Blue Elephant Day Care Not Frisco Friendly

[Sticky Davis]

Yep, it could have been worked out within minutes between friendly neighbors instead of wasting kids' hard-earned money with towing fees. And the cars would have been gone 10-15 minutes sooner than waiting for the tow trucks to show up.

[whatsthat]

Every time I drive by that pace is busting......cars everywhere!

Is the place that good?

I am glad Frisco supports its new businesses but Frisco at times is hyper responsive to such new businesses. You cannot build enough parking for this hyper reaction at GOs. I understand Bahamas challenges.

Remember the craziness at In / Out Burger when it opened? I never seen anything like it. And it was this exact hyper response to its opening. At the time i rediculed people for being willing to stand in line 2 hours for a fast food burger. Come on people...are you serious?

Went to Bed Bath Beyond yesterday around 11:45 which is right behind In n Out burger.....In n Out was no busier yesterday than a typical McDonalds. The hyper reaction has now passed.

This is not a criticism of Frisco, Bahamas, or the Blue Ele.........but gosh......what is a new business to do during brief GOs? Turn away customers? I am sure they are surprised by the response to their opening.

And ...is there nothing to do in Frisco? Is this why such openings are such a huge events? In 6 months there will be no parking issues at Bahamas as there were no waits or parking issues at In Out yesterday.

When we moved back here from a brief stay in So Calf...I commented to my wife that recreation in Calf is mountains, beeches,.....here its shopping and eatting if you are not watching your kid run around a soccer field.

BTW....the explanation given by the owner of Blue Ele was well written and made perfect sense. They put up signs..sounds like they had communication with Bahamas...and they shouldnt have to police thier parking lot every minute. They too have a business and customers they must take care of.

Maybe for the first coupe of weeks....recognizing the potential for Frisco to over react to such openings.....two way dialog is in order for the brief parking challenges. If that in fact did take place and the kids still parked where / when they shouldn't have....well.......they learned a valuable and costly lesson.

I got a bigger problem with a $250 tow job. Are you kidding me? Thats robbery. Man...I need to buy a towing business!

[CLRB]

Originally Posted by Kindra

Blue Elephant Day Care towed 4 Bahama Bucs emplyees between 6:15 and 6:30pm on Friday evening. They called the tow company on four 16 year old kids who were obviously BB employees. BB employees were supposed to be able to park there after day care hours. Excuse given by day care was that it was for safety reasons. Now BB kids have to park over near Target and it cost $293 to get car out of tow from L and W towing company just 8 miles down the road. Blue Elephant taking no responsibility and obviously not a Frisco friendly business.......

Considering the daycare closes at 6:30p, the BB employees should not have been parked there.

Don't care if it was between 6:15p-6:30p. If it wasn't after 6:30p, they shouldn't have been there, and should have been towed. They were told it would happen and it did!

[ashwi]

What is a Blue Elephant?

[yelzer4]

As a parent whose children attend TBE, I am extremely glad that there are parking restrictions and towing being enforced. I don't care what time it is, excessive traffic is not only a safety risk for children but an annoyance as well. It's already a challenge when you are juggling your squirming toddler, diaper bag, blankets, sippy cups, art projects, and other items to your car, but add in navigating through parked cars, traffic coming and going, plus an increased amount of people around, and whew, that challenge just turned into an obstacle course. I am glad that TBE is keeping my child safe and providing me with a convenient place to park. I'm also glad that BB is doing well and that Frisco residents are able to enjoy a new venue for snow cones and other yummy treats-but do wish they had a larger parking area for their employees and customers.

TBE is a FABULOUS daycare operated by an outstanding, warm-hearted management team-I don't think they were trying to be malicious by enforcing towing at all and think the situation was handled appropriately.. I know if I had been parking somewhere, then saw a sign that said "towing enforced" or "no parking", I wouldn't park there anymore regardless of what I had (or hadn't) been told prior..

[Tooleman]

Originally Posted by yelzer4

As a parent whose children attend TBE, I am extremely glad that there are parking restrictions and towing being enforced. I don't care what time it is, excessive traffic is not only a safety risk for children but an annoyance as well.

Who said anything about traffic? There were a few parked cars.

Originally Posted by yelzer4

It's already a challenge when you are juggling your squirming toddler, diaper bag, blankets, sippy cups, art projects, and other items to your car, but add in navigating through parked cars, traffic coming and going, plus an increased amount of people around, and whew, that challenge just turned into an obstacle course.

Because of a couple cars parked in a huge parking lot? Do you not use the car line?

[Eagle_rc]

Originally Posted by ashwi

What is a Blue Elephant?

Typically a horny frustrated married one

[Mister_Beef]

Originally Posted by Sticky Davis

Yep, it could have been worked out within minutes between friendly neighbors instead of wasting kids' hard-earned money with towing fees. And the cars would have been gone 10-15 minutes sooner than waiting for the tow trucks to show up.

That is pure speculation

[dmp9898]

Originally Posted by CLRB

Considering the daycare closes at 6:30p, the BB employees should not have been parked there.

Don't care if it was between 6:15p-6:30p. If it wasn't after 6:30p, they shouldn't have been there, and should have been towed. They were told it would happen and it did!

Honestly and I am really amazed that people here don't seem to recognize that 6:15 comes before 6:30. If the car was there before 6:30 it should not make a hoot what was said, tow it. 6:30 is 6:30, not 6:15, not 6:25, not even 6:29. And if that isn't clear the people that parked there should go join the army. They will make sure you know how to tell time.

[SJ75034]

Originally Posted by Tooleman

If you don't mind a post on FOL that can harm your biz..

Toolman Your a Freakin JERK!