The performer gets more accomplished without having to pay parking.
Home Depot is rumouring rumors that their stores will eventually charge a parking fee, following April Fool’s jokes from a review of the pro tool that sparked concerns.
A Home Depot representative told Today.com in a statement on April 4 that he had not noticed the Pro Tool Reviews article before it was posted, and was clearly wrong.
“This was an April Fool’s Day joke that a review of the Pro Tool was posted without our knowledge,” the rep shared. “We don’t charge parking fees and don’t plan.”
The April Fools prank, posted by a review of ProTools on April 1, told readers that they will start charging customers in the parking lot from next month. The outlet said the fees “will offset increased operating costs and help keep shopper prices competitive.”
This article details fake fees, ranging from a two-hour $2-hour fee in central Florida to a yearly parking fee of up to $5 in Los Angeles. It also includes an incentive for shoppers to bypass parking fees. For example, if you spend more than $250 on a single shopping trip and spend more than $1,000 in a calendar year, you signed up for a loyalty program.
A shopper with concerns who believed that April Fool’s Day joke turned to social media and expressed dissatisfaction with the suspect’s fees, saying the Pro Tool Review would come into effect in May 2025.
“Home Depot needs $1.49 worth of screws, but do I have to pay $5.00 to park? In this economy?” One of the customers involved wrote in X in the post.
“Really? Home Depot?? Do you want to park $2? Just park the next door at Lowe’s,” another person at X-Post said.
On April 2nd, X users posted an article for the Pro Tool Review using the hashtag “Boycotthomedepot.” HomeDepot responded after a few hours.
“Hello, this is an April Fool’s Day post from the Tool Review website. We won’t charge parking fees,” the official Home Depot X account wrote in the reply.
The Pro Tool Reviews article is currently linked to “Original Press Releases.” This leads users to April Fools’ Day notifications and has the “April Fools’ Day” tag at the bottom. Also, the headline and top image state that it is an April Fool’s Day joke, but it is unclear whether these disclaimers have been added.
Kenny Koehler, editor-in-chief of Pro Tool Review, told USA Today in a story released on April 2nd that the high audience for April Fools Day articles are “really humble.”
“As a team, we enjoy the cruel humor and love laughing with others,” Kohler said in a statement. “When I put myself in these companies’ shoes and wondered what an overreaction to inflation was, the idea came out: When I hit a brand or idea, I would charge a parking fee.
“I hope that my friends at Home Depot could laugh too,” he added.
Today.com has contacted the Pro Tools review for further comments.
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