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Does Stone private label the soap products for KR…?

I got this post card in the mail yesterday from Amazon & Stone chemicals…. still quite pricey compared to Kleen-rite chemicals on sale…. however, this 800 lb gorilla will keep suppliers and distributors more honest…. Happy Washing!

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SPARK w Capital One pays 2% on the water bill alone it pays me $300 a year…

If I don’t recognize the number with caller ID, I send them this text message…. it filters out 90% of incoming calls… my cell # is out there associated with the wash, and get a lot of spam calls….

what is the cost in percentage terms to your gross for water and sewer…? Our is approximately 5%…

This does not qualify as one of our “worst customers” but entertaining none the less…. This customer ask if I found his floor mats… I asked, when did you leave them, and he said about a month ago!

Agreed, credit card acceptance for us has been a game changer…. and it only took us 24 years…! Other changes have also have paid off… we now only dispense our $1 tokens, they cost approximately 41 cents and we sell them for a $1. The bill changers when playing nice will give the customer 23...

I have a similar snafu on 2 of my bays, where they used a smaller pvc pipe to channel the coins into the safe. My issue began when we converted to only dispensing our $1 tokens, that are larger than the quarters that we still accept…. I will purge them out again, and try the pledge solution… if...

I would suggest that you meet with Randy and his Wife, and see if you can structure a buy out with owner financing that would be a win-win for all of you…. In lieu of brokerage fees, You can then buy us all copious amounts of adult beverages at a future car wash show in Vegas!

Does your landlord also own/operate the liquor store…? Is the property owner at all receptive to structuring a sale/purchase of the property…? I would not encourage you or anyone to make significant capital improvements in someone else’s property….. (unless of course the cash flow was so...

Yep, you just can’t make this stuff up… let the Healing Begin!

A year ago we added 2 dog washes to our 8 Bay SS… now in our 26th year! The wash is located in a Intown pet friendly neighborhood, where most of the SS washes have been converted to condo’s and coffee shops… so not a lot of competition… We have done 260+ dog washes in the last 30 days and...

I had my main nemesis, that I have been dealing with for decades, taken away in handcuffs today! certainly wasn’t the first time that I had him arrested, and probably won’t be the last, but it sure does feel good…! If we don’t have Law and Order, we be ___!!

Bummer! As they say, if it doesn’t kill you, it will make you stronger! Amp up your marketing and exposure, be creative and barter if possible, cross promote with your local schools, work with your local law enforcement and utility crews, they all have jobs and Need your car washing therapy...

Is the $200k on credit cards or cash… or both? the banks want the consistency of the CC’s and not the volatility of the cash

AI@ work…? Tell me this is a Chatgbt response…?! On a separate agenda, what is your aversion to the Kleen rite concentrates…? my biggest is the snot accumulation in the low pressure tanks… As for original question, does the dirt value have a higher and better use, or is it maxed out… so...

Yesterday, I was viewing the cameras and watched these 6 bikini clad bimbos set up a table, chairs and signs on the property to wash cars…! When I approached them, they were absolutely indignant, about my inquiry and very much felt entitled to be setting up their biz venture on my property…...

Are those branded t-shirts…? We are gonna order some for a neighborhood event and I’m now convinced that it needs a logo copy on the front as well…. You just increased my cost, thank you very much! Yay family Biz!

WOW, thanks for reply. Sounds like a few nightmares and headaches to avoid…. I was thinking it might be a positive evolution of the biz, but your personal response's say other… like with all situations, it will probably boil down to the individuals, but I should probably focus elsewhere for...