Jun 27 2008
Scene at Kelana Jaya LRT Parking Space: Car Wash, Sir?
Others have hearty breakfast every morning but I have to reject people every morning !!! Yes, virtually every morning at Kelana Jaya LRT’s parking space. And No, I am not a mean person. So who do I reject every morning? I reject this guy every morning:-

Oh no, did he see me???
This nice fellow will approach me every morning to solicit his car wash service. Despite being rejected every morning he never gives up on me. See how persistent is him:-
First 2 minutes… (he waited for me to come out from the car)

5 minutes has passed… (still waiting for me after got rejected by another person)

Persistency is a virtue. And because it is a virtue, I will be persistent too… I will insist not to allow him and his friends to wash my car !!
But why RuehYinn?? Simply because… (seeing is believing)



Who would spend the money on car wash and your car get dirty the next minute when you exit the parking? The whole parking space is full of potholes filled with muddy waters. There is no way I can avoid those potholes given that the parking space is full of cars. And because I’m a person with some common sense, I won’t waste my money that way. Now do you know why I wouldn’t even spend RM5.00 for the car wash?
I think the car park’s management should consider to repair the road, else it will look like this one day:-

Yes, those potholes at the parking space will be as big as the Arizona Meteor Crater one day… It won’t be a POTHOLE anymore, it will become a CRATER !!!
The funny thing is sometimes they would use reverse psychology on me too. This is our conversation:-
Car Washer: Cuci kereta boss? (translation: Car wash, sir?)
Me: No, no (waving hand only)
Car Washer: RM5.00 saja. Murah. (translation: RM5.00 only. It’s Cheap)
Me: No, no (waving hand only)
Car Washer: Tapi kereta boss sangat kotor! Itu tayar pun banyak kotor! (translation: But sir, your car is very dirty! That rim is very dirty also)
At this point of time, I will just stop responding and walk away !! Upset but still a happy man inside… haha!
I will only allow them to wash my car if they hire …

while keeping the old rate, i.e. RM 5.00 per car wash! He he…
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Moral of the story: Successful business needs common sense!








