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I vend cans in my Shurvend and have never had one break. They're only falling from the bottom 2 rows, so not a far drop. I did stab one with my pocket knife last week when opening a case of Monster. Gave it to an employee. They love that stuff!

Well even if it was our industry copying another industry the ideas still by and large do not come from the customers. My customers often put forth the most absurd, impractical ideas I've ever heard. I smile, thank them for the idea, say how good it is, and go on about my business, implementing...

The logic of "no customer has asked for cc acceptance in the ss bays" is seriously flawed and backward thinking in my mind. The good ideas we implement in our business come from us and our industry, not the customer (most of the time). That is my real-world experience. Customers often ask for...

i have not tried the clay towel. still a big fan of the fine grade clay bar and use it on every paste wax job we do at our detail shop.

Sounds like you would estimate that 90+% of laundry customers are lower income folks. That's the type of statistic I would like to realistically know. I wasn't sure who most of the customers are. The laundry is part of a strip mall that is for sale and the current strip mall owenership...

How does one best learn the strip mall business? How does being landlord of commercial property differ from apartment buildings? How important are tenant leases? What % ROI would make you comfortable when running the actual numbers (gross receipts from tax returns - debt service figures, not...

How does one best learn the laundry mat business? Is it, for example a declining, stagnant or growing industry? Who are the customers? What is the overall business strategy of successful 'mats? What income population is needed to sustain and grow the laundry business? How much do...

all good ideas. i have re-engineered many things on my sidetrac. so far the old prox in front of a good one is working well.

the problem is the play that occurs at the 'in' and 'out' ends of the travel. it's a design flaw in my machine. i placed a junk prox just ahead of the 'live' one so if the machine (target) impacts slightly, it will impact the junk one and not the good one.

When I grease and take care of my machine properly, sometimes the side effects are that the trolley gets more play. This can cause the prox targets to impact (rub) the plastic Turck Proxes. Is there a better, metal casing prox I could use in place of the yellow plastic prox? (Turck 4458000)...

try 2 hi ph passes with no hp rinse in between. if that doesn't work put out a free prep setup as suggested.

He's talking about a little wonder wafer so they must be 6 cents each, not sixty.

What was your other business that failed? Why did it fail? How will you run a carwash that you know very little about? It's a tough business but can be fun, too. The learning curve is steep; I started out thinking I was educated and ready ( I worked at a carwash first) and I am still...

I got some new flex wands from Kleenrite. They are Hamel Brand, which I love as do the customers. However, the ones I got have 2 male pipe thread ends, instead of one male and one female (which I think is how they have always come?). I made it work with a coupler and a nozzle from my IBA...

My suggestion is to hire a carwash consultant who can give a site-specific best, worst and hopeful average case scenario, based on his experience in this industry. Capture rate is an in-exact method of determining what business will be like for a carwash and there are many other factors. The...

yes, please say the cause and solution. thanks!

So it's bright enough to light the keypad, too?

clearing the coins manually is no big deal. not a big enough problem to change the coin mech.

do you seal coat your driveway? why or why not?

I bought a used visi-combo from uncle sam. my main gripe is that the keypad is not back-lit, so it's near-impossible to make a selection after dark. given the popularity of this machine i am stunned that this simple idea was not added to the design. other than that there are some coin jam...