and ended with $25K in charges. I would love to see the fockin thieves newly pimped out pad! :jawdrop:

cdog
03-23-2005, 02:23 PM
The valet at the white lotus in hollywood stole my new nextel phone. Stupid asshole stole a dumm ass 200 dollar phone and I had a 400 dollar jacket in the back seat. I called the white lotus and they gave me the tough shit excuse and so did the hollywood cops. Last time I ever go there and dump 400 bucks. I can't wait untill that place fall into the ocean.

uvindex
03-23-2005, 02:43 PM
My wife took me out for my birthday to the Palm restaurant. Since she was driving, I drank plenty of wine. Just before we went outside, I took five $1 bills and put them in my shirt pocket so it would be handy when it was time to tip the valet. The valet brought the car around and I put the little wad of bills in his hand.
When I was undressing for bed that night, I noticed five singles in my shirt pocket and said, WTF? That's when I realized that I had given the valet all the money from my pants pocket, not my shirt pocket. It was around $70 or $80! I'm sure the valet was happy, but I was kicking myself for that one. :p

mmered8299
03-23-2005, 04:24 PM
Years ago my brother was parking cars at the Beni Hanna on Ventura Blvd in the S.F. Valley. A guy pulls up in a Pantera, he jumps in and runs it up and down the Blvd. Well, this guy decides he dosen't want to eat there and comes back out to see his Pantera ripping down the street!

voodoomedman
03-23-2005, 04:49 PM
New Years eve this year, the valets at Ruth Chris in Irvine lost the keys to a rental truck I was driving. My truck was in getting painted from the key job it got at the OC Hot Boaters Toys for Tots.
The lost keys had my house key and my cell was locked in the truck. Short story long, they had to put us up in a hotel. Finally got my keys back at 4:00 PM New Years Day. I had to have a locksmith open the house. My keys ended up in some guys sport coat who lived in Philips Ranch. The valet company went and got them.
Ruth Chris gave me a $100 gift certificate and the valet company gave me a $75 to Flemmings. They covered the cost of our room, breakfast, shuttles, locksmith etc. It was still a pain.
I usually only valet in Vegas. But definately only when it's free and actually more convenient and all you have to do it tip if you want too. Anywho. When I do I make sure there is nothing valuable in the vehicle and I only give them the ignition key. What if they lose your keys??? Also if you give them your house key then they just have to look at your registration and get your address. Two weeks later you come home and find your place cleaned out. Just something to think about.

Quality Time
03-23-2005, 08:41 PM
VMan,
Good points, but in this instance I had a rental. Only valuable thing in it was my cell phone which I had locked. The ignition key is all they get ffrom me now that I learned the hard way. :cool:

Wavemaker
03-23-2005, 09:04 PM
We were in Las Vegas, NV staying at a friend's top of the line condo. A mutual friend of the condo's owner and our family was in town from Indiana. Drove out in their brand new Cadillac. We had returned from boating on Lake Mead early about 2:00 P.M. and we decided to go over to the New York, New York to check it out and possible gamble a little. We were asked by our "Host" to be back by 5:30 P.M. for cocktails and a group of friends were all meeting at Lawry's for dinner. Well, we take the brand new Caddy to the casino, valet it and, after a couple of hours checking out the place, gambling and having a drink or two... it's time to get the car and get back to the condo for the pre-dinner cocktail party. As luck would have it, I give the valet the claim ticket and...we wait...we wait some more...we wait more and more...we decide this getting damn redicules! I could have bought another car already, where the hell is the car? After approaching the head valet, he radios his minions, finally an embarassed sounding voice comes over the radio, "uhhh, I still looking for that one sir." After another 10 minutes I have decided they should get security in on the hunt too. A half hour more goes by, still no car. This car has vanished! The head valet tells to hang on a minute, when the next car comes in to unload it's occupants, he personally will hop in to go park it, and he wants me to wait until the last second before he drive away to...jump in QUICKLY! He going to hit the gas and around the corner we will go, and then he drive us around and see if I can see and identify the Caddie. Well, what a plan! What could go wrong? I do just as he said to do. Just as I am closing the door...I get grabbed by my arm by this huge 300 lbs. or more crazy woman that starts pulling me out of the car and yelling "Get outta my ride! Help me please, that's My car!" One big scene starts to unfold. Thicking quicky, I just say "I'm sorry, I thought that was my cay, I have one just like it." (Never mind I was in the front passenger seat and, around the corner of the building from the valet station). I was able to get her to let go of my arm and calm her down and get her laughing a little bit. No harm do. The head valet guy drives off with the car. A few minutes later here he comes back through the valet station again, honking the horn and motioning me to hop in again. This time on the run! Take two worked out okay. So around and around we go thru level after level of parking structure. No Caddie anywhere to be found. After we have covered every isle and every level we start down level by level. I notice an area under construction with a temporary chain-link and plywood fence with an openning just wide enough to get a car through. I ask Mr. Head Valet "Would you man have parked in there?" Maybe, we were preaty full earlier today...I suppose it's possible. Why don't we check it out? was his reply. Just as we cleared the fense and plywood...there it is!!! A brand new Caddie, no front license plate correct color and interior, the electric key entry upens the locks...OMG the key accually started the engine. The claim ticket voucher half the valet left was on the seat under the arm rest. Yep, it's what we've been looking for! They didn't look for a tip and I was given a card for drinks for up to 6 people at New York, New York's main bar for the trouble we went through. We all laughed about that valet screw-up for the rest of the trip. We sure thought the Caddie got snaked! - Wavemaker

AirtimeLavey
03-23-2005, 10:20 PM
Probably 10+ years ago, at Hollywood Athletic Club, my buddies convertible Z28. Parked it w/valet, came out at end of the night, gave ticket to valet, waited over 45 minutes, before having them finally confess that car was stolen!!! Club owner paid cash to replace it, within a few days...fortunately, nothing of any importance was left in the car....unbelievable!!!