$5 to go through a car wash? Pu-leeze. That money could be used for a Subway footlong. Or 500 penny candies. As the writer of LLotC, I think you know which of those two purchases I would probably go with. So, how would you get around paying that for the standard wash n’ wax? FYI, DIY to avoid using an IOU, which might leave you in the ICU, if you default and your primary lender is the USSR.
That’s right, break out your own bucket and butter up that Buick yourself. It really is a good idea in the long run, although the initial cost might be somewhat steep. Especially if you want to start your own commercial car wash, which would cost about $400,000 to make or more. So, I guess, just make do with your own hands for now.
Bucket, $1.50, wash, $5.00, a couple of wash mitts, $6.00, some wax, $3.00, a hose, $8.00, a nozzle, $2.00, some application pads and microfiber cloths for your wax, $5.00, some windex, $2.00, some paper towels, $1.00, and that ought to do it for now. So, $33.50. That’s a nasty blow to the old bank account, right? But watch, watch what I’m going to do now.
Ok, so, you can do about 128 washes out of a gallon of Turtle Wax according to their bottle. So, $33.50 divided by about 128, well, lets add a little more because you’ll be using your water, and face it, those mitts and that wax ain’t gonna last forever. $100, even, let’s say. Divided by 128 washes, that’s less than a buck a wash.
Whooo! Now, all you have to do is actually spend the half-an-hour to wash your car. You have a couple of options, you could tell the neighbors that you ‘enjoy the outdoors, it’s a nice change from being stuck inside counting money all day’, or you could dress up as a illegal alien that was paid to wash your car. I think there are enough sites out there that actually go through the step-by-step process of washing your car, so I’ll let you look that up on your own time.
What I will tell you is, as soon as your done getting your car washed, you can buck up the 75 cents and go to a commercial car wash to get it vacuumed. I mean, I don’t expect you to invest in a Shop-Vac as well. However, don’t use the vacuum there to do any indecent acts. I mean, I thought I wouldn’t have to say that, but that guy apparently proved otherwise.
After your car is all nice and pretty, I guess all you have to do is roll up on the nearest club.
Sam’s Club.
