What's The Lowest Wash Price In Your Area?

[Duane]

This is a good example of what happens to low price leaders. Both stores in my area that are the lower price leaders are dirty, broken machines and both for sale.

My prices are much higher and my store is clean, equipment up and running and not for sale.

It doesn't take long to get sick of the higher volume, lower profit and all the extra cleaning, maintenance and customer issues when you do the low price leader route.

Duane.

[MrMachine]

Originally Posted by jh

In other parts of NYC, I've seen vend prices as low as $1.00 for a 18lb washer. These low prices can last for a few months or years. I don't check regularly.

In my market, the lowest is $1.75 for a 20lb washer.

John,

I agree that $1.75 seems to be the mode average here in the NYC boroughs.
Manhattan will be higher though.

[Adamski]

Originally Posted by Duane

And it is the owner who does the drop off herself at 50 cents per pound.

Duane,

That's not an OWNER ... that's a SLAVE.

[Adamski]

Originally Posted by Duane

... It doesn't take long to get sick of the higher volume, lower profit and all the extra cleaning, maintenance and customer issues when you do the low price leader route.

Duane,

That is so true. High volume means more customers, more maintenance, faster machine aging, more issues and more stress for the staff and owner. Owner burn-out is often the end result of being the Low Price Leader. Perhaps the first sign of owner burn-out is a loss of respect for the customers.

[ldm]

[quote=Howard;71104]In "my area" the smallest machine is a 22# one year old front loader and the vend price is zero. WDF service is usually provided for free also - by my wife.

Howard: The local utility companies must charge you a little to operate your washer, and I understand that Wife Dry Fold sevice can get expensive as well. : / Les

[ldm]

The guy a few blocks down has a beat up store and he charges $1.00 to $1.25 for his TL machines, which is all he has, and they are old. Les

[Howard]

[quote=ldm;71190]

Originally Posted by Howard

In "my area" the smallest machine is a 22# one year old front loader and the vend price is zero. WDF service is usually provided for free also - by my wife.

Howard: The local utility companies must charge you a little to operate your washer, and I understand that Wife Dry Fold sevice can get expensive as well. : / Les

Actually the utility companies charge us very little for this. You see I have a 10kw solar array on my roof for electricity and since the kids are out of the house we are below the minimum on water usage and the sewer charge is a flat fee independent of use. There is some small cost for the gas used in the dryer.

I'll have to think about Wife Dry and Fold, never heard it called that before.

[jh]

Not many people are posting replies, considering the number of people viewing this forum. Maybe a poll will receive more response.

[savnish]

Some laundries are charging .75c for top loaders and 10-12mins for dryers in my area.

[Adamski]

Originally Posted by savnish

Some laundries are charging .75c for top loaders and 10-12mins for dryers in my area.

Savnish,

Okay, that's got to be about the lowest top loader price I've heard of in 2012. Where are you located?

Let's see now ... my toploader will earn more profit by running just 25% as much as that guy's toploaders. He must just love fixing toploaders and paying water bills.