AAA Diamond Parking Passes **BUSTED**

[MermaidsMom]

I probably would have started by reported fast pass sales but I guess different people are bothered by different abuses.

LOL!!...I guess I'm bothered most by OP abusing the employers time and deciding there is nothing else to do at work and using the employers computer to do "mean" things to others! Talk about irony.... reporting on someone else's sketchy behavior while engaged in doing the same!

 

[goofy4tink]

It's not up to us to pass judgement on what someone is doing at work. No one here knows the situation there. Also....because this is a transportation board, with frequent questions regarding the use of the AAA parking pass, it fits to post about it here. If someone wishes to take their time, and 'research' something, then fine..have at it.
There has been much discussion about these passes. They are, as stated, not for resale, are non-transferrable. That's pretty plain. I still don't understand why people will go to Ebay to buy something that others got free. They can join AAA and get all sorts of perks if they wish to.

 

[MermaidsMom]

It's not up to us to pass judgement on what someone is doing at work. No one here knows the situation there. Also....because this is a transportation board, with frequent questions regarding the use of the AAA parking pass, it fits to post about it here. If someone wishes to take their time, and 'research' something, then fine..have at it.
There has been much discussion about these passes. They are, as stated, not for resale, are non-transferrable. That's pretty plain. I still don't understand why people will go to Ebay to buy something that others got free. They can join AAA and get all sorts of perks if they wish to.

I seriously do not care what anyone does at work. I am simply pointing out the irony. When someone says they did something they think is "mean" on purpose it just bugs me. Maybe it's just the wording and the OP's heart was in the right place, again, not passing judgement.

 

[disneyjunkie99]

 

[Traveliz]

It's not up to us to pass judgement on what someone is doing at work. No one here knows the situation there. Also....because this is a transportation board, with frequent questions regarding the use of the AAA parking pass, it fits to post about it here. If someone wishes to take their time, and 'research' something, then fine..have at it.
There has been much discussion about these passes. They are, as stated, not for resale, are non-transferrable. That's pretty plain. I still don't understand why people will go to Ebay to buy something that others got free. They can join AAA and get all sorts of perks if they wish to.

Ok so I all ready belong to AAA but I don't believe that alone gets me the pass? Or am I incorrect? I thought the pass was tied to some packages (that really anyone can book by going into a AAA office).

Liz

 

[Tinker*Shell*Bell]

Ok so I all ready belong to AAA but I don't believe that alone gets me the pass? Or am I incorrect? I thought the pass was tied to some packages (that really anyone can book by going into a AAA office).

Liz

Hi Liz, that seems to depend on your local AAA office. My local will not give out the parking passes, the only way to get one is as part of a Disney Vacation package booked with AAA Travel. BUT, some offices allow people to just walk in and ask for a pass, free passes to any AAA member even without a purchase of any kind.

I kinda wish my office would hand one to me, but I am not going to pay for one. It is really not a great advantage in the lot, just a little closer to the front, and often AAA parking does not have tram service, making it more of a walk than parking further out.

 

[inkkognito]

Ebay will do just as much about this as they will about the selling of Fastpasses, which also claim to be not for sale/non transferrable.

In other words, a big fat NOTHING.

 

[goofy4tink]

Generally speaking, you get the AAA parking pass if/when you book a package with AAA. Not to get snippy here, but...it's a perk of booking with AAA. That's certainly not an unusual practice.
According to AAA, these parking passes are not for sale, nor are they transferable. What Ebay does about it is not up to me. I am not going to spend my time tracking down parking pass abuse. If others wish to, they are free to do so.
I have much more important things to worry about...you know, like how to get from MK to DHS, or how to get DME to take just my luggage.

 

[imthatgirl]

you can report it all you want, its not illegal to sell them. they state on them they are void if sold, so buyer beware. why should ebay give a hoot if they are being sold.
just like the fast passes, its not illegal, oh well.

someone asked if you have to buy a package, well i guess you are supposed to, if you call AAA thats what they say. i was driving by a AAA office a while ago and figured id see if i could get one. i went up to the receptionist and said i was there to pick up a diamond parking pass, she left and came back with it. i dont even have AAA. so i guess it depends on the agent.

 

[goofy4tink]

you can report it all you want, its not illegal to sell them. they state on them they are void if sold, so buyer beware. why should ebay give a hoot if they are being sold.
just like the fast passes, its not illegal, oh well.

someone asked if you have to buy a package, well i guess you are supposed to, if you call AAA thats what they say. i was driving by a AAA office a while ago and figured id see if i could get one. i went up to the receptionist and said i was there to pick up a diamond parking pass, she left and came back with it. i dont even have AAA. so i guess it depends on the agent.

What you did is not the norm. I guess everyone can do that. That's not the point. It does say they are not transferable and void if sold. So...if someone buys one on Ebay, technically, it should be unusable..it has been transferred as well as sold.
DIS board guidelines stipulate that we not try to get around Disney policy. I'm going to think that that is going to apply to other policies as well....AAA policy is what it is.
If someone wishes to go to Ebay and buy one, fine. That's their business.
If someone can go to a AAA office and manage to get one, while not a member, fine, good for them.
But we need to be sure that the official policy is put out there...not what you can get away with.

 

[Mary2e]

Someone is making a small fortune selling these passes. They list some every day for a 1 day auction. He's probably printing them by the hundreds.

I can tell you that with all the fakes out there, I was unable to find a AAA Parking spot at AK last week. Every single spot in the lot was taken.

I got mine with a package in January and tried to use it again last week and it was nearly impossible.

It's now turned into a useless benefit of AAA.

 

[mickey2000]

How come NO one ever talks about the great AAA discount card that comes with it ???

 

[Mary2e]

Because if you have an AP, or a Disney Visa, the discounts are duplicative.

I found the card pretty much useless as I have an AP and the discounts were better using that.

 

[mickey2000]

Someone is making a small fortune selling these passes. They list some every day for a 1 day auction. He's probably printing them by the hundreds.

I can tell you that with all the fakes out there, I was unable to find a AAA Parking spot at AK last week. Every single spot in the lot was taken.

I got mine with a package in January and tried to use it again last week and it was nearly impossible.

It's now turned into a useless benefit of AAA.

Thats strange? There is usually a person at AK. If the AAA lot is full they direct you to start using the lot next to it only a few feet away...

 

[mickey2000]

Because if you have an AP, or a Disney Visa, the discounts are duplicative.

I found the card pretty much useless as I have an AP and the discounts were better using that.

Well I don't so its great for me

 

[Mary2e]

Thats strange? There is usually a person at AK. If the AAA lot is full they direct you to start using the lot next to it only a few feet away...

No person there last Tuesday to direct me anywhere. I found the other lot on my own.

 

[Mary2e]

Well I don't so its great for me

Congratulations!

 

[seashoreCM]

Ok, I know that this is kinda mean, but I don't have anything else to do at work at the moment.

OT: I know that this is also kinda' mean, and I don't openly sanction it, but here goes. Many an eBay listing for a transaction that is improper or illegal bites the dust at its normal ending time when it had received a bid that no one will top. Then the high bidder doesn't send payment and when pressed, states that the transaction is improper or illegal. I've seen it happen with bootleg videos e.g. of Disney's Song of the South.

No person there last Tuesday to direct me anywhere. I found the other lot on my own.

Also OT: I have often gotten assistance just by exploring and someone thinks I am somewhere I should not be. Other times I have also found what I was looking for, as mentioned before.

 

[dreamin_disney]

The OP is, of course, able to do almost anything they want to do with their own free time. However, it's interesting they chose to do something they themselves called "mean" and then post about it. What was the point?

And the OP said there was nothing to do at work. I'll bet the boss could find something for the OP to do rather than this .....

exactly! Should you be working. Hopefully none of your co-workers report you to your boss or company

 

[Lewisc]

LOL!!...I guess I'm bothered most by OP abusing the employers time and deciding there is nothing else to do at work and using the employers computer to do "mean" things to others! Talk about irony.... reporting on someone else's sketchy behavior while engaged in doing the same!

None of us have the slightest idea if the OPs employer allows for personal use of the internet during break periods or when business is slow. Many (probably too many) employees use their work computer to post on internet boards, sell/buy on ebay, check sports news.. We don't know if the OPs action is "sketcy" but we do know the AAA says the pass isn't to be sold or transferred.