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<\/p>\nI want to start by saying no one should be telling another small business owner how much they are allowed to charge.\u00a0 Whether unfair or cruel, business owners accept the challenges of the market.\u00a0 This autonomy goes both ways.\u00a0 I find it inappropriate and childish to take someone’s pricing decisions personally.\u00a0 It would be no different if I went to a potential customer’s place of income to question his or her value, suggesting that person should make less money.\u00a0 There is something we all have in common, aside from being human beings, we are consumers of goods and services.\u00a0 But if you are unhappy with pricing, choices of services, or quality, there is a business for everyone!\u00a0 If it is a combination issues that you cannot resolve, there is the DIY approach.<\/p>\n
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Be a nice person. My article on the dangers of using an automatic car wash somewhat surprising to me became somewhat polarizing.\u00a0 In hindsight this is not surprising.\u00a0 It is a big arena, creating real genuine value to a large segment of the population.\u00a0 The owners of this operation should apologize for nothing.\u00a0 I also stand by the context and the meaning behind the content of everything I wrote.<\/p>\n
“But really how can I find a quality detail?”\u00a0 $600, maybe more or less, with research that involves more than asking how much.\u00a0 I have $3,200 invoices, for a detail.\u00a0 I have $400 invoices.\u00a0 This is my reality.\u00a0 It is not that you cannot find someone to provide a service that you like for $150.\u00a0 The truth is you cannot give $300 to a $100 detailer who has been doing $100 details for years and expects that person to break cheap and fast habits and processes.\u00a0 Different types of operations exist for a reason.\u00a0 This might make you feel uncomfortable.<\/p>\n
Detailing professionally is a luxury service.\u00a0 It is a luxury service, not to look down on or scam people.\u00a0 It is expensive because it is an expensive business to invest in premium resources, TIME, and even other little things that fall into the category of customer service.\u00a0 But fast food restaurants are also referred to as restaurant, that serve majority of people.\u00a0 If something is important to you, then choose wisely.\u00a0 Especially with the negative perception of detailing and LOW BARRIER to entry, it is significantly easier to try to game the system, tell customers what they want to hear, and play the numbers game with customer satisfaction.\u00a0 In the industry we call these people fly by night detailers.\u00a0 In 2025 that includes people with shops.\u00a0 That includes people who are accredited ceramic coating installers.\u00a0 That even includes paint protection film installers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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