Wash with Wally: Built Detergents, Dryclean-Only Garments and More…
If a customer comes in with a drop-off laundry order and there are clearly some garments in the bundle that should be drycleaned, how should I handle it? What if the customer insists that I should just wash them? It’s up to your customers if they want to ruin...Wash with Wally: Using Ozone, Removing Blood Stains and More…
I own a store in a town that has a total of eight self-service laundries, and every one of them offers free dry. I’m tired of raising prices on my washers every time expenses go up, while my drying remains free. My customers are overloading the washers and...Wash with Wally: Cloth Napkins, Throw Rugs and More…
I have a commercial client who wants my store to take over the cloth napkin laundry service for his Italian restaurant. I’m not sure what is required to perform a quality service for this specific account. The napkins are red and often will have oil and other food...
Wash with Wally: How to Offset Rising Business Expenses
The laundry industry in our area has been hit with a lot of additional expenses, including a hike in the minimum wage. What should I do? Decrease the water levels in my washers? Cut the time or temperature on my dryers? Raise my vend prices? What’s your opinion?...
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