I’ve snagged all kinds of stuff online, from old vinyl records to cool home decor. Usually, that means setting up a meet-up to swap cash for goods. It’s always a bit nerve-racking ’cause you don’t know who you’ll bump into or how safe the place is. So, when I first spotted a handshake symbol on a parking spot, I was super curious. What was it all about?
Turns out, in Pembroke, Ontario, some parking spots now flaunt this new symbol. Specifically, the ones outside the Pembroke OPP station at 77 International Dr. These are community safety zones for online deals. It’s a dead-simple yet genius idea that tackles the common worries we all have when buying and selling stuff online.
Think about it. You hunt down something you’ve been after for ages, haggle over the price, then comes the scary part: sorting out the meet-up. You want a place that’s safe, public, and preferably under some kind of watch. But how often do we actually get that perfect combo? Rarely. And that’s where these handshake-symbol parking spots come in handy.