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The Cottage Picnic + Play | Victoria | 3111 Cedar Hill Rd. at Lang | Closed in 2017
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Posted 11 May 2016 - 05:52 PM
#2
Posted 11 May 2016 - 06:10 PM
Inverting the building must have cost a fair sum of money. I wonder if this innovation will help attract customers?
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Posted 11 May 2016 - 06:40 PM
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Posted 11 May 2016 - 06:41 PM
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#5
Posted 11 May 2016 - 07:37 PM
Matt.
#6
Posted 11 May 2016 - 07:49 PM
ECE = Early Childhood Educator
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#7
Posted 11 May 2016 - 09:24 PM
Matt.
ETA my better half was an ECE for a long time
Edited by Matt R., 11 May 2016 - 10:50 PM.
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#8
Posted 12 May 2016 - 05:46 PM
ECE = $15/hr
Matt.
ETA my better half was an ECE for a long time
Geez. That's what dishwashers want these days...
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#9
Posted 12 May 2016 - 06:01 PM
Geez. That's what dishwashers want these days...
I agree. ECEs should be paid much more than $15/hour.
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Posted 12 May 2016 - 09:07 PM
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Posted 21 May 2016 - 05:47 PM
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#12
Posted 22 May 2016 - 05:22 AM
You mean you don't think alienating potential customers with the most disposable income in favour of those who are the most frugal is a good business model?I can't see this working.
Edit: though there are a couple places like this around (Tumblebums in Langford) I just don't think there's much of a market for this kind of thing.
Edited by weirdie, 22 May 2016 - 05:34 AM.
#13
Posted 22 May 2016 - 07:50 AM
#14
Posted 22 May 2016 - 08:24 AM
My impression is that Tumblebums is a play place and toy store, not a place to eat, although it does have some snack items. Crumsby's does very well. I think two challenges for this place will be the size and the location.
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Posted 22 May 2016 - 08:42 AM
But the kiddie concept slashes your customer base. As if The Gap eliminated all their clothing stock except maternity wear. You have to cast a far wider customer net to make up the deficit. Because if you're looking for a caffeine and bacon-fuelled morning antidote to a night of boozing it up you are likely to steer clear of a place where you are guaranteed to encounter a surprisingly loud three year-old who vehemently insists that walking home barefoot in the snow is a perfectly reasonable idea.
Edited by Rob Randall, 22 May 2016 - 08:43 AM.
#16
Posted 22 May 2016 - 11:34 AM
A place where kids can be kids might not apeal to the older male population of Victoria...
Or teenagers, university students, single people who don't want to seem like perverts, child-free people of all ages, seniors without grandchildren, tourists, or anyone looking for a clean, quiet environment to have a coffee and a snack. I'm not saying it can't work, I'm saying it's a huge investment in a weird area of town for a very niche clientèle. But if it gets unruly children and their parents out of pubs, more power to them.
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Posted 22 May 2016 - 12:28 PM
Cabin 12's problem was that it sucked...
#18
Posted 22 May 2016 - 08:37 PM
Cabin 12's problem was that it sucked...
No argument there.
#19
Posted 25 May 2016 - 09:15 PM
As a mom with young kids, i think you under estimate the potential in this space! Many of us need/want more places to meet where our kids can play. There are a LOT of us and a lot of moms that support her original business. It will be a destination but one that i think, if they have done things right, moms will flock to.
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Posted 04 June 2016 - 07:44 AM
I agree. ECEs should be paid much more than $15/hour.
Daycares are free to charge, and pay staff, all they want.
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