Back in KL, I dread going to the malls on weekends because of difficulty in finding parking bays. What is supposed to be a leisure time of meeting up with friends or window shopping can turn into a nerve-wrecking, hair-pulling experience of going round and round finding for empty parking bays.
Which is why I absolutely love the parking attendants found in Jakarta malls. They are absolute gem! Once you enter the car park, all you need to do is just wind down the window and ask anyone of them if there are any empty bays. And they would direct you to the exact spot.
I still remember my first experience of them in Grand Indonesia Shopping Town couple of years ago. We drove there to have brunch at Social House and when Hubs asked them for empty bays, this young chap just ran ahead of our car for like a good 100 meters before we finally reach the spot. And just last weekend when we drove to Gandaria City, the very moment we entered, one of these attendants saw us and motioned us forward to where he was directing another car that was exiting the bay. Sweet!
And most of these malls usually have signages which ask patron to refrain from tipping the attendants for the service. Sometimes we do, especially when they went the extra mile (like the chap in Grand Indo mall) to assist us. :)
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| A parking attendant in action - assisting the driver to maneuver into tight parking spots. |
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