{"id":2415,"date":"2015-01-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bob-nieman\/2015\/01\/30\/tropical-laundry-in-holly-hill-florida"},"modified":"2019-01-22T00:59:23","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T06:59:23","slug":"tropical-laundry-in-holly-hill-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/tropical-laundry-in-holly-hill-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropical Laundry In Holly Hill, Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Owners:<\/span> Chance and Janine Stone
\n<\/strong>Laundry: <\/span>Topical Laundry
\n<\/strong>Location: <\/span>Holly Hill, Florida<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Before Getting into the Laundry Business\u2026<\/h4>\n

The Stones previously owned a surf shop in the Florida panhandle. Currently, Chance also is a territory manager for a food distribution company.<\/p>\n

Store Opening
\n<\/span><\/strong>2011<\/p>\n

Business Hours
\n<\/span><\/strong>Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

Staff
\n<\/span><\/strong>Two part-time attendants and one full-time employee
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\nTotal Square Footage<\/span><\/strong>
\n2,800 square feet<\/p>\n

Parking<\/span><\/strong>
\n30 spaces<\/p>\n

Lease or Own?<\/span><\/strong>
\nOwn<\/p>\n

The Building<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe building was an existing laundromat when the Stones purchased it in 2011. They replaced equipment in March 2014.<\/p>\n

Marketplace Demographics<\/span><\/strong>
\nHolly Hill is a working class, blue-collar community. The majority of Tropical Laundry’s customers are low to middle income.<\/p>\n

Turns Per Day<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Two<\/p>\n

Utility Costs, As a Percentage of Gross Sales<\/span><\/strong>
\nApproximately 12 percent<\/p>\n

Competition<\/span><\/strong>
\nThere are four other independently owned self-service laundries within a three-mile radius of the store.<\/p>\n

Payment Options<\/strong><\/span>
\nCoins<\/p>\n

Washers and Dryers<\/span><\/strong>
\n7 Huebsch Horizon frontloaders, $2.75
\n16 Huebsch 20-pound Galaxy 600 frontloaders, $2.50
\n6 Huebsch 40-pound Galaxy 600 frontloaders, $4.50
\n7 Huebsch 60-pound Galaxy 600 frontloaders, $6.50
\n9 Huebsch 30-pound stack dryers, 25 cents for six minutes
\n2 Huebsch 45-pound stack dryers, 50 cents for four minutes
\n<\/p>\n

Water Heating System<\/span><\/strong>
\n2 Noritz water heaters<\/p>\n

Bill Changers<\/strong><\/span>
\n1 American Changer AC2221 bill changer<\/p>\n

Laundry Carts<\/span><\/strong>
\n12 R&B Wire Products laundry carts<\/p>\n

Folding Tables<\/span><\/strong>
\n9 Solomatic folding tables<\/p>\n

Flooring
\n<\/span><\/strong>Epoxy-coated flooring<\/p>\n

Lighting<\/strong><\/span>
\nT-8 fluorescent lighting<\/p>\n

Soap Vending<\/span><\/strong>
\n1 Vend-Rite Manufacturing eight-slot soap vending machine, $1.25<\/p>\n

Beverage Vending<\/span><\/strong>
\n1 Dixie Narco beverage vending machine, $1.00
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\nSnack Vending<\/span><\/strong>
\n1 Dixie Narco snack vending machine, $1.00<\/p>\n

Additional Amenities<\/span><\/strong>
\n\u2022 Video surveillance
\n\u2022 In-store DVD kiosk, with a large selection of pre-viewed DVDs
\n\u2022 Air conditioning
\n\u2022 Free Wi-Fi
\n\u2022 Military and student discounts
\n\u2022 Loyalty program
\n\u2022 Fully attended<\/p>\n

Wash-Dry-Fold Service<\/span><\/strong>
\n$1 per pound; 12-pound minimum. There is a flat rate for certain items.<\/p>\n

Commercial Accounts<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe work consists of uniforms, linens, towels and blankets. And the pricing varies, based on the client.<\/p>\n

Drop-Off Drycleaning<\/span>
\n$1 per pound; 12-pound minimum.<\/p>\n

Distributor<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Commercial Laundries of West Florida<\/strong>
\nTampa, Fla.
\n(813) 886-1477
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