The Car Wash Life

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Sign it in a Heartbeat

We are now starting to see a nice uptick in business thanks to last week's snow and salting. While we have not been swamped, business has been great this week. Let me put this way. If I could sign a contract to wash this many cars every day of the year, I would sign for that gaurantee. Brian... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

The Royal Farms Effect

When Dad officially purchased Location D's business and property in October 2007, he knew that at some point, there would be a Royal Farms coming in a stone throw's away. That did not deter him. D is a small rural town. He felt that Royal Farms would wait decades to open it if and when the town ever... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 20, 2017

Not as Busy as I Hoped for

The car washes have been doing well after Tuesday's snow but not as excellent as I was hoping for. The roads have taken a long time to dry. We also received some showers on Saturday, plus some snow flurries on Sunday that further wet the roads. On the bright side, the forecast is looking good this... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 18, 2017

A Matter of Domination

January 2008. Dad entered Location D's market with the thought that he would dominate it. He ended up being incorrect with that line of thinking. About four miles away from Location D is a gas station over the Maryland line. D is a Pennsylvania business. Dad felt that he would be cheaper than the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Wrong in a Good Way

The snow forecast was wrong in a good way. The forecast had settled on 18 inches of heavy snow falling. Thankfully, we ended up with about three inches. From a business standpoint, that is better because less can be cleared, and the roads can thus dry quicker, enabling the car washes to get busier.... Sign in to see full entry.

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