Japanese Coin Parking


One of the Japanese coin parking is like this.
You park, then a lock under your car raised. So you can’t get your car out without paying.
To pay, you gotta type in the number of your parking spot, and a fee will shown.
You put coins in, lock goes down, then you can get your car out.


So yesterday, I was going home, and getting my car out.
I glanced the spot number in front of my car #7, type in the number and pay ¥350.
I walked to my car to find out that the lock still stand. 😧 Ha??
I take a closer look at my parking spot number ..... #2. 😨
Whaaaa, I just paid for someone else’s parking spot. 

It was a car across my car. The driver was in the car playing with his phone.
I apologize and tell him that I paid for his fee by accident.
He got out of the car, asking for the receipt. 
He then gave me ¥340 saying “wait, I’ll look for another ¥10”.
Me: it’s ok, I have ¥10. Were you leaving soon? Sorry to make you leave soon. 🙇🏻‍♀️ Luckily the driver was in the car, and I didn’t have to pay twice. 😅

I need to concentrate more. My mind was somewhere else.

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