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I usually take price changes in stride, after all, everything else is going up and that must be passed on somehow.
posted by
UtahJay
on April 23, 2012 at 11:02 PM
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FSI
It must be difficult maintaining a logical price. Where we go here we pay $10.00 for the wash, wax and drying with no attendant there even. There are price choices when your paying but we always get the wax done......
posted by
WileyJohn
on April 23, 2012 at 9:01 PM
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It's a car wash life for us!
Sounds like a take off on Little Orphan Annie's "It's a hard knock life for us!"
posted by
DKosef
on April 23, 2012 at 7:01 PM
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It is interesting to learn about the undercarriage customers. Also, it seems you Dad knows the business well, as well he should.
posted by
Against4WindsOn2Flam
on April 23, 2012 at 6:40 PM
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One has to stay operational so I can understand the increases, too! sam 
posted by
sam444
on April 23, 2012 at 3:44 PM
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Re: BrightIrish
It's amazing all that technology is enabling us to do.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on April 23, 2012 at 3:41 PM
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i am remembering back in Sydney where one took the car for a small fortune
and car was detailed inside and out while you sat and drank coffee in a nice cafe. Still there too I took note on this last trip.
posted by
Kabu
on April 23, 2012 at 12:04 PM
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I think you all will continue to do well because of your good business sense. You may have also read this but I thought of you while reading.
posted by
BrightIrish
on April 23, 2012 at 11:52 AM
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FS I was paying 5 sterling and they upped it to 8 so I stood my car out in the rain as it was not really dirty and I don't think that little bottle of detergent spray and a wipe over with a dirty rag improves the condition.
posted by
C_C_T
on April 23, 2012 at 10:16 AM
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Re: lustorlove
We haven't lost any customers. Like you I don't like price increases either, but as you said with rising costs (i.e. chemicals and parts) they have to be done.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on April 23, 2012 at 10:00 AM
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Re: TAPS
A customer receives two soap passes, two rinse passes, spot free rinse and a drying...It definitely is worth it if the car's not too dirty.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on April 23, 2012 at 9:57 AM
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I would guess people shop around for the cheapest price like they do anything else, and its not life threating to have a clean car so they may do it themselves or go longer between car washes. I am totally against price increases of any kind, sorry
but the other companies raise the cost of products it hard not to.
posted by
Lanetay
on April 23, 2012 at 9:14 AM
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You've probably told us before but I can't remember and I'm just curious. What does a customer get for the cheapest wash and is it worth doing that?
posted by
TAPS.
on April 23, 2012 at 8:15 AM
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FormerStudentIntern
v It looked like good management and accounting. BC-A, Bill’s R®st
posted by
BC-A
on April 23, 2012 at 5:42 AM
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