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Has anyone converted the acw to the new mars that takes credit cards and validates them thru the cellphone. I have a location with no phone line and it looks like less than a third of the hamilton card retrofit cost. Just thought i could get a better validator and credit card at the same time...

I have an 18 yr old acw 4 and would like to go cc's also but am wondering if the dial-up system will be gone soon and be on high speed internet. Also would the e-port system be adaptable with its high speed cell phone data network as its 9.95 a month is alot lower cost than telephone, and the...

jeffs that is a 55% increase, I think it's time to reward the suppliers that can keep the prices lower, and ask suppliers for bigger discounts. If you are experiencing a downturn in business, there are plenty of brands of soap that can get the job done for less, and produce good results.

It was Rowes Conversion, about $860, It retains the fast pay and the large rowe power supply, I will still have some hopper issues , but was tired of cleaning it once a week, i still have 4 more if i decide to do them i guess. I looked at the etowah, it has the direct pay which is fine, a...

I converted my Rowe to a mars today with the rowe conversion. It was a fairly decent conversion. It only took an hour and a half, it would of been quicker but i had to make change for quit a few. It came with Validator,computer, and a new harness. I think it looked more difficult than it was, I...

we, always use the garden hose at it sucks it up much quicker, but when his truck gets full about 3k gallons ,he drops the suction and my pits take the water back until it starts to get thicker, and then there is enough room for alot more dirt. Our dirt goes to the landfill so they don't want...

My second job is owning apts and some houses, besides car washes, I have been thinking the same thing, if i get multi units i have reason to travel . Also vegas is sure alot cheaper than a couple of years ago. Sounds like a great way to spend your money, with a tangible investment. probably a...

Anyone know the cost to change out a housing to an air blade? John

The wash is a 9 bay self serve. Jim at shurvend put stainless over keypad area and lexan over the front, and also a big lock guard over the front. The soda sales are 2-5 a day - nothing great, but at least some money as coke cut my part to zero. I used to sell very few white towels in drop...

I am in a really cold area, and alot of(Homes and businesses) are going to geothermal,whether it is pipes laid horizontal or wells or the heat pumps that just work down to zero, but they return 125% of heat for the electricity used, or even just electric boilers. With my washes i can go without...

Unless you combine it with advertising- the people that don't use your wash will never know you have a special. I think that the advertising you need to do is hand out flyers to the houses in a 2 mi radius or less, also target some businesses for big sales of tokens . I can't see myself getting...

http://www.in-forum.com/News/articles/206248 Oj in town w/drug addict nicole look alike, looking for the killas. The people are going nuts wanting to get pictures w/him. Why. a Z list celebrity . The girlfriends father is the head of a mental health facility in a nearby town. He sure didn't...

I don't have the people waiting too much some washes are 8-9 bays. Wait time is usually short . I bribe them to move along, I say "we are really busy, if i give you a $1 or $2 in tokens towards your next wash could i get you to dry outside." I win and both customers win. I now have reduced the...

I have a fragramatics Shampooer, but lately people with dirty mini-vans, and a few that are really fanatics about their cars have said They wish I had a real carpet extractor.I guess they want something that really works. Both said $10 would be cheap to pay if they could really get the carpets...

It sounds a little high, as I think there is a lot of competition in that business now, unless it was 2-sided. I always look to the great ones - When McDonalds and Wal-Mart buy them,( it's a good idea that makes money.) John

Andy, My shurvend visi-combo has the money in the door .The door then has one key to access the bills and another key to access the change. I went with the Credit card option which is awesome, it e-mails me everyday at 4am as to yesterdays sales, another guard against theft. If you are...

After 18 yrs in this Business, I still can't understand if it is the customer that is so price sensitive, or is it us owners. Do you worry about a quarter or two when you go out to eat. Do I leave them a .50 or .75 tip, or is the tip more than one of your cycles at your car wash, or is your...

I feel the same way.The customers haven't been very understanding anymore, I was told my 5 rowe updates were just shipped with some new adapter. I guess it is different than the last adapter. Their new kit that replaces the stacker and validator for about $700 with a new computer and a Mars, Is...

I purchased a Shurvend Visi-combo at orlando. The E-port Credit card and Mars acceptor is great. The e-port uses a Gsm based cellphone to quickly verify cards. I Had lost my coke commissions.The ability to sell the dew, pepsi and coke, and energy drinks is a good combo. The drop shelves i had...

I always had big ideas about franchising out, but never did. I think you should build three or four of them in your home town. What better way of selling your idea to investors than to show them a couple of working models. A local guy in our area started up abc seamless siding and is in close...