Why Are There Suddenly So Many Car Washes?

Re:Why Are There Suddenly So Many Car Washes? by babas on Sunday March 17, 2024 @12:42PM (#39735696)

I've been thinking about this same phenomenon. I reside in Norway, where, interestingly, five different car washes opened in 2023 within a 2 km radius of my local neighborhood. Remarkably, four of these are clustered within a 300m stretch inside a commercial park. Our local area has a population of roughly 5,000 to 7,000 people.

Each car wash is operated by a different entity, offering unique apps and subscription plans.

It's hard to imagine this being profitable given the circumstances. But what do I know, I wash my own car.

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Re:Why Are There Suddenly So Many Car Washes? by eastbound on Sunday March 17, 2024 @12:52PM (#39735805)

Everyone wants to be a remote entrepreneur passive income digital nomad.

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Re:Why Are There Suddenly So Many Car Washes? by myself248 on Sunday March 17, 2024 @05:29PM (#39738227)

...did you say 'apps'?

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Re:Why Are There Suddenly So Many Car Washes? by compootr on Sunday March 17, 2024 @05:56PM (#39738410)

I hate the trend that everything must be an app

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Re:Why Are There Suddenly So Many Car Washes? by walthamstow on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @03:56AM (#39753757)

Honestly I bought freezer food bags recently and even they had a bloody app. Each one is stamped with a QR code and you can use the app to record what's in each one. Absolutely bizarre. I continue to use a Sharpie.

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Re:Why Are There Suddenly So Many Car Washes? by jabroni_salad on Monday March 18, 2024 @12:09PM (#39746356)

There is one by me that lets you pay wirelessly with an app. They have an unlimited wash subscription plan you can only get with that. I am not really sure how it works (bluetooth?) but I guess it would speed things up.

I would try it to puzzle it out, but its one of those spinnybrush antenna destroyers and I'm not gonna risk it.

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