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I’d buy a ShamWow from this guy

Sounds like we share the same demographic. My customers will throw trash on the ground when they're standing six inches from a trash can. It's ingrained in their DNA.

This. While my crypto system has been working well overall (and as designed during the recent internet outage) I'm just inherently cautious about relying too much on technology. Point being: I'll never go completely cashless because there's no guarantee that all of Crypto's systems are going...

Right, that's what they told me when the outage occurred. And (hopefully all) of the transactions did eventually trickle in once we were back online. But I'm still not willing to bet the farm on the promise of fail-proof technology, and a little black swiper box that gets blasted with high...

This may be a simplistic response to the cashless discussion, but on Saturday (a rare sunny and perfect Saturday) some genius knocked down the main internet cable feeding my ‘hood. Crypto pay was down for 10 hours and I was darn glad my wash also takes quarters.

I keep mine locked because I got tired of hyenas digging through the dirt searching for dimes and then leaving the vac door unlatched, which results in a “hey bro your vacs don’t work” phone call. And yes, it was a continuous problem

Thanks Greg and Sooner - I'm lucky in that my soap outlet is local so neither of us has a shipping hassle. I may just approach them to see if I can get a slightly better deal and then call it done. My customers are very happy with the current soap/wash quality so probably no need to fix what...

I'm now 9 months into operating a 7 bay SS rehab project and wondering if any of y'all would be willing to share your chemical costs as a percentage of sales. I inherited a system running Supersat products combined with HPH powder and my total costs for soap, wax, pre soak, tire cleaner, triple...

I probably have 10-12 customers a month drive off without hitting the stop button. Early on I thought I’d be getting a bunch of irate phone calls from those folks, but not one to date. Including the guy who has now driven off 6 times paying $15 for a $5 wash. A fool and his money...

Count up money

True. But A friend (geek) who helped me set up my website says that Google reviews matter mostly for search relevancy, and that sites with the higher review averages pop up closer to the top, and more often, when someone searches "car wash" in your area. Not sure if that's accurate but it seems...

I was lucky when I bought the rehab SS that I currently own. The previous owner required me to change the name (which I gladly did) and that allowed me to start over with Google and punt all of his terrible reviews. That said, it still took weeks for Google to take down his old listing and...

Just installed one Air Logic AutoDry as a test. So far customers seem to like it. Gonna let the hour meter run for a month then make a decision on my remaining bays.

If my alarm ever goes off, I hope the cops respond as quickly as they did for a wash near mine, a few days back. Perp was hacking their changer with a cordless angle grinder and set the alarm off. Cops were there in minutes and nabbed him, but he made pretty good progress on that faceplate. Note...

I've thought about that too. Would also help discourage overnight car campers. Only problem is my neighbor is a Public Storage and the manager apartment sits adjacent to my parking lot. That strobe would push her over the edge.

I've been scheming on that idea too. Would love to rig up a device that I can control from my phone. Sitting in my easy chair in the evenings...watching the cams...punching a button and dousing trash diggers with skunk scent, pepper spray, raw sewage... One can dream, right?

Did quite a bit of searching and reading old threads, but wondering does anyone have any new intel or recommendations on a sturdy outdoor soda/drink machine? I've got a covered kiosk with overhead lights and power next to my pump room. The previous owner had a soda machine there but it was...

Did I set the alarm?

So far this $199 fee is the only glitch I've had in 8 months after installing crypto pay - and they refunded it. My monthly total fees are averaging 4.8% and my credit card revenues are now running 28% of gross sales (and climbing) for a 7 bay SS. I'm calling it a big win and I'm glad I pulled...

They’re reading this board. It was no coincidence that I got an email offering a credit for the $199 annual fee, just one day after I raised the question on this thread. Worldpay also knew about the discussion of how poorly their store card rollout was received. I mentioned it to their sales...