Boca Rudeton Returns. Rude People In Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton, and Beyond Never Left.
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Welcome back to Boca Rudeton, the section of BocaNewsNow.com that dares to ask what you’re already thinking: why are people so incredibly rude and self-absorbed in Boca Raton? It’s been a few weeks but we’ve been collecting your photos and tips — and they certainly do not disappoint. Loosen your fake service dog leash and get ready — here’s today’s Boca Rudeton…
We start at the grossness known as Simon Property Group’s (NYSE: SPG) Boca Raton Town Center Mall. The days of Town Center Mall being considered “nice” are long gone, but even so, some shoppers expect a clean and animal-free environment, especially when they’re shopping for shoes in Bloomingdale’s. That leads to this question: why does this woman have a dog in the shoe department in Bloomingdale’s? Said our tipster: “I’m always afraid of stepping in poop. This dog doesn’t belong here.” We agree. Unless it’s a Bloomingdale’s effort to get people step in poop and then have to buy new shoes…
Never mind the huge signs at Publix locations telling shoppers that dogs aren’t permitted. If you’re this woman, you can apparently do whatever you want. She was seen at the Publix in the Polo Shops at 5080 Champion Blvd. in Boca Raton. We all know service dogs climb on their owners and try to take oranges.
No one goes to Walmart because it’s a nice environment, but it is a store that sells food. That means no dogs. This shopper at the Walmart at 16205 S Military Trail in Delray Beach apparently didn’t get that message. If you’re going to pretend that your dog has to be near you at all times, at least make an effort to keep it near you at all times…
Our tipster at Taverna Kyma on Federal Highway in Boca Raton wants to know why this woman brought a dog into the restaurant. It’s a question that we think is legitimate, considering animals are illegal inside restaurants unless they’re trained service animals providing a legitimate function. Looks can be deceiving, but it seems like this animal isn’t trained to do much of anything.
From Taverna Kyma to P.F. Chang’s on Glades Road in Boca Raton. Anyone see the health department? We can’t imagine an inspector would be thrilled to see a leash less, seemingly collarless dog in the restaurant. Service animals tend to pay attention to their owners. We’re not sure what this dog is doing.
Just as a reminder, LaBamba in Delray Beach makes it easy to understand Florida law.
It’s parking time! At Royal Palm Plaza, it seems the driver of a Lexus with Florida plate 66VBJV needs to learn about parking spaces. We’ll start with a simple lesson: you get one, not two.
We know it can be challenging to put a small car between two lines, but it’s actually not. We don’t know what the driver of this Jaguar parking at Joseph’s Italian Market in Boca Raton was thinking, but he or she certainly wasn’t thinking about being considerate to other people. Driver of Jaguar with Florida plate AL7-4HG, maybe a quick license retest for you?
Check out this parking job at the Publix at Addison Center in Boca Raton. To the driver of this vehicle with Florida plate FTEMO9: you Audi be embarrassed. (See what we did there?) This isn’t a space! Fun fact: you apparently can be brain dead — and still have a license — in Florida.
And at Whole Foods in Delray Beach, we see someone who apparently needs erectile dysfunction medication. Honestly, the only sort of person who drives a car like this, and parks this way, is someone who is likely trying to compensate for another problem. Driver of Corvette with Florida plate NKYJ18, ask for help. It’s the first step.
We thank our tipsters for the excellent entires this week, but there can only be one winner, and that winner is … shoe shopper in Bloomingdales! Is it illegal to bring your dog into a department store that was once considered luxurious but is now barely considered to be anything? No. But, is it rude? Absolutely. We see no reason why a dog needs to be in a department store, let alone the shoe department of that store. With the caveat that it is possible that this is a highly trained service animal that provides lifesaving functions, we bestow our Boca Rudeton award to this woman, and her dog. This week it’s a copy of our new book, “Maybe It Really Is A Service Dog That Needs Shoes.”
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