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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2340162)

PS: GO YANKEES!!!!

Not a hockey team. Who cares?
"GO PANTHERS"!,,

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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580 (Post 2340215)

Not a hockey team. Who cares?
"GO PANTHERS"!,,

What's "hockey"?????? Is that some sort of game??????

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2340230)

What's "hockey"?????? Is that some sort of game??????

Hookey?:loco:

If you think you need a car wash here you should be happy you don't live in NY!

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Originally Posted by Rich42 (Post 2339097)

Inflation has been raging beyond the typical norms for the last three years. It is significantly affecting virtually all Americans. While businesses need to increase prices to cover legitimate rising costs, too many are just taking advantage of the upward spiral in prices to gouge the consumer. I encountered the epitome of this trend in The Villages yesterday. I have patronized the “Village Car Wash” in the La Plaza Grande shopping center in Spanish Springs for over 10 years. Admittedly I had not been there in quite some time with covid and all, and the last time I was there was a couple of years ago. At that time the price of the cheapest basic car wash (they call it Bronze) was $14.95. Of interest, also note the prices of the various levels of service were prominently posted when you entered their property. To just digress for a moment, I pass their location several times a week and had been noticing the normal long waiting line of cars—regardless of time of year or time of day—has been absent. The place has always appeared to be a gold mine! Well, not so for the last few months. I don’t know exactly when they raised their prices, but the basic Bronze wash (again the cheapest option) was $34! I only found this out when I went inside to pay because their prices were no longer publicly posted. That is an increase from the relatively recent price of 127%!!! No way have their costs gone up anywhere near that. I now understand why there are no longer any lines of people waiting to get their cars washed, and I will certainly no longer be a customer. That is pure greed that should not be supported by the community.

WOW I can't believe anyone would pay that much for a Car Wash! Crazy :spoken: If you lived in NY where it snows and there is mud on the road often you might be tempted to go the the DIY Car wash and stick in $2 but I have trouble believing anyone would pay any where near $34 for a car wash. I'll admit A few times a years I'm tempted to use the car wash at Sams for $8 but as they say someplace "It would be a cold day in Hell" for me to pay anywhere near $34 for a car wash.
I guess I'm fortunate - I'm a very careful driver and try to go around dirty spots on the road and avoid Love bugs, my car just doesn't get very dirty here in Fl and when it does the rain seems to do a decent job. I guess I wouldn't care if they raised it to $50.
btw at the DIY car wash you don't get the slapping and scrapping of various materials trying very hard to remove you wax and scrap your finish off.
Full disclosure I have no financial interest in any type of car wash or have no plans for the purchase of any in the future.

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2340230)

What's "hockey"?????? Is that some sort of game??????

Hot a game. It's THE game! 🙂

Having moved from the Detroit area about 18 months ago I have been floored by the cost of a car wash in this area. I just returned from Michigan this past month where I had to wash a rental car (Budget apparently doesn't wash their cars anymore) and I paid $7.00 for the cheap stay in you car/drive through wash. Typically its about $8-$10 for a standard car wash in my former area. I've just been getting up early and washing the car myself before the heat of the day kicks in.

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Originally Posted by dougjb (Post 2339380)

All too often now, a business, when questioned about why their prices have gone up, will claim it is because help is getting more expensive. That is a convenient rubrick that just does not hold water.

In the past, businesses would claim they increased prices or decided not to provide a particular service because of the lawyers, or because of insurance. Again, that was and is nonsense.

We live in a free enterprise society. Businesses must adjust their prices and services accordingly. No excuse is necessary for me!

Simply put, since we live in a free enterprise society, I am also free just to walk away from doing business with a business whose services or prices no longer align with my interests. If others follow me and the business fails, I really do not feel anything. To my mind, it is simply that the affected business was unable to manage their business plan appropriately.

There is always another car wash. There is always another business that meets my needs.

Yes, thank heaven we still have choices, will said.

Cars do seem stay cleaner here in Florida, but don't forget "brake dust".
That stuff is very corrosive on alloy wheels