average ticket price

OK so lets here what your average ticket price is?. we offer interior cleaning our prices start at 6/9/12/15 average ticket $9.73.

this is a pretty loaded question

Loaded question? Uh, try total revenue divided by number of cars washed. Pretty simple really. Our average is $8.10 per car and we are exterior only. At $9.73 I would bet that your labor cost per car washed is more than $1.63. Hardly seems worth it for all of the hassles and cost of full serve labor.

$24.50 on a OK week. I'm full service...

uh, thanks for the remedial math lesson.

I was more or less talking about the question being loaded with more questions. All he asked is average ticket, I guess I am looking more into it than I should. It sounds like newtunnel has an express that offers interior cleaning for an additional charge? So when comparing ticket price with a traditional express model, 8-12% labor? I would imagine his labor would be a little higher, which would explain a little higher average ticket. My point being average ticket price is all relative to services offered. So again I am looking more into this than I should, because all he said was average ticket,and that could mean for any kind of wash.

Sorry.

I guess you could say I'm a flex serve. We started out as express only then added interior service after customers asked for it. We do less then 10% interior service. I just checked and it is .77 cents per car. if the express model is 8-12% labor what should the flex model be?.

The only reason i ask is I don't think the question should be how many cars per day but overall revenue per day.

I think…at the risk of starting a pointless debate (that I was never a part of) you are an Express Plus?

I am not an operator, 8-12% labor was just an educated guess for an Express.

Again, daily revenue, average tick whatever you want to compare car wash A to car wash B. It is all relative to services offered, back to my point…loaded question.

Homer...

While to some, express plus is another way of saying "FLEX-SERVE", Express-Plus is actually one of the Express After-Care components in the Flex-Serve operating format.

I can understand your confusion since some have tried to spirit that confusion simply to advance their private agenda aimed at selling their stuff.

Although you are not an operator, but instead a vendor, I suggest that you look into Flex-Serve and you'll be able to answer your own questions.

Let me know if I can be of assistance.

-Steve

www.SMOKUN.com

What are the other components of a flex serve operating format?

OK I see your point. What is the average ticket price for a express only?.

Homer, et al...

FLEX-SERVE consists of three main self-sustaining components, one of which has 2 subsets.

A. EXTERIOR CARWASH (express, deluxe, etc)

B. EXPRESS AFTER-CARE- where all cross-trained hands-on detailing activity occurs at 2 levels: EXPRESS (15-min. or less after the wash), and EXPRESS-PLUS (more than 15-min but less than 45-min.) Any activity requiring hands-on care is deemed a detail task.

3. VACUUM & VENDING - where do-it-yourself vacuuming occurs (this component is by owner choice due to space availability)

All components have separate availability options that are adapted to operator desire and marketplace demand. This enables an operator to tailor operation to consumer demand, labor availability, and individual management choices by owner.

An operator can tailor any site to accommodate a FLEX-SERVE operation, and size is scalable to meet the needs of the operator within the operational limitations of site layout capacity. Hours of each component vary to suit the operator. Although one-size seldom fits all, this format can be sized to suit practically any location and serve virtually any marketplace. With a base staff of 2, upsizing and downsizing is exponential.

Overall daily adaptability is why FLEX-SERVE has become the "quintessential carwash operating platform".

-Steve

At the end of the day, or I should say year, revenue per car is inconsequential. Profit per car is what counts. After all which would you rather have a car wash with revenue of $1,000,000 and a profit of $100,000 or an exterior wash with a revenue of $600,000 and a profit of $200,000?

KwikSS, is that your average ticket including the Express Details or is it just pure Full Service wash average ticket?

Our Full Service wash average ticket(not including Express Details and Exterior Only wash) is around $24.

-tom

The EXPRESS PLUS Car Wash Concept is an alternative you ought to look at.

Exterior Wash with three packages:

Basic Wash $5.00
Wash & POLISH 'n WAX, Undercarriage - $8.00
The WORKS - Wash, POLISH 'n WAX; Undercarriage; TIRE SHINE $12

EXPRESS DETAIL SERVICES

Either:

Wash & Wax $39.95

Wash & Carpet Shampoo $39.95

or

A four package offering:

Wash & Wax
Wash & Carpet Shampoo
Wash & Seat Shampoo
Wash & Super Interior Clean

All of the above are $39.95

Customer buys 2 - a $10 discount
3 - a $20 discount
4 - a $30 discount

You drive business in by low priced car wash services and you upsell the express detail services which are convenient; no appointment necessary; when they are at the wash; fast 30 minutes or less for one service; and finally a BARGAIN PRICE at $39.95

Your cost per service is only tops, $10 for labor, materials, amortization of equipment, car wash and sales commission. That is $30 in your pocket.

You do not need skilled detailers anyone can be taught to perform maintenance services as that is all express are, maintenance done on newer cars or those in good condition.

You will sell from a low of 5% to 15% of your car wash customers express services. And, with the 4 service program you will probably sell 2 services per car.

Just some well intentioned thoughts on the subject.

Regards
Bud Abraham

Thats everything, details, ext washes and all.. How is your wash an avg ticket of $24. Whats your lowest priced wash and highest wash. Also why would you not include detail and exterior washes???