The best idea I’ve heard in a long time. The new Harkins SanTan Village 16 movie theater has opened today in Gilbert with built-in babysitters. It’s not the first time I’ve heard of this, as there has been a similar such thing in Chandler for a while now. But it’s a trend I hope more theaters and other businesses catch onto.Across the valley there are reasonably priced recreational centers with childcare available by the hour, Bashas’ grocery stores with their “cub houses” for easier shopping, and now this.
If I had any money to invest, I think my next step would be to open a beauty salon with the same. How often have you wanted to get your hair done during a weekday but couldn’t bring your children with you? The salons are packed to the gills on weeknights and weekends, but if you can manage a daytime appointment they’re always wide open. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could bring your little ones to a salon and drop them off for an hour to play with playdough and climb on a jungle gym while you help yourself to some pampering? Even the stylists themselves would appreciate the rise in business and better work hours.
Next stop: Dentist offices and restaurants that will feed your kids chicken nuggets in their own private playroom.
