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Thursday, July 30, 2020

Five Things You Didn't Know About...Robbie

1. Robbie was originally supposed to be just a Henry Barrett employee. During August 2016, when Dad was vacationing in Myrtle Beach, I got a call from Robbie, asking about a job at Henry Barrett's car wash. I told him I would pass the information along to Dad. Dad ended up hiring him to work at... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 28, 2020

2008=09 vs. 2018

2008 and 2009 was a rainy two-year period. 2018 was an incredibly rainy year. Here is the question I am going to answer. Which was worse, 2008 and 2009 or 2018? The answer is 2008 and 2009. Certainly, a longer time period would mean it being worse for business. However, there were different... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 27, 2020

The Amish

I don't see as many Amish as I used to in Location D's Pennsylvania town. Some of them used to frequent the convenience store, which is how I saw them. With no convenience store, and obviously no cars to wash, I have not seen as many. I still see the horse and buggies once in a while, though.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 25, 2020

Selling the Club

When making a pitch to prospective car wash club customers, the goal is to do it in about 30 seconds. Any longer, and I believe the potential customer will lose interest or think the club is too complicated. With that in mind, I keep it to what I believe are the five most common questions customers... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 23, 2020

Can the Gas Come Back?

In its heyday, Location A pumped 4 million gallons of gas per year. That's a lot of gas for a small business station. Once Wawa came in back in 1999, the number fell to around 1.8 million. Currently, with Bob Kendrick at the helm, Location A is pumping 720,000. The fall that occurred from Dad to Bob... Sign in to see full entry.

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