The Car Wash Life

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Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Little Trees

Little Tree air fresheners are a staple at every car wash. There are probably over 100 different smells that the company has developed. Black Ice, which smells like a cool after shave, is the most popular followed by New Car Scent and Vanillaroma. You can also get them at your local grocery store,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 11, 2020

A Crazy Christmas Eve

Sometime in the 1980s. When there was road salt, Location Z could easily do in excess of 200 cars. That would require more labor. One guy would handle the buttons and money while an additional employee or two would handle the pre-tunnel scrubbing of the vehicles. There was a Christmas Eve where Dad... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 9, 2020

Partially Open

We have received some awesome news. The car wash automatics can now be open, which became effective Thursday afternoon. Self-service bays and vacuums remain closed. The automatics being open is huge. That enables us to get car wash club money. It'll be awesome to get some money coming in. Yeah!... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 7, 2020

Less Fees

Credit card fees are an ugly cost of doing business. Fortunately, Cryptopay does help us. The credit card system enables it to where if someone uses one's credit card multiple times within a two-hour period, the fee is only charged once. That's beneficial for when people are washing a fleet of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

From Cousin to Employee

My paternal grandparents co-owned a car wash with Aunt Betty, Dad's sister, and her husband, my Uncle John. After Pop Pop died in July 1979, Dad was the sole caregiver of the car wash, for the others were never directly involved in its day-to-day operation. Dad continued working for his mother after... Sign in to see full entry.

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This is a blog about my experiences working for my father in the car wash business and the people who are a part of our work lives.

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