Does anyone have a ice machine at your wash?

[APW]

Have the opportunity to buy a ice machine that is a couple years old. Small footprint, produces 60 bags a day. Does anyone have one at their wash or do you think this would be a good idea? There is only one other ice machine on the other end of town.

 

[CleanWD]

Have the opportunity to buy a ice machine that is a couple years old. Small footprint, produces 60 bags a day. Does anyone have one at their wash or do you think this would be a good idea? There is only one other ice machine on the other end of town.

When I recently visited the Car wash and Convince in Calgary last month a lot of operator were offering water stations and ice.

 

[Jeff_L]

Offering this line of business at a car wash baffles me. I've never needed a bag of ice and said to myself "I'll just head up to the local car wash and grab a bag", nor have any of my customers asked me for it. However, perhaps in my area it's not the norm, in other areas it might be. I can see if your near a lake where a lot of boaters come through, or other recreation events where customers are in need of ice, then perhaps so. What I'm saying is, if there is a need, go for it. If you're trying to create demand, I scratch my head.

 

[Kevin James]

I’m with Jim L on this. I don’t understand why anyone would go to the expense and headache of installing and maintaining an Ice – water machine when you can buy a bag of ice at every C store, grocery store, Walgreens and CVS in town. One of the local grocery stores installed a water dispenser, it lasted about 6 months before the health department forced them to remove it for having to high bacteria levels.

 

[CleanWD]

Every Market is different and it depends on the demographic and location of course. If you have the extra $$ and willing to invest and can bear the possible loss than why not? It can be another added service your offering to your customers. That is just my opinion.