“Even though most of the responses we publish are humorous, we also get some that are very earnest, and occasionally, quite sad,” Spata said. “Like ‘why is your nose sticking out of your mask?’ and ‘why are you pulling your mask down to talk to me?’” “Obviously, during COVID there were a lot of masks related (grievances),” he told CNN. “Sometimes it’s tough to get new ones every year.”Īnother trending grievance is consumers not returning their shopping carts to the designated area and leaving them in the parking lot, according to the Festivus coordinator.ĭuring the pandemic, people had a lot to complain about, Spata said. “We got dozens of complaints about those scooters all over the streets,” he said.
While complaints range from family, sports, businesses, to politics, Spata said he notices recurring themes show up every year, and e-scooters are one of them. One of his favorites came from a mother in St.
