This past Sunday I went to the market, no big deal everyone does this. Parked, went in and shopped, checked out and walked up to MY car and for a bit I thought it wasn't MY car. It was the same make, the same model, the same color.. but something was wrong. I noticed these silver frames around the license place and I knew it wasn't MY car. I don't have that on my car, never had anything around my license plates before. So whats going on?
Looked at the plate again and well, no I do not know my plate number by heart, yet. I walk to the door and it opens, so it is my car. But wait, walk back to the rear and again see these ugly silver license place covers on my car. Where did they come from?
It rattled in my mind all Sunday until my husband woke up, he works nights so he sleeps during the day, he laughed when I told him what happened. We guessed that when he took my car in for an oil change the Friday before the dealer must have put them on the car. I haven't driven since then so hadn't noticed.
I was irritated! Like why would they do that? Who gave them permission to do that? Its like defacing my car? I never purchased the car there, I only took it there for an oil change. We go to the dealer cause we have this prepaid oil change package at Toyota so we go to a dealer for service. Any dealer that takes the plan, I didn't call the dealer about what had happened cause whats the point, I just won't return there anymore.
Monday morning I walked to my car, screwdriver in hand and removed them from my car. Into the trash they go! It was victorious for me. I told my husband when he woke up and he asked why, saying they looked good. So there I was irritated again.... these people did not sell me the car, they have no right to advertise on MY car, I don't go around wearing a "----------" (INSERT STORE NAME HERE) T-shirt because I purchased something from there. I don't like purchasing those kind of shirts, tons of stores do that. You buy those shirts for $5 and advertise for them. You think 'hey I got a deal a shirt for a low price' but in the end you become A walking billboard for that company. They don't pay you to do that. You can say we have shopping bags indicating we shopped there but that bag is there for a matter of minutes from the time you go to the cash register, to your car and then to your house. How long does anyone really sees those bags? A license plate cover is on your car everywhere you go! Maybe you want to show everyone where you purchased your car and thats your prerogative, but I refuse.
Having a retail business I know how expensive it can get to advertise but was I slapping stickers on people cars? Or leaving flyers on windshields? No, I sold custom invitations and never placed advertising on the back of the cards, its just tacky!
Besides with them being silver and reflective, worry wart that I am imagined someone behind me getting hit with the sun flashing in the frame and crashing into me or someone else driving. Not only that, if the frames cover the sticker on your plate you could potentially get a ticket, now who wants that?
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