I went this last Saturday with friends and we turned into their parking lot to find a spot. There were no spots and so I asked one of the parking service employees why they were letting people in to park when there were no spaces left. He said to not worry about it and that they would park the car for us if we just leave the keys in the ignition. Apparently they were telling a lot of people this and we thought it was valet service. We came back after clubbing and started to leave when I reached to turn on my mp3 player to listen to tunes and I realized it wasn't plugged in to the radio anymore. I figured it must have dropped somewhere so I decided to plug in my friend's iPod and realized it wasn't there either! There is no way a person could see the iPod and mp3 player from outside; only someone sitting inside the car could see them, so I knew one of the parking service guys who parked the car stole them. We turned around went to tell the manager of Florentine Garden's parking lot about the ordeal. While I was talking to him, a man came up to him and told him that his camera had been stolen from his car. The manager said this had never happened before, but I find it very odd that at least two cars had items stolen from them. The other man called the police while I talked to the other two parking service employees who were still there. My friend pulled me aside and told me when the cops had been called, she saw the manager lock his car and just stand there right next to it. Who would do that unless there was something to hide? I approached the manager and he got in his car and started to leave. I told him he had to stay until the police arrived to make a report and he got flustered and took off anyway. I KNOW the manager had something to do with the theft but I don't know how long Florentine Gardens has been getting away with this. They make you believe they are a valet service and then they steal your stuff. Boycott Florentine Gardens and boycott their parking lot!
Pros: NONE
Cons: Decieving shady employees
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