jaypot Said,May 22nd, 2011 @11:34 pm 

Hi Ms Etten,
I am very thankful I finally found your helpful site specially on us- newbie. I am planning to start this kind of venture but I need your advise before i will proceed in purchasing the equipment. I dont Have any idea with this biz but with the help of this blog I learned alot and pursue me to put up one soonest..

What is better machine : front load or top load?

Frontload, it being water efficient, and for me it cleans better than top load.

what kg capacity is necessary in starting up-

a pair of 10 kg capacity washer and dryer would be a good start

DRYERS: gas or electric?

gas, logic is just like in our homes, we use gas stove, instead of electric stove because electricity is expensive.

can you please refer me a good supplier

No particular supplier in mind, just visit appliance stores and choose among those displayed

Any brand do you prefer? which will be less maintenance with superb performance

No brand in particular,

I am planning to start with P-Up station and with oncall p-up+delivery

Just make sure you can manage to monitor both your main and your pick up station.

Is there any seminar within manila this coming july or june 2011? and how can I buy your module maam.

There’s a seminar happening in Manila on June 25, 2011, kindly check on my post. Seminar comes with free modules already.

I want to start with 2 machine and 2 dryers…

That’s a good start
Please help me, and looking forward to meet you maam in one of your seminar.

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technospin Said

Hi, Monette:

Is it a good idea to ask clients for a downpayment?

I used to require a 50% downpayment for all services at P200 and above then decided to stop doing so ’cause some clients have their laundry done way before payday and do not have the cash to pay in advance.

However, I noticed that, lately, I have a lot of unclaimed laundry (less than 30 days pa naman), but I could definitely use the cash for various business expenses… right here, right now. Well, instead of waiting, waiting, and waiting for my receivables.

Appreciate your thoughts on this.
Thanks,
Grinch

Hi Grich,

Imposing a 50% deposit or prepayment is ok for as long as the customer agrees into it. Some laundry shops offer a prepayment promo wherein they pay in advance in exchange for a discount. Some customers agrees to pay also, without questions. Bottom line really is how your customers would react to it.

Regardless, I think we should not be worried wether the customer would claim or not. We the laundry shop owners are not at the losing end, they are. If they don’t claim the laundry items, we would always have a way to turn it into cash, and we would always have a surplus.

Have a nice day!

Schedule of the next seminar is MAY 28,2011 – MANILA AREA

It will start 9:00 am onwards till end of open forum (ONE DAY ONLY)

For the seminar, here are the topics to be discussed:

-Start up capitalization
-Feasibility Study
-Setting Up of the Laundry Shop( lay out)
-Dry cleaning Procedure
-Marketing Strategies
-How to’s on the Operational Procedure
-Stain removal Procedure
-Forms and Fliers

Bonus topics:

-How to make your own Fabric softener and fabric freshener to make your business more profitable!
SUPPLIERS ALSO PROVIDED

Modules will be given out for the seminar
Open forum at the end of the seminar

Location of the seminar is on site:
Mr. Laundry Shoppe
12 Mayor Ignacio Santos Diaz St. FORMER BANAHAW ST. Cubao, Q.C.
map here —–> location

Seminar Fee is P2100.- PER SLOT. NO SIT IN PLEASE.

Early Bird Promo if you reserve on or before MAY 7,2011. Fee is P1800.-
If you pay on the seminar date itself, fee is P2500.00

Payments are accepted through bank deposit.

BANCO DE ORO ACCOUNT NUMBER 2330002102 SAVINGS ACCOUNT

ACCOUNT NAME – MARIA MONINA SANTOS
PLEASE TEXT AFTER DEPOSIT SO I CAN CONFIRM AND REGISTER YOUR NAME AND RESERVE YOUR SLOT.
We require pre-payment please..NO PAYMENT, NO RESERVATION
There’s VERY LIMITED slots available, so please reserve early.

You can txt at CEL # 09228267515;
LANDLINE # 3477515 FOR QUERIES
BTW, meal is served.

Hope to see you there!

Have a nice day everyone!

Submitted on 2011/04/13 at 5:40pm
hi ms.monette,
its summer once again and i’m so sad that our laundry business is slow. when we used to have an average of 40 plus on rainy season, we average 30 nowadays.we don’t want to have promo naman. naiinip na ako na kumita ang shop ko ng 50k a month so i can hire a supervisor coz i want to go back to teaching. but with our present income, hindi pa namin mag hire additional personnel.i bet ganito rin experience ng maraming laundry shop. sometimes, i lose drive to go there kasi wala naman akong gagawin dun i do the folding by the way. please help.
thanks
me-anne

Hi Meann,

Goodluck!!

HELPING A FRIEND SELL HER INDUSTRIAL MACHINES. If interested, you can send your intentions at my number : 09228267515.

Machines are slightly used and still under warranty.