Follies - 2 new points to keep in mind.

Towing at Pep Boyz?! This means...yeah, I guess you can't war with the Pep Boyz. Better do what BigDawg says.

Follies gets crowded early on Fridays. They start enforcing the reserved tables as soon as the club opens. I won't go on Fridays anymore.

Some may want to try parking in the apartment complex on the other side of Pep Boys or just pay the valet.

^^^ Good point. Busy today on a Friday.

A reviewer a few days ago talked about getting his car booted while parked at the Fiesta Plaza - apparently the current security guard at the plaza is keeping an eye on PLs parking at Fiesta then crossing the street to Follies.

Papi - That is why VBD says to buy some thing from the Plaza. Just keep your receipt to show that you were a customer of the Plaza.

@shadow

It crossed my mind that's what he meant but I wonder if one can still be booted if seen going into Follies - sorta claiming the Fiesta parking is while shopping at Fiesta and not being at Follies?

Can't war with the Pep Boyz, but why not with the bird dogging rent-a-cop across the street? Is that parking lot ever full?

The review stated the guard across the street was heavily-armed and it costs $75 to unboot your car.

How much is parking at follies during day shift? Cause if it's just a little more than what food would cost at fiesta pizza, I'd rather just park at the club and just save myself the hassle.

$5 parking at follies until around 3:30 ish than depending on the day, $10 afterward. $20 at night (supply and demand) kinda silly to park in other lots to avoid a $5 parking charge....even more silly to buy something in plaza fiesta (usually more than $5) only to walk across the street. follies has the 4pm buffet EVERY DAY.
I know you guys are cheap, but seriously how little money do you have that you are griping about $5 valet, and tipping the door girl during the day? do us all a favor and stay home if you can't afford to tip.
the club needs $$ to stay open, and if you're gonna be stingy about a few bucks, you're part of the overcrowding problem. it only took me one time years ago for my car to get booted in downtown atlanta to realize that putting $3 in the slot was a lot cheaper than paying $75 for someone to remove a boot.

Follies is one of the few places where I don’t mind paying for the valet parking. Because of the small parking lot and the big crowds, it’s a needed service versus merely being another way to extract money from your wallet. Five dollars during the weekdays is not bad. During the weekends it’s a little pricier during the day at $10. I don’t know the night time prices cause I’ve never been at night. Anyway, definitely better than a boot or towing charge.

If you valet you car it may get dinged up. I was there on Wed via Uber. A dancer told me that he watched her own car get backed into others’ cars twice by the valet guys.

Yeah, it's not just about the valet-charge, it's about giving an early-20s guy access to your car - some of those valet-guys drive the cars like race-cars.

A TUSCLer once told me that the valets leave the keys in the cars and that his dad's car was once stolen from the Follies parkin-lot bc the valet had left the key in it (IDK if they still leave the keys in the cars)

• as tight/overcrowded as that parking-lot is I would not be surprised dings happen from time to time

It's certainly not about the money to me. I usually leave my cell phone in my car rather than take a chance on losing it ITC. I have seen the valets hot rodding it around the parking lot. Even saw them do it with my Mustang one of the few times I gave them the keys.

One morning several months ago when I arrived at the club there was a meeting going on OTC on the back side with all of the valets. The reason for the meeting was that one of them had given a drunk driver the wrong car.

Good points. Valet is a valid option.

@shadowcat. Speaking of cell phone in the club, I did lose mine at Follies several years ago. Surprisingly a PL found it and turned it in, so got it back. Now I just leave the cell phone in the car.

I usually get to Follies around opening time and just park myself and it hasn't been a problem. I haven't been there in a while though and probably be spring before I can get there again.

regarding the valet behavior: please report anything wrong to the follies management. otherwise nothing will get done.

Pep Boys takes a cut from the tow truck drivers. Those hookers work for me

I hate walking across that busy 5 lanes road to the circuit plaza. Drive up the hill away from PepBoys to find plenty of parking, just buy something.

Oops, it's a 7 lanes road.

Yeah - that street is a bit dangerous to cross and cars drive pretty-fast on it

The master (shadowcat) just confirmed the towing at pep boys. Wonder how they know who to tow?