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Convenient Self-Serve Car Wash BaysClean Your Vehicle TodayKelley Car Wash offers 5 self-service bays with wands and brushes for regular-sized vehicles, trucks, etc., and 1 extra-large self-service bay that can accommodate RVs and over-sized vehicles of all heights because there is no ceiling. The cost is $3 for 4 minutes, and we accept credit cards, quarters, or tokens. Instructions
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Laundromats and car washes are running out of quarters, and are desperate for alternative ways of paying What started as an inconvenience a few weeks ago is now becoming a serious problem for some businesses: a shortage of coins. It's hitting laundromats, car washes, and other coin-based businesses especially hard. Thinking of washing the car? If it's a coin wash, bring plenty of quarters, because the change machine may be out. Need to do a load of laundry? Laundromats are now running low, too. Jamie Lusk owns a laundromat. "My customers use quarters to run these machines," he said. "And when I can't go to the bank to purchase quarters, then they can't run the machines." Lusk says banks will no longer sell him hundreds of dollars in change rolls. So he is now begging family and friends for quarters, to keep the change machines full. Where do all his quarters go? Out the door with customers, he says. He recently stopped a man who was carrying a bag filled with $40 of his quarters out of the laundromat, to use who-knows-where. Laundries, car washes switching to tokens The situation could become critical for coin-dependent businesses soon. But there may be a solution: converting to tokens. Ken Shaner is sales director of a 100-year-old token manufacturer, Osborne Coinage. "We're getting inquiries from all over the United States," Shaner said. This company that makes coins for casinos, subways, and presidents (even Chuck E Cheese before they switched to swipe cards) is now getting crushed with orders for vending machine tokens. "What we are seeing is a lot of people switching over from coins to tokens," he said. Legally, his shiny tokens cannot be the same thickness as quarters, or people would use them in vending machines and parking meters. But Shaner says a simple, relatively inexpensive modification will allow vending machines to take his company's tokens. Jamie Lusk is considering it at his laundromat, because right now he has to beg people not to come in and take all his quarters. "Please don't go to people's coin machines," he said. "You are affecting their business." When will the shortage end? Like other pandemic shortages, experts hope the coin shortage subsides this fall as the US Mint gets more quarters into circulation. But consumers reluctant to handle change, due to the risk of COVID spread (considered rare according to health experts), may keep this shortage going long after the toilet paper shortage is over. Till then, try to carry change with you so you don't waste your money. ___________________________ Don't Waste Your Money" is a registered trademark of Scripps Media, Inc. ("Scripps"). Like" John Matarese Money on Facebook Follow John on Instagram @johnmataresemoney Follow John on Twitter (@JohnMatarese) For more consumer news and money saving advice, go to www.dontwasteyourmoney.com Copyright 2022 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Sign up for the Breaking News Newsletter and receive up to date information.Are car wash coins universal?No, car wash tokens are not universal, but some can be used at places beyond where they were originally purchased. This is called “cross acceptance.” Whether or not a token works elsewhere depends on the type of token that the car wash implemented for use at their place of business.
Are coin car washes profitable?Self-Serve Carwash
But it's definitely a great way to bring in additional income as an extra service to an already existing business. This is a low-cost business that can earn $1,489 per bay every month and an average annual income of $41,000.
What is a selfAccess to equipment: The self-service car wash comes in handy when you don't have a hose, driveway, and any of the required equipment to wash your car. What's more, in a self-service car wash station, you'll have access to all professional car wash equipment to clean your car effectively.
How do you pay for a drive through car wash?Work out the payment method
Most car washes will be self-service, accepting cash or card via a machine. If none are available, you'll normally have to go inside the garage or find a cashier to pay.
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