I believe the next service I should include is dry cleaning clothes and washing sheets and comforters. I think both of these services are things customers will also want to have washed for them.
Dry cleaning will be the next service that I include in my business. Having the option to have your nice suits and dresses dry cleaned would beneficial to customers because it would reduce the risk of shrinking items and some clothing must be dry cleaned or it will be ruined. This service would enhance customer satisfaction and user experience.
Here is a picture of a dry cleaner called the SWASH system I found on Amazon. I had to screen shot it from my phone because I couldn't get Amazon to work on my computer for some reason. The reviews for this product were 3.6 stars out of 5 stars. The customers said that this machine doesn't get all stains out of clothes and requires pods for cleaning. Each pod is $0.60. Some of the other negatives is it is a big machine and hard to maneuver. Some positives of the machine are it is very easy to use and only takes about 15 minutes per cycle.
It is a large machine, about 50 inches tall and about 36 inches deep and around 80 pounds. It is a sturdy metal machine. To use the machine you hang the article of clothing on the hanger inside, then load the swash pod and choose a cycle and it takes about 10 to 15 minutes for a cycle to complete.
I think the SWASH system would be a good product to add to my business because it would allow me to also dry clean clothes for relatively cheap. The machine was only $399.00 on Amazon so after a couple of months of dry cleaning it would pay for itself. Also, adding dry cleaning to my business could lead to more customers.
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ReplyDeleteI love your post. I think that you did a great job of going into great detail about your cost drivers, potential market, and other products that are similar to yours currently in the market. I think that you can learn much from the reviews that are on amazon; your post did not include anything about the reviews.
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Dry cleaning is always something that's important- people take it for granted because you don't realize you need it until you need it, so I think this is a good branching out. I would like to know what the original idea is, however. The swash system looks very fancy- I'd like to see a price for that! It looks more expensive than some other things bought off Amazon. I usually just use a portable steamer in my apartment- I don't even have an ironing board. But when I stain something, I always take it to the dry cleaners, so I think people would be very interested in this product/ service.
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