The Car Wash Life

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Friday, November 22, 2019

We Could Do Better

When I look at Alex Lopez's car wash, I think to myself, We would do better there. Alex's car wash is situated in an area that is between Location C and Royal Farms' car wash. The way the traffic patterns work, all three car washes have their own market. Alex is heavily involved in real estate and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 21, 2019

Nibble

The car wash Facebook page has received an inquiry about leasing Location D's old convenience store space. I'm not getting my hopes up. More often than not, business deals are not going to be made. Still, I'm glad to see there is a nibble. It gives me hope that maybe we can find something to go... Sign in to see full entry.

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Nibble

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Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Customer Convenience

With their automatic car washes, Royal Farms' machines do not take cash, only credit cards and codes. I understand why they do that. They don't want to have someone empty the machine. All cash goes through the store register, and it is easy to account for. I'm still of the school of thought where... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 18, 2019

Rinky Dink Rollover

There aren't too many gas stations with the rinky dink brush rollover car washes. Those car washes never cleaned well. Any driver who took one's vehicle into the wash risked car damage. I'm going to talk about why those types of car washes have fallen by the wayside. The mega-convenience store... Sign in to see full entry.

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