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| The notion that one day a 40 lamp system or a VHR system will be the norm for base beds is ridicules. |
Steve,
It would be nice if everybody played by the same rules but it's not reality. Salons are already open with 36 lamp base beds, some with 36 lamp VHR beds I have one in my area. If you would have told me in 1986 that there would even be a 50 lamp bed that clients would pay 20 bucks to tan on I would have laughed. The times they are a changing....in some areas. In some markets a three tier system using small Vhr as base works well. On the other hand a 30 bed store with 20 - 28 lamp 100 watters is perfect.
By the way I agree its not a good thing and was not happy when it happened up the street. Its more than a notion its a reality for some of us.
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| Sales are made in the lobby not in the tanning bed. The packaging of your salon, (decor, presentation, trained uniformed employees, customer service, advertising) this is what makes the sale. |
Truer words have never been spoken, that is the best advice a new salon owner can get. The value system is key, the basis for the value I believe is changing.