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imported_Mumbo · 23rd June 2005, 10:49 AM

My HP bed is my least used bed in the salon. It's only 1 year old and it may have 200 hours on it. I think it's another case of my employees just suck.

dcjjp2 · 23rd June 2005, 10:52 AM

Dosen't sound encouraging.. Looking into HP for the Fall.
Which type of bed is it?

John · 23rd June 2005, 11:14 AM

Wow, Sorry to hear that,

What Bed is it?

Jim Fisher · 23rd June 2005, 11:36 AM

Mumbo

Had the same problem the first year.. We did a couple of customer appreciation days and that helped quite a bit.. Let your really good customers try that bed that day.. Turns them around on HP.. Now the bed gets used quite a bit.. Don't be discouraged.. Most people are just set in their ways and they can be changed.. Get some brochures and educate the customer or do a before and after pics of someone who uses a hp bed

sparky · 23rd June 2005, 11:55 AM

simple solution to the problem.

EVERY new client is hyped on the HP Only. This is THE way to get a tan in only 2-4 sessions, period.

Old dogs (clients) need to be put in when they first start back, hard to change a VHR into HP AFTER they've got the color.

imported_Peter · 23rd June 2005, 01:24 PM

At the risk of sounding like a know it all - it must be the way you are selling the unit. Your HP unit should be your most HEAVILY used unit & at the highest price. This is ESPECIALLY true if you only have one HP unit.

As Sparky stated, you must PUSH PUSH PUSH your most expensive unit. Quickest tan, brownest color, tan less often & gentlest on the skin. When it is being sold to the customer it should sound like a NO BRAINER to them to want this unit.

What unit is it?.

MacDaddy · 23rd June 2005, 05:05 PM

Mumbo. from reading some of your past posts I think you may have hit the nail on the head by stating that your employees suck! If you are only putting in 12-20 hours a week, they are not going to try hard to make you successful. You need to be there or consider getting out like you mentioned in another post.

Natureboy · 23rd June 2005, 11:52 PM

Yep, when clients come in..."We do HP tanning here (then go into complete speal) and we also have these plain 100 beds in the back that get used sometimes....."

The salon has to push push push HP like it the best thing EVER!. Then it will be the most used. And this must happen to EVERY new client that comes in the door and even keep asking the regular clients.

23rd June 2005, 10:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
imported_Mumbo Rookie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 44	HP Bed My HP bed is my least used bed in the salon. It's only 1 year old and it may have 200 hours on it. I think it's another case of my employees just suck.

23rd June 2005, 11:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
John Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cleveland Posts: 1,614	Wow, Sorry to hear that, What Bed is it? __________________

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sparky Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Neverland Posts: 1,944	simple solution to the problem. EVERY new client is hyped on the HP Only. This is THE way to get a tan in only 2-4 sessions, period. Old dogs (clients) need to be put in when they first start back, hard to change a VHR into HP AFTER they've got the color. __________________ ......................Flashback 2001........................ "One of the 'ORIGINAL' TanToday Gang" Life is like a sled dog team...if you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.

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Natureboy Moderator Security Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada, just north of 50 Posts: 2,931	Yep, when clients come in..."We do HP tanning here (then go into complete speal) and we also have these plain 100 beds in the back that get used sometimes....." The salon has to push push push HP like it the best thing EVER!. Then it will be the most used. And this must happen to EVERY new client that comes in the door and even keep asking the regular clients. __________________ Original Tantoday Class of 2000! Tellin' it like it is. www.millenniumtan.com

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23rd June 2005, 10:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
dcjjp2 Super Star Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Washington D.C. Posts: 828	Dosen't sound encouraging.. Looking into HP for the Fall. Which type of bed is it?

23rd June 2005, 11:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jim Fisher Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,506	Mumbo Had the same problem the first year.. We did a couple of customer appreciation days and that helped quite a bit.. Let your really good customers try that bed that day.. Turns them around on HP.. Now the bed gets used quite a bit.. Don't be discouraged.. Most people are just set in their ways and they can be changed.. Get some brochures and educate the customer or do a before and after pics of someone who uses a hp bed

23rd June 2005, 01:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
imported_Peter Rookie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 32	At the risk of sounding like a know it all - it must be the way you are selling the unit. Your HP unit should be your most HEAVILY used unit & at the highest price. This is ESPECIALLY true if you only have one HP unit. As Sparky stated, you must PUSH PUSH PUSH your most expensive unit. Quickest tan, brownest color, tan less often & gentlest on the skin. When it is being sold to the customer it should sound like a NO BRAINER to them to want this unit. What unit is it?.

23rd June 2005, 05:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
MacDaddy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Northeast Posts: 2,108	Mumbo. from reading some of your past posts I think you may have hit the nail on the head by stating that your employees suck! If you are only putting in 12-20 hours a week, they are not going to try hard to make you successful. You need to be there or consider getting out like you mentioned in another post.