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Re: Startup will wash your car wherever it is located

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Post by klinquist » Mon, Jan 16, 2012, 3:46 AM UTC

wheels wrote: post #60

I'll qualify this with the fact that I don't own a car, nor did I have mine washed often when I did, but... Isn't having your car washed one of those things where portability matters least ? It really feels like the ultra-local meme taken too far. Car washes are abundant and reasonably fast, and a car, in its usual course of being driven, will pass them often. It just seems like sunglasses for the blind or something…

A hand wash at two places near me are $29 and $31. I always seem to show up when there is a ~30 minute wait. If someone can hand wash my car for the same price with no wait while I'm in the office - I'm in. I'm going to try this next week.

Re: Startup will wash your car wherever it is located

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Post by encoderer » Mon, Jan 16, 2012, 3:47 AM UTC

eps wrote: post #19

Pick a Ferrari, schedule a $29 wash, grab popcorn and observe owner's reaction.

Exactly. I'd never let anybody like this wash my car. It's just too easy to cause damage. (Not a ferarri, but still a fairly nice german car)

Re: Startup will wash your car wherever it is located

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Post by maalox » Mon, Jan 16, 2012, 3:50 AM UTC

All I can say is if your startup doesn't work out (which I hope it does, I love the idea) you could probably get a mint for the cherry.com domain name.

Re: Startup will wash your car wherever it is located

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Post by walkers » Mon, Jan 16, 2012, 3:52 AM UTC

mrleinad wrote: post #44

Cherry is the carwash that comes to you. Park anywhere, check in online, and we'll wash your car right where you left it. Just $29 per wash, tip's included. But, what if I don't believe in tipping?

I think that's another way of saying "our business does not operate on a tipping model".

Re: Startup will wash your car wherever it is located

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Post by kevinchen » Mon, Jan 16, 2012, 3:58 AM UTC

nlh wrote: post #56

Interesting (and clever idea), but immediate concerns come to mind: 1) "Wherever it is located" might be the wrong approach. In a place like NYC, I can assure you that if your car is parked on, say, 74th & Lex, you're not going to get away with doing a car wash there. Same goes for almost every commercial parking lot in the city -- they're not going to let a random guy come in and start washing cars (they don't let o…

To add to point 2:

If this service becomes wildly popular, then the cities it operates in are going to have hell of a cleanup job. Yes, they say they use "eco-friendly solutions," which I take to mean biodegradable soap, but that soap has to degrade before it becomes harmless, which isn't going to happen overnight. (Storm drains on streets usually aren't filtered before their contents are dumped into a nearby creek or ocean.)

Re: Startup will wash your car wherever it is located

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Post by vaksel » Mon, Jan 16, 2012, 4:01 AM UTC

the question is...what is included in the "wash"

is it just a spray from a hose or do they also wax the car

Re: Startup will wash your car wherever it is located

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Post by sunsu » Mon, Jan 16, 2012, 4:08 AM UTC

I totally had this idea for a business in Austin. I was thinking about $20 for a basic car wash. Other tiers would be $30-$40. Washers would qualify to do the other car wash tiers based on their previous performance and reviews. Every washer would start out at tier one and have to earn the ability to wash in tiers above it. Hope it works out for Cherry!

Re: Startup will wash your car wherever it is located

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Post by herval » Mon, Jan 16, 2012, 4:26 AM UTC

personlurking wrote: post #52

herval wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

they're quite common in brazil and spain (on the most touristic / surf beaches) - some times operated by companies, other times by the city hall itself

I'm guessing you aren't talking about Rio. I live in the Zona Sul and haven't come across lockers on the beach (though I had the idea literally a few days ago). If they do exist here, whereabouts can I see them?

I remember seeing some in Paraty... Didn't see any in Rio indeed (only those "refreshment units" that spray water on your face :-))

Re: Startup will wash your car wherever it is located

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Post by dotBen » Mon, Jan 16, 2012, 4:34 AM UTC

antoncohen wrote: post #24

Cherry.com washed my car for free 3 months ago, and I didn't even ask them to. They did a great job, really, it was a excellent car wash. I intend to use them in the future. http://www.antoncohen.com/2011/10/what-cherrycom-washed-my-c...

I would be REALLY pissed if someone washed by car without my permission. I'm surprised it had a positive effect on you.

I might still try the service - I currently pay ~$30 with tip at the local car wash place where they wash your car by hand.

Re: Startup will wash your car wherever it is located

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Post by earbitscom » Mon, Jan 16, 2012, 4:54 AM UTC

mrleinad wrote: post #44

Cherry is the carwash that comes to you. Park anywhere, check in online, and we'll wash your car right where you left it. Just $29 per wash, tip's included. But, what if I don't believe in tipping?

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