Look for the similarities here

What similarities do you see here?



Some people wouldn't see any connection at all, but after my experience this morning, I do. Just a note, the car wash pictured is NOT the one I visited.

First of all, I was advised to spray the car with a low-pressure soap. It came out of a tiny gun thing and took forever to even reasonably cover the car. At least it seemed like forever when I'd just put $2 into the machine and had only 5:20 to wash the car. Being that I drive a small Honda, I really didn't think time was going to be a problem, but I had tossed in a couple of extra quarters anyway for good measure.

Next was the "high pressure" soaping.

Next was the "foam brush." That's the one I have actual faith in.

I had just started rinsing with the "high pressure" rinsing wand when the bell started ringing, so I sighed and tossed in another quarter for another 40 seconds. I want you to look at this picture and then I'll tell you how it differs from my actual experience:

There appear to be actual quantities of water emerging from the spray gun in this picture, unlike the one I had. Oh sure, there was spray all right, but it was about 5% water and 95% air. It was almost impossible to wash the soap off.

At that point I had already figured out I had been taken for a sucker, so I just rinsed the car the best I could and resigned myself to driving it home partly rinsed. When I got home I parked in the driveway and finished rinsing it with the hose, then dried it with some towels from the house. It looked fine.

I hope the $2.25 the car wash got from me makes them feel satisfied, because it will be the last they see from me and I'll be happy to repeat my story to anyone who is thinking of stopping by that particular car wash.

It's a bucket and hose for me from now on!