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    Dixmore Timer setting.

    Just curious, those of you that use Dixmore timers, do you have yours set to Instant Start as soon as the minimum $ to start is deposited or is it set to Delayed start. I’ve always had mine set to Instant and never had one complaint in 19 years until this weekend when a disgruntled customer left...
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    Best Payment Options?

    Just yanked my Nayax and replaced with Monex to test out. I did not care how well Nayax worked. I was so fed up with the worlds slowest mostly impossible to get a hold of customer service I had to make a switch. Not only that, my Nayax reader, though count up, kept randomly going into some kind...
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    Cryptopay swipe memory

    So, lucky me, my internet is down at one of my sites possibly all weekend. Wondering if any of you know how many swipes Cryptopay terminals keep in memory without being internet connected to process once reconnected. Thanks.
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    Considering Card Only Self Serve Car Wash

    I agree, I’m of the same opinion. Unfortunately, land, utilities and build costs are so expensive where I am, it’d be a long time to recoup the investment. And that’s if the economy doesn’t take a crap. Curious, where are you located?
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    Touchless or Friction

    All my sites at Mark 7 touchless and I like the way they clean, but as Our Town said, water quality and chemical selection/titration is key. Otherwise you’ll never get a fully clean car with only touchless. Mark 7 also make a duel touchless and friction called a choicewash. Kind of best of both...
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    Considering Card Only Self Serve Car Wash

    Yup, I sell mine to other operators that vend quarters instead of tokens. Plus, the times that they don’t need em (rarely) the bank supplies me with bulk deposit bags (at no charge) for up to $1000 in quarters per bag for deposit. If you’re having issues with your bank taking coin, find another...
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    Considering Card Only Self Serve Car Wash

    You’re in the business to make money. That’s it. Why would you not always offer every way possible to earn that money? We may someday be a cashless society, but that’s a long ways off. Nearly 45% of my revenue at my washes are still cash and coin. These earnings are worth more as well since they...
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    Saw a great idea for ALL IBAs

    Kleen Rite sells a Simoniz Ceramic entry arch
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    Adding Credit Card Readers = Increase in Sales?

    I’m also about the same. Credit cards just make more money. Credit card fees pale to the additional earnings. My avg credit card self service bay sale is a little over $11. My bay time is $3 to start for 4 minutes. Just make sure you do the count up method. Count down and fixed price will lose...
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    Super Simple Question - Sorry to Ask!

    Agree on the pre soaks, Especially their Purple Passion. Terrible. Turns into a mucousy slimy substance that completely clogs foot valves. Maybe it has been reformulated since I stopped using it years ago though.
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    Saw a great idea for ALL IBAs

    Looks great. Not cheap though. I priced the one to the right for my IBA’s $8000+
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    Houston Area Vacuum Thief

    Great Monday morning! Since I hate all thieves, I really protect my washes from them, down to locking and alarming the vacuum dirt clean out. Well, the usual dirtbag that we all see roll into the lot, who has no reason to be there, did at one of my locations this morning. He proceeded to cut the...
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    New coin changer recommendations

    Agree, Hamilton with Mars Validators. Will run forever and if you do encounter a problem, Hamilton tech support is A+.
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    Things Just Got Real

    Definitely proprietary tokens. Check out VanBrook. Look at their bi-metal tokens. They won’t sell the same token with in a 75 mile radius I believe and charge $1 for em. Good call also on not building a new site that is only Credit Card. Those operators that swore off tokens, quarters and Cash...
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    Things Just Got Real

    Congrats. Have you planned price points yet for the SS and IBA. Curious what the competition is charging. With a brand new site, don’t come in cheap. People like new and will pay for it.
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