The Car Wash Life

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Back to Brushes

If you'd asked me 15 years ago, I would've said that brushes for automatic tunnels and in-bay automatics were on the way out. The consumer was shifting toward touch-free systems out of fear of brushes doing damage to their vehicles. Nowadays, all of our new competitors have brushes with their wash... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 19, 2019

Going Mobile?

I feel that we should look at into accepting mobile payment for the businesses. People want to use their phones for everything these days. Paying is no different. Mobile payment can also put us ahead of the competition. There's a lot I don't know about mobile payments. What has to be done to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 18, 2019

The Wind Blows

I could've had jury duty yesterday, but thankfully, my number was not called the night before. My plan had been to spend what was going to be an off day, anyway, golfing. However, high winds knocked out the RFID/Credit card system at Location B, and a power surge knocked out Location D's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

My Desire to Expand

I'd love to expand. I'd love for us to have multiple locations in every state, plus Washington D.C. I'd love for us to be in any country that has automobiles. There are three reasons why I'd like to expand,. There's a legacy aspect to it. I'd like to be known as the guy who had car washing on a big... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 14, 2019

Damn You, MacGyver

The original MacGyver created a problem for many car wash owners. In one of the episodes, MacGyver sprayed salt water at a bill changer, causing quarters to explode out of it. People in real life started doing that to car wash operators, Dad included. Thankfully, that trend has stopped. Seeing the... Sign in to see full entry.

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