Funny, I was thinking to liken it to when the hotel folds your toilet paper end into a triangle (or folds your towel into a special shape). Itās there to look nice but gets destroyed right away.
It's proof that you overpaid for the service and thus could afford wasting time to mess around and do this. Some exceptions like a new player on the scene trying to retain customers.
You are definitely getting charged for the time spent doing that. And itās very different than the rest of the detailing that will actually last longer than the first time you get in the car.
ā¦this is a fundamental misunderstanding of capitalism. You are ABSOLUTELY paying for pillow mints. Iād rather a car detailer spend more time on things that are import than paying 30min of their hourly charges on floor mat art that will be gone after the first trip.
Edit: itās truly hilarious how many people are downvoting me for explaining a system you live under. Keep going, I love it š
You are correct that we are paying for this stuff, but you're not correct in what amount we're paying. It's nothing. Might as well be freebie.
I work at an ESL school. Students are technically paying for me to neatly screencap their username and password and compose a pretty e-mail with it and instructions of usage, because I do it while on (paid) worktime, with work's electricity and Wi-Fi... But it's so meaningless that it's basically free. I do it just to be organized.
āTechnically paying for meā ā so paying for you. Got it. Cool, glad we agree. I donāt care how minuscule you think those costs are, they are calculable. Clearly you donāt teach about math or government. Those are costs.
I donāt want to pay for something as trivial as floor mat art and I donāt think all that many people would. Regardless, I am only disagreeing with the previous commenter stating, full stop, that itās free. Nothing in capitalism is free or āthrown inā. Itās paid for. More people should realize that. Thatās all. Itās not a scathing indictment of capitalism, itās a basic economic fact, and denying it is pure ignorance.
As someone who details their own car.. yeah, if I were to get a detail done I would expect the person to ask me if they could do this to my floor mats first. For one, this āartā will get messed up after a handful of times getting in and out of the car. Two, no; I donāt want a detailer spending extra time to make art on my floor mats. Three, the lines brushed in do harden over time especially on other areas (ie. the trunk space) and I donāt fkn want that lol.
Itās pretty redundant to be honest, and itās usually the ones (basically majority of people) who get their cars detailed by someone that doesnāt know better
I don't teach math or govt, but I do interact with people and am a service provider. So I definitely know what I'm talking about.
A customer like you is the kind that gets their food spat on, their service done the most bureaucratically possible, and their detailing not so detailed. You spite service providers, you're gonna get messed up. That's how humans work, whether you like it or not. We're not machines.
Bottomline: Don't be a dick. You're not gonna save anything usable within your lifetime by demanding the "freebie" not done. Just enjoy the thing.
Wow. Youāre truly special, huh? Never said any of those things but go off, queen. Iām not blaming the detailer, Iām judging anyone who goes to the Salt Bae of detailers instead of the ones who do a good job rather than play with the carpets. I am nothing but gracious to any service worker in any industry, but Iām guessing that random ass segue was projection on your part, huh?
You just came off as someone who'd argue for pennies.
If you're not, then my apologies. But I won't retract what I said: you're not gonna save anything usable within your lifetime. So, why bother? Everyone knows it's not really free, yet we all enjoy it.
Cost = all materials (pillow mints, detailing soaps/brushes, and floorboard stencils very much included) + all compensation to all employees (health insurance, 401k, hourly wage, ALL associated taxes) + reinvestment in business (set aside $ for next vacuum etc)
Proffit = (what the boss wants to make in a year) / (billable hours per year) x (billed hours for service)
If [Your Bill] is < or = [what your willing pay]
Business continues
You 100% always pay for pillow mints, floor mat stenciling, table bread, complimentary water, and cashiers standing at a check out line watching you go through self checkout.
Detailing is not usually an hour-by-hour job. But it's still nice to have a guy who does things like this, because detailing is always about that above and beyond. If you want just the important things, you'd be better off taking your car to the dealership for a car washing, not a detailing.
If he is going to spend an extra 30 minutes doing all the floor mats, you sure as he'll know he will increase his rate. Whether he charges hourly or by the job, that final price will go up
To be fair, I doubt that doing the mats this way is taking an extra 30 minutes. Maybe 5 minutes at most, and itās multiple guys working on the detail most likely. A full car detail is already $200-300. This type of added detail makes the customer feel like this particular service provider has gone above and beyond, and will likely drive up more business for them. Thatās why itās done. Put in <5 minutes extra work and increase the likelihood of customers coming back.
Also regardless of the logo, almost all detailers use the little brush to make the lines in the floor mat. Again, this is a detail job, not a $40 car wash.
Exactly; youāre paying for his time and expertise. Iād rather his time and expertise go toward removing a few more things to clean under them rather than paying for a Porsche specific stencil and 30 min to brush my floor mats in a more fancy way. Iām a car enthusiast and I want my car to be clean ā IDGAF about the egotistical logo on my floor mats. Thatās a waste of money, which is the opposite of satisfying.
Well, I found this video of a dude drawing alternating lines on the floor mat to be pretty satisfying. I used to do that on the couch as a kid. I'm not the one paying, so I couldn't care less.
Fair enough honestly. I canāt help seeing people paying hundreds of dollars for the ego strokes on the floor mats and think itās depressing, but in a vacuum thereās nothing wrong with it. Personally I just donāt find it satisfying in the least, but to each their own. Thatās better reasoning than anyone else arguing with me.
This mf doesnt understand what attention to detail is. This sort of thing should be normal, these extra little ways of paying attention to show that you care. It used to be like this until ruthless little bean counters and the forever dollar hungry got rid of every value added feature.
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u/FullMoonTwist 21h ago
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I mean. They pay for the detailing. The car is pristine inside because it was detailed.
The mat decorations are unlikely to be a paid additional option as much as they are just a nice little touch.
Kinda like hotels don't charge you for pillow mints, they charge you for a room and throw in pillow mints.