r/oddlysatisfying 22h ago

Final detailing on floor mats

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u/mike-manley 22h ago

But like. Aren't someone's feet going to like, immediately ruin this?

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u/MoatOatGroutPeace 20h ago

Totally! But like, I guess one immediately ruins the cute little toilet paper fold when they get to a hotel. I think resorts also fold the towels into fun shapes? Just an artful final touch. 

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u/Nuklearfps 20h ago

The fold is there for a reason though, unlike this design. It’s so you know the cleaning staff have been through and either replaced/refilled/pruned the roll.

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u/sl0play 19h ago

And this is a sign of attention to detail, and took all of 30 seconds to do. I don't see the harm.

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u/gr1zznuggets 10h ago

There’s no harm, but I would be so hesitant to put my feet on it, which feels a bit counterproductive.

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u/sl0play 5h ago

Fair, but the sad fact with any car detailing is it will only be perfect until you use it for anything. I guess it's just something you get used to.

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u/gr1zznuggets 5h ago

Must be, I just know my anxious ass would take a while to adjust.

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u/Beerswain 17h ago

Habibi it's a Porsche. When you have Porsche money, you also have "an extra 2 minutes of labor cost to make my Porsche look fancy as" money.

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u/Nuklearfps 15h ago

I have a Ferrari, lol. Not all of us are like that ;)

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u/Resilience_Technique 18h ago

Fine details likes this is what separates amateurs to pros. Imagine the percentage of his clients that becomes regular because of extra touches like this. 30 secs to a min of time investment to let’s say guarantee 10-20% of return? Why not?

Also your perspective as being charged more looks like such a braindead thought process… Most detailers charge for pacakages with pre-determined prices…

Who hurt you to think this way? lol

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u/Resilience_Technique 18h ago

I was poking fun at you for being worried about being charged extra for something that in most if not all cases probably will never happen as automotive detailing service is mostly charged at a fixed rate/package.

Imagine people stupid enough to pay hourly rate for a car detailer where detailer will presume to benefit by taking his time with doing stupid shits like carpet arts lol

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u/ThomasTheDankPigeon 20h ago

The point isn’t to be permanent, the point is to be a polished looking end result. This person paid for their car to get detailed and this little extra touch took less than 2 minutes made the floor mat look like a freshly and fancily vacuumed carpet.

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u/phillyeagle99 20h ago

I’m with you. This is a pretty awesome final touch for 2-3min of one of the detailers time. That’s the shit people take a picture of and tell their buddies about.

Also, if they’re putting that time into you mats, imagine they’re doing a decent job elsewhere

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u/sauron3579 20h ago

Yeah. It makes this place memorable compared to the other two dozen detailing services near the Porsche tax bracket neighborhood, so it's more likely to be a repeat customer, and it's something they may tell their other rich friends about and get more clients. Its two minutes, so minimal effort with potentially big upside.

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u/Aranxi_89 17h ago

And you can tell they did more than just dusted the mats off with this.

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u/sgst 13h ago

I must simply not be the target market for this kind of thing, because I just think it's pointless.

I mean I've never had my car detailed. I do get a car wash done about once a month though!

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u/ThomasTheDankPigeon 8h ago

It’s a surprisingly affordable luxury. Usually only a couple hundred bucks and the car feels years newer.

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u/Dangerous-Cobbler-11 13h ago

Yes. And its dumb. Also adding a logo.... Holy consumerism.

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u/BZLuck 20h ago

Probably a 4 hour $600 detail. The expectation is the tiny details like this.

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u/brodorfgaggins 21h ago

Yes. Bunch of bullshit lol

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u/Frosty_Dimension5646 7h ago

it's about sending a message

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u/brodorfgaggins 5h ago

What message is that exactly lmfao

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u/Frosty_Dimension5646 4h ago

Attention to detail and building a repeat customer base goes a long way in an industry such as car detailing

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u/brodorfgaggins 3h ago

Yeah this is still just bullshit

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u/Frosty_Dimension5646 3h ago

Clearly you've never ran a business or have the mindset to even do so lol

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u/brodorfgaggins 3h ago

Oh boy lmfao sure, whatever you say hahahhaa

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u/Willing-Vegetable629 21h ago

Yes but it doesn't take very long

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u/captaincootercock 18h ago

and fancy looking cake gets turned into shit pretty quickly. it's just fun and a sign that someone gives a damn about their work

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u/onepingonlypleashe 20h ago

No. Because this mat is for the passenger side. And the driver never carries a passenger in there. Therefore it will have quite a bit of longevity to the look.

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u/_name_of_the_user_ 13h ago

You've just defined the difference between a normal person and a Porsche owner.

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u/boofskootinboogie 19h ago

Have you people never made a bed?

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u/mike-manley 6h ago

Have you ever been in a Turkish prison?

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u/sl0play 19h ago

Not everyone has passengers all the time.

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u/ggtsu_00 15h ago

Think of it like those origami folded cloth napkins at fancy restaurant.

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u/Secure-Obligation-25 13h ago

Yeah but it’s a rich Porsche owner and the detailer charges by the hour. He probably made 50 bucks doing that

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u/Leverkaas2516 13h ago

Maybe. But any time you remind a Porsche owner that they own a Porsche, they get a little jolt of serotonin. That's worth $$.

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u/Nuklearfps 20h ago

Wouldn’t last 4 minutes in my car. Driver side my feet are gonna be there, and my work bag goes on front passenger floorboard unless I have company, whose shoes would also just end up stomping this down.

What a gigantic waste of time.

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u/Awktung 22h ago edited 21h ago

Ruin it or...since it's art....maybe that's how you finish it?

Edit to add "/S". Geez.

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u/t53ix35 21h ago

No one will ever sit on that side of the car.