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What if you were approach by a professional detailer that wants to rent space and grow his existing biz…? He/she/it would have their own insurance and indemnify you… What are the other downsides to this agenda, and is it worth the pursuit…? Because the next challenge will be to find them...

For those shopping their car wash insurance, you might want to consider The Columbia Insurance group (www.colinsgrp.com) I have an 8 bay SS, with 2 dog washes, just under $2500 a year. my agent is John Hall and his direct number is 678.715.9634 licensed in all states. Good luck!

After 9 lives and 25 years, this cat lives again!

I have a site visit scheduled with my agent (5+years) to review and make sure my ankles are covered… In this litigious world, we are prime targets for nefarious bozo’s…. Any questions about coverage would you want to know….? It’s a Tuesday lunch meeting…. 8 bay SS + 2 dog washes Atlanta

We feel your pain….! Just breathe, and take it to the bank….. or crypto… just keep breathing…. We got 2 tires dumped today…. Oy!

It’s Not Nice to fool with Mother Nature…. (dat bitch got attitude…!)

Here’s my version… I have $10 pre-authorization charge with the CC’s, and a $15 max on the bays and $25 on the dog washes. Count up. the CC’s have been a game changer for me, and it only took me 24 yearsto incorporate them…! Oy.

Wishing everyone a season full of gold dust…!

Well, I have an AOL email address…. Oy!

fyi…. I bought the Klopp token cleaner and here is a picture of the results after running the machine for 12 + hours… there were a couple dozen tokens still dirty and I thru them back for another run…. hope this helps!

Does Google and Yelp reviews count…? I am now having a new website done…. Only took a couple of decades…. Thinking about throwing $$ at some google ads to promote the new dog washes …? when schmoozing with customers, and I ask how they heard or found us, 80% would say from online...

Randy, You know that the government knows best…. What are you thinking…?!

We made this conversion/upgrade to tokens close to 2 years ago… we do accept customers quarters and dollar coins…. CC acceptance have positively changed the biz… hope this helps!

Have you seen the Toyota commercial in a SS car wash…? great for awareness and subliminal selling, cause it’s time to go wash your car….! Also the Liberty Mutual insurance ad with the tunnel car wash and the Emu… hope they are playing in your local markets!

Evolutiondogwash.com has an option to consider…. It has all the bells and whistles for easy use, but not cheap at $31….

About 2 years ago we bought the 3 column vend machine from Laurel… we sell black Jack, biggest seller and the Armoral Protectant and Cleaner… we sell those items at $2 each. very little pushback on the price increase from $1 to $2… our bill changers only dispense our tokens, so the remaining...

I sometimes think my wash runs better when I am out of town…! I can’t imagine shutting down the biz unless forced to … (I did however turn off the breakers to the bays in December for 4 days when we had freezing temps…) Couldn’t you have your “associates/workers “ just put a cone in the bay...

The lease terms will be the most important in allowing you to have something to sell… as the landlord controls the deal. can you elaborate on the lease terms, tenure and the landlords agenda…? Also, what are you netting on $220k minus $30k in rent in CA….?

No. I’ll send them to the Valero next door or point them to the drains in the back left corner… Oy!

Hope this helps other owners considering the move to tokens… We made the “change” (pun intended) 1.5 years ago and have been pleased with the upgrade…. We also accept customers quarters and the $1 coins, and most all CC’s…