$40 Detail...

theres not even a phone number to contact lol thats bad.

the photo was prolly stolen from the web..



i would gaurantee hes not even licenced or insured.



he could at least invest in a $10 hose from walmart to upgrade. suprised he didnt required a towel too



sorry to bad mouth him. to each there own
 
I don't think that is a picture of a car he detailed either. That kind of looks like a Euro A3. I don't think we get the 2 door A3's over here, all we get is the 4 door, not to mention the Euro plate on it.
 
He'll learn the hard way. I did. When I first started mobile detailing over 10 years ago, I bought a new truck, and a quite few thousand dollars of professional equipment and set my pricing low to drum up business. It took quite a few trashed SUV's and Mini Vans before I realized that I was not charging nearly enough !!! I started out attracting customers who were bottom feeding for the cheapest guy on the block. And like a fool, I was one of those guys. BUT $40 !!! THATS INSANE !!!
 
Back in 1994, at least I started my details at $60. :nervous2:



Quickly went to $75, then $90 and kept going. Cheap is definitely not the way to start out.
 
Craigslist is always fun to read. In my area all people do is badmouth one another.



I don't know what it is about craigslist, but I always get a bad feeling in my stomach reading them.
 
I had a customer call the other day to make an appointment and granted I live an hour from where my main body of business is for grad school so I told them it would be about 8 days because of class load and my bartending schedule. Anyway, I get a call yesterday that some guy told him it would cost him $75 to do the same thing I was gonna do for $225. I just laughed and told him to enjoy the work and I'm sure I would be hearing from him again.
 
Labster said:
I had a customer call the other day to make an appointment and granted I live an hour from where my main body of business is for grad school so I told them it would be about 8 days because of class load and my bartending schedule. Anyway, I get a call yesterday that some guy told him it would cost him $75 to do the same thing I was gonna do for $225. I just laughed and told him to enjoy the work and I'm sure I would be hearing from him again.
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Not necessarily the right approach. You might find it works better if you tell them why it should be you. Ignore the other guy. Badmouthing him won't help.
 
Holden_C04 said:
Not necessarily the right approach. You might find it works better if you tell them why it should be you. Ignore the other guy. Badmouthing him won't help.
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agreed...solid advise here! :)
 
Here's another one...



Reply to: serv-838353412@craigslist.org [?]

Date: 2008-09-12, 5:18PM EDT





Recently I have really been practicing my detailing skills. Let me try them out on your car. Includes washing, vacuuming and I will bring my own cleaning supplies and Armor All! You will be surprised at what a great difference I can make.



(317) 222-8812



~Heidi
 
Holden_C04 said:
Not necessarily the right approach. You might find it works better if you tell them why it should be you. Ignore the other guy. Badmouthing him won't help.
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I agree, I should have handled the situation differently. On a high note however, one of that potential customer's friends has had work done by me and told him my work was well worth the price and I have his car coming up on thursday.
 
This is how the ad should look:



:laugh:





Recently I have really been practicing my detailing skills. Let me try them out on your car. Includes washing, vacuuming and I will bring my own cleaning supplies and Armor All! You will be surprised at what a great difference I can make.



(317) 222-8812



~Heidi



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