All so often you hear the words see what the competition is charging or what your demographic area is willing to pay, survey of services no one wants to do surveys now a days, then like myself hate to put so much PASSION into my business and have to hear or see the will DETAIL/WASH $10.00 because that is what so many or a custom to now paying paying, then you hear separate yourself from the crowd, but customers don't see why do or charge for that service.
Most customers just want quick clean and cheap rate, care less about skill level, products, training, equipment and so on.
I try to educate guys that want to do $10.00 DETAIL/WASH whether mobile or shop with this example ----- MINIMUM WAGE $7.25 per hour = $290. for 40 hour work week. So if you charge $10.00 per car with two people working that totals 40 hours a week equals $400.00 minus how many cars a day you complete, divide the $400 by 2 = $200.00 a week.
Now add in the fact of Rent, insurance,gas, water, electric, phone, and at the least supplies how can you JUSTIFY CHARGING ONLY or PAYING ONLY $10.00
Therefore you as a business person or customer have to question HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE AND IS THERE A VALUE HERE,
This is why I don't wash cars.
I charge a min of 60 to wash a car, only a detailed car, no crappy cars, exotics or my good customers only.
If I show up to do a wash only, your lucky.
these are hacks...not detailers. Very distinct difference.
Anyone charging those kinds of prices should not be taken seriously or have the ability to do quality work.
I don't think calling a $10 wash guy a hack detailer is fair
I don't think these guys consider themselves to be detailers
My local carwash does not claim to detail your car for $11.99. They do exactly what is posted on the price menu signage
I am actually surprised by how good the work is for the price. If you charge $60 and it takes you 60 minutes....how much work could you get done in 12 minutes?
If customers weren't satisfied that they were getting what they pay for, there wouldn't be a line every Thursday, Friday & Saturday
Not the business model I would want, but car washes can be very profitable. Remember, a lot of those cars are unsold to more costly packages, that require only a few more minutes of labor
I don't think calling a $10 wash guy a hack detailer is fair
I don't think these guys consider themselves to be detailers
My local carwash does not claim to detail your car for $11.99. They do exactly what is posted on the price menu signage
I am actually surprised by how good the work is for the price. If you charge $60 and it takes you 60 minutes....how much work could you get done in 12 minutes?
If customers weren't satisfied that they were getting what they pay for, there wouldn't be a line every Thursday, Friday & Saturday
Not the business model I would want, but car washes can be very profitable. Remember, a lot of those cars are unsold to more costly packages, that require only a few more minutes of labor
Very good points and thoughts taken, now how many repeat customers, I have gained other folks customers because I may have done a little extra (example smell good AIR FRESHNER placed under seat) that next company did not do
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