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    Car Wash Show Vegas Apr 23-25.... Worth while to go!???

    As for people saying it's a write off/ business deduction?? Please explain how this is even a significant savings!?
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    Car Wash Show Vegas Apr 23-25.... Worth while to go!???

    Update!!!! I decided not to go! Cost $1500+, 5 days of my time, + most deciding factor was the fact the education sessions I wanted to attend are all stacked during same time slot. In one case 3 at once. And some with 4 speakers at 1 hr total not sure about that. I went on youtube and found a...
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    Car Wash Show Vegas Apr 23-25.... Worth while to go!???

    Who's going? Who's been before? Is it worth the $1500 investment to go or will I learn the same or more by just reading this forum for 3 days straight haha!!??
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    Gated Flat Fee or by the minute Self Serve!!??

    Has anyone seen this before? I was on vacation and I went to a 8-bay self serve + vacs where you take a ticket (like a parking lot) upon entering, gate opens and then you pay when you leave the wash based on time. The competition in the area were some IBA at gas stations. Pricing is as...
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    Is the self serve dead or dying?

    wash4me: I agree that anything is possible but zoning requires specific room for cars to line up and wait. 4 for automatic and 3 for self serve. Right now it is barely 2 spots from the street to the front of the wash. Wash built 50 years ago so pretty much everything about it is grandfathered...
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    Is the self serve dead or dying?

    ibspuds: Nearly impossible due to zoning. The SS wash itself is grandfathered. I.B. Washincars: Do you think 3 washes in 4 miles on the same road to much?
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    Is the self serve dead or dying?

    I'm closing on a small 3-bay car wash on May 1. I have people telling me to back out because the self serve is dead and dying especially since my location has no possibly to add an in-bay automatic due to space and zoning. Sales are down 20% but I attribute that to the owner running down the...
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    Tell me about this R/O system (pics)

    This is the R/O and softener(?? I assume that's it because of the salt) system on a small 3-bay car was I am buying in Phoenix AZ where the water is extremely hard. Right now it gets used 50 to 60 gallons a day. I tested the low pressure spot free rinse on a black car... is it supposed to...
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