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| - After passing this place many times with my phenomenally filthy car I finally stopped in today after I saw on Foursquare that a friend had just taken his car. I pulled up to the attendant's station and looked over my options. A friendly guy came out, asked me if it was my first visit, and explained how things worked. The basic wash is $3 and the "deluxe" is $10. He also explained I could buy a monthly pass for any of the four wash types and get unlimited washes. I told him I'd heard about that and would make a decision after my first wash. He gave me a wet microfiber cloth to wipe down the interior of my car, gave me my choice of air fresheners (cherry, vanilla, baby powder, and new car), and my receipt - which he explained I could bring in within the next three days for a free wash if I had reason to be unsatisfied or if my car got dirty again... no questions asked! He then directed me where to go.
The wash took all of three minutes. It was a standard touch-free car wash with super-strong air dryers at the end. Once I was done, I pulled around to the vacuum station. After I emptied my car of entirely too much trash, I started vacuuming the floors. The vacuum at the station I pulled up to had terrible suction, so I moved to the next one over, which worked perfectly. It was at that point I noticed two things: 1) the wash hadn't completely cleaned my car of the bird crap on the windshield or the bug guts on the front bumper, and 2) I hadn't been told about the bug treatment station which would have pre-treated my car for said bug guts just before pulling into the wash tunnel. Good to note for next time. Thanks to a properly functioning vacuum (which reached easily around the car to the passenger side doors), I got the interior clean in no time. After wiping down the dash and console, the rag I was given was pretty dingy, but thanks to the handy sinks at each vacuum station, I was able to rinse it off and continue cleaning up.
All-said, it was $10 well-spent. Upon a friend's suggestion, I'm going to take the car to be properly detailed and get one of the middle monthly packages at CleanFreak to take care of the regular washes. I'll definitely be a return customer!
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