The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, December 14, 2024

Credit Cards and A

When I think back to how busy the gasoline was at Location A, I am amazed at all the transactions the cashier processed. We did not have credit card readers on the pumps during the glory years of the gasoline. Every customer had to come in. We also charged a five cent/gallon fee to make up for the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 11, 2024

No Vacuuming

I cannot remember the last time I vacuumed out one of my vehicles. A long time it has been. Back in the day, I would often just push off the vacuuming to tomorrow with tomorrow never coming. Now with Jason Abner as a detailer, I just have him do it once in a while. If I never vacuum a vehicle myself... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 8, 2024

Saddam and Best Price

December 1990. There are two reasons that Location A's gasoline business took off. Dad bought Location A in the Summer of 1988. The gasoline business was a loss leader. There was a lot of competition. Dad used the gasoline to draw people onto the lot to buy car washes through cheap prices and car... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 5, 2024

The Italian Customer

You might recall when a customer used a translator on his phone so that we could speak English-Spanish to one another. I remember around 2003 working at Location A. A female customer came up to the tunnel to wash. I asked her how she was doing. She handed me her car wash ticket. Then she said, "I am... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 2, 2024

The Gas Years

From 1990 to 1999, Location A was one of the busiest gas stations in all of Maryland. We would pump 4 million gallons a year. Nowadays, that is chump change for the mega-convenience stores. Those do at least 7.2 million a year. For a mom-and-pop gas station, what we did was and still is impressive... Sign in to see full entry.

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