Home Depot Sparks Confusion After Installing Parking Curbs Instead of Speed Bumps
ILLINOIS — Customers at a Home Depot were left scratching their heads — and nearly damaging their cars — after workers mistakenly installed full-sized parking curbs across a driving lane instead of standard speed bumps. The bizarre mix-up quickly gained traction online after a shopper posted a video showing vehicles struggling to drive over the misplaced barriers.
In the now-viral post, shared on Reddit, a user wrote, “The Home Depot in my town installed parking curbs instead of speed bumps.” The footage shows several cars slowing down, then abruptly halting to avoid scraping their undersides on what appeared to be concrete parking stops lined across the driving path.
The situation became so chaotic that, according to the poster, the installation was removed the next day — but only after the town’s mayor and local news got involved.
“Wrong Parts” and Quick Cleanup After Public Outcry
Commenters familiar with the situation later provided more context, revealing that the mistake stemmed from a supplier error. One user explained, “These were pulled out the same day later in the evening by the manager of the Home Depot. The installers brought the wrong thing to install and would not be back with the right parts for a few days.”
While the clarification softened some of the outrage, many still questioned how the mix-up happened in the first place — and why no one noticed before the installation was completed. “How can the installers be putting these in and think, ‘yeah, these are the right ones,’” one commenter wrote. “Hopefully whoever paid for that install didn’t have to pay twice.”
Social Media Reacts: ‘You Can’t Make This Stuff Up’
The post quickly spread across multiple platforms, drawing humorous reactions and disbelief in equal measure. “Think how smart the average person is,” one user commented. “Then realize that half of them are below that level.”
Others joked that the mix-up perfectly summed up 2025: “Just another day where even speed bumps have gone off the rails.” Some said the video reminded them to always “double-check the contractor’s order” — especially for something as visible as road safety equipment.
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Local Officials Step In to Resolve the Issue
Following widespread attention, local officials reportedly coordinated with the Home Depot manager to have the curbs removed and replaced with proper rubber speed bumps designed for traffic control. The swift correction came after multiple complaints from customers who said the barriers were unsafe for smaller cars.
“It’s one of those mistakes that makes you shake your head,” said a nearby resident. “But at least they owned up to it fast.”
From Construction Confusion to Viral Cautionary Tale
Though the issue was quickly resolved, the viral video has turned into an unexpected lesson about attention to detail — and the power of online visibility. Within 24 hours of the clip circulating, the mix-up went from a minor inconvenience to a full-scale local embarrassment.
“Sometimes it just takes one photo online for a fix to happen overnight,” one commenter noted. “The internet doesn’t let mistakes like this go unnoticed.”
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