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  1. sjb

    Light it up!

    I “think” it only allows one cut, however, we did not cut them at all….
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    Light it up!

    Here is a screen shot of the rope lights from Amazon…. In past iterations, the cheap plastic attachments holding up the lights have crapped out, and then would sag and look bad…. Hoping this application last longer…!!
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    WWYD?

    Free Labor! Come strolling thru Atlanta!!
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    Light it up!

    Dog Wash Atlanta
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    Yes, we have 2 Evolution dog washes facing the street…. I will share a night picture, but it...

    Yes, we have 2 Evolution dog washes facing the street…. I will share a night picture, but it does not do justice…. We did just over 400 dog washes last month…! Soooo YES! (fyi…. We are in a very dog/family neighborhood)
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    Light it up!

    Yeah, I have issues….!
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    Light it up!

    Hi. With some family help/talent, we installed 450 feet of LED rope lights today… I’m hoping it will help increase the night time biz…. Anything we can do to keep from having to get a real job! sjb
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    Amazon/chemicals

    Does Stone private label the soap products for KR…?
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    Amazon/chemicals

    I got this post card in the mail yesterday from Amazon & Stone chemicals…. still quite pricey compared to Kleen-rite chemicals on sale…. however, this 800 lb gorilla will keep suppliers and distributors more honest…. Happy Washing!
  10. sjb

    You know its fair week!

    Share photos
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    Best business card for wash?

    SPARK w Capital One pays 2% on the water bill alone it pays me $300 a year…
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    Vote: Do you answer................

    If I don’t recognize the number with caller ID, I send them this text message…. it filters out 90% of incoming calls… my cell # is out there associated with the wash, and get a lot of spam calls….
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    Water-Sewer Increase - Bay Prices

    what is the cost in percentage terms to your gross for water and sewer…? Our is approximately 5%…
  14. sjb

    What was your worst customer?

    This does not qualify as one of our “worst customers” but entertaining none the less…. This customer ask if I found his floor mats… I asked, when did you leave them, and he said about a month ago!
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    Best Payment Options?

    Agreed, credit card acceptance for us has been a game changer…. and it only took us 24 years…! Other changes have also have paid off… we now only dispense our $1 tokens, they cost approximately 41 cents and we sell them for a $1. The bill changers when playing nice will give the customer 23...
  16. sjb

    Quarters Clogged in Round Safe

    I have a similar snafu on 2 of my bays, where they used a smaller pvc pipe to channel the coins into the safe. My issue began when we converted to only dispensing our $1 tokens, that are larger than the quarters that we still accept…. I will purge them out again, and try the pledge solution… if...
  17. sjb

    Looking to get into the business

    I would suggest that you meet with Randy and his Wife, and see if you can structure a buy out with owner financing that would be a win-win for all of you…. In lieu of brokerage fees, You can then buy us all copious amounts of adult beverages at a future car wash show in Vegas!
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    Why isn’t my self serve working out?

    Does your landlord also own/operate the liquor store…? Is the property owner at all receptive to structuring a sale/purchase of the property…? I would not encourage you or anyone to make significant capital improvements in someone else’s property….. (unless of course the cash flow was so...
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    Today’s Darwin Award Winner….

    Yep, you just can’t make this stuff up… let the Healing Begin!
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    New income streams

    A year ago we added 2 dog washes to our 8 Bay SS… now in our 26th year! The wash is located in a Intown pet friendly neighborhood, where most of the SS washes have been converted to condo’s and coffee shops… so not a lot of competition… We have done 260+ dog washes in the last 30 days and...
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