ScubaStevo
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I'd saw about $30 in product per full detail.
What are your product costs per vehicle
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imported_Grouse
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well it is about selling your level of commitment to them.
I also wash the car when i inspect it, They can bring it buy and i'll wash it, I offer comp items that i refill for them at the 3 month visit.
I have taken the strategies that my old carpet customers apriciated and applied them to this enterprise.
I also wash the car when i inspect it, They can bring it buy and i'll wash it, I offer comp items that i refill for them at the 3 month visit.
I have taken the strategies that my old carpet customers apriciated and applied them to this enterprise.
imported_Grouse
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ScubaStevo said:
that seems pretty low, how are you achieving that number.
imported_Grouse
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i guess my point in this is to see what costs people actually have. Including gas, ins, and product. even those products that need to be replaced on a 5-6 car basis.
SpoiledMan
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Is this an attempt to reduce your product usage or to find out if you're using the same amounts as others?
imported_Grouse
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little bit of both, really. When in the carpet industry, I was able to quickly learn what other peoples costs were because i knew by talking to them about which product they use, what rates they used them at.
We were a part of CCINW carpet cleaners institute of the north west. month meetings ect ect. Most of all it allowed us the chance to talk shop bounce ideas and skills, costs, and other work related things off each other.
As i have said a few times here. put 10 carpet cleaners in a room and you'll have 10 ways to clean carpet. I'm not passing judgement but simply trying to figure out where i am inline with other detailers of the same general nature and buisness practices. In a way this information helps format how i aproach this side of the buisness. It allows me to see examine this area in greater detail to see if i need to refine it more, trim it down, or fill it out more.
I have not seen this kind of info discussed here in the month or so that i have been here. And thought if i find it usefull to know maybe others would to. Starting a discussion on this may help others who struggle with cost management, product management, office management issues. I am of the opinion that in this arena knowing your costs is almost as important as knowing how to sell your services to your customers.
There is not going to be one right way to answer my questions, all i ask is you provide what detail you can, honestly appraising your costs and usage.
I hope that clarifies it for you spoiledman, sorry i did not get those numbers up earlier, the wife is out of town so i am on kid duty 24/7
We were a part of CCINW carpet cleaners institute of the north west. month meetings ect ect. Most of all it allowed us the chance to talk shop bounce ideas and skills, costs, and other work related things off each other.
As i have said a few times here. put 10 carpet cleaners in a room and you'll have 10 ways to clean carpet. I'm not passing judgement but simply trying to figure out where i am inline with other detailers of the same general nature and buisness practices. In a way this information helps format how i aproach this side of the buisness. It allows me to see examine this area in greater detail to see if i need to refine it more, trim it down, or fill it out more.
I have not seen this kind of info discussed here in the month or so that i have been here. And thought if i find it usefull to know maybe others would to. Starting a discussion on this may help others who struggle with cost management, product management, office management issues. I am of the opinion that in this arena knowing your costs is almost as important as knowing how to sell your services to your customers.
There is not going to be one right way to answer my questions, all i ask is you provide what detail you can, honestly appraising your costs and usage.
I hope that clarifies it for you spoiledman, sorry i did not get those numbers up earlier, the wife is out of town so i am on kid duty 24/7
IMO this type of analysis won't be very useful to you until you can get your product usage & detailing process down. I think it's more important early on to figure out the "how" then step back later and look at the "why".
I also think that looking at a per day number is more useful then a per car number. For example say you detail an expedition one day then a miata the next day. Obviously your product usage will vary greatly because of the size difference of the vehicles. That makes it an apples to oranges comparison. But if you step back and look at a week, month or quarter as a whole you can average out those types of differences and get a better sample group of numbers to look at.
I also think that looking at a per day number is more useful then a per car number. For example say you detail an expedition one day then a miata the next day. Obviously your product usage will vary greatly because of the size difference of the vehicles. That makes it an apples to oranges comparison. But if you step back and look at a week, month or quarter as a whole you can average out those types of differences and get a better sample group of numbers to look at.