The Title says everything.
Would You Get Your Sneakers Cleaned for $35 if Someone Picked Them up and Dropped Them off at Your Place within 2 to 3 Days?
Would you get your Sneakers cleaned for $35 if someone picked them up and dropped them off at your place within 2 to 3 days?
whatthehell on 21/02/2020 - 12:14
Last edited 24/02/2020 - 10:02
Last edited 24/02/2020 - 10:02
Poll Options
- 22Yes, I would.
- 677No, I wouldn't.
- 23The idea is outrageous.
- 22I would, at 25$.
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8-10 days turnaround, must be busy I guess?
8-10 day turnaround might indicate that they aren't getting margins to employ enough cleaners to get it done in 1-3 days.
This may indirectly help answer OPs feasibility assessment.
At $35 picked up and delivered within 2-3 days?
I've only heard of them through the missus who is a sneakerhead. On the website it says:
The service will be a 8 - 10 business day turn around depending on your location due to courier services.
I know the owner of Sneaker Laundry. They have a store in Highpoint and in the CBD for Victoria and another store in NSW. Highpoint store sells accessories and allows for drop-off and pickup. The cleaning is all done in the CBD store for quality assurance and easier tracking of sneakers. Most of their clientelle are sneaker lovers and are often very valuable sneakers that people plan to clean then resell or simply too lazy to clean themselves.
If you are planning to open a business in this area, it might be extremely difficult due to them having a strong market share in the sneaker cleaning industry and a good brand. If a competitor enters the market and offers a 2-3 day turn around, they would only need to increase resourecs to compete and drive them out of business.
The big problem with this post is people here don't normally buy hype/designer brands, they're here for the bargains and live most of their lives this way.
There are those (like myself) who will live here for bargains and then what I've saved from that goes into buying a new pair of OW Nike or something, then I resell in 2-3 years and get my money back, sometimes a small loss, sometimes a large profitWho woulda thunk an Officeworks/Nike collab would be so popular…
The pain associated with coordinating a time to be there for pickup and drop off is not worth it for some thing I rarely wear or do.
Only if there’s no extra cost to clean off the dog poo.
nope. If I’m paying that much for it, I want it done within 24hrs
Your problem is that you’re not fixing a mainstream problem. Most people don’t clean their shoes regularly and those that do, 10 minutes with one of those microfibre sponges does the trick.
I just don’t believe there’s enough of a market for your service.
Honestly, who would pay someone $35 for a $20 pair of shoes.
What a ridiculous concept.Not at all ridiculous… Some people pay even thousands for pair of good shoes…
This goes inline with would you pay $30 bucks for clothes alteration…(i personally do not, but just stating the fact)
Nope. Wouldn't even pay $5. Just give them a clean myself, only takes a minute and they are back to new. If they are old and beyond cleaning then it's time to buy a new pair anyway. And with all the $35 cleaning fees I saved I will be buying a nice new pair.
Apologies if this has already been mentioned above, but there is already a similar model @ [Sneaker Laundry] (https://thesneakerlaundry.com.au/products/pick-up-cleaning-s…).
I have not used them before, and voted no. I would assume your target audience would be the 'sneakerheads'. Probably better off getting opinions on the various groups on FB and reddit.
Wow - if you choose "the lot clean" plus "sole protector" & "midsole repaint" its $220!
Shouldn’t the question be:
“Would you pay $35 to have your sneakers cleaned if I told you the normal RRP was $350 and you were saving 90%?”For $35, would you give a full replacement warranty if something wrong happens during the cleaning?
No, I throw mine in the washing machine. I think if they were super high end ones, most people would probably have the cash to buy new one. It's a sh***y overly disposable economy we have at the moment but it's also the reality of it. You'd be better off starting going with a sneaker subscription where people can have the latest sneakers every 6 months if they take care of them and send them back, and get them to pay a subscription fee. Or a nice sneaker consignment store (good example of consignment done right: therealreal.com) where people can sell their sneakers and collectors can collect.
Probably not mate.
I have collected kicks previously (addiction) and no i can clean them myself when needed, quickly and for free.
I probably would consider it if I stepped in fresh dog poo left on the footpath. Have almost fainted trying to remove it from my runners.
A bit of Saliva and a Sleeve works fine
People clean their shoes?
I hose off the dog shit, does that count?
I guess so.
If you're looking for market research, this ain't it chief. OZB would step over their own mother to save 2.5% on a $200 purchase, you wouldn't get them to rationalise a paid sneaker clean at $35.
I wouldn't, but I'm not big on sneakers. Find enthusiasts and collectors and ask them. I could see it happening, but I think $20-30 is more the range, not above.
Forgive my ignorance, but what is involved in professional sneaker cleaning that sets it apart from $0 plus materials at home cleaning? Is it ceramic coat versus the brush at carlovers?
I wear mine only when i clear stables or when i walk in sewage. $35 could be a bargain.
Do you charge extra cause i have smelly feet?This is the kind of thing that MIGHT work in some places as an add-on service at the dry-cleaner or one of the few surviving shoe repair stores for perhaps no more than $7-$10. If you need to ask here you're out of your depth.
You could try using Airtasker and seeing if there's a market for it. I've seen loads of ads looking for people to do their laundry or clean houses, so there's definitely people that are willing to spend if it saves them some time. I think $35 is way too steep though
Pivot to a business/leather shoe polishing/cleaning business. Pick up/drop off Friday after work or pick up Saturday morning and have them delivered on a Sunday?
I think volume would be incredible and leather/work shoes are worn by those with less time = more willing to spend on these services.
Gonna leave that here for those who said yes.
Sneaker Cleaning Service: Exterior ($19.50), to Add Interior ($29.50) at The Sneaker Laundry (Up to $50 Value)$2 baby wipes
Genuinely did not know people ever cleaned them. I don't think I've ever cleaned shoes that i didn't wear to a wedding.
I clean and polish leather shoes. I very rarely clean sneakers though - but then if I wanted to look good then I wouldn't be wearing sneakers.
i think you'd make more money for selling cleaning sneaker kits at $35. If you insist in doing something like this
Personally no, as they only cost me $29.00 on Amazon.
Depends, if you're planning to clean up hype sneakers/shoes for the purposes of resell then I'd think you've have a bit of a niche but you need to lower your price
After OP got his sneakers picked up, cleaned and returned for $35, I am still thinking of buying a new pair of sneakers for $35.
I'd rather spend $39 to buy a new pair of Converse All Star/Chuck Taylors.
depends on context tho im mean that sort price you only be cleaning top end collectable shoes where the buyer/purchaser want specialist knowledge about the product the value of the shoes/sneaker would be above 1K+, and you would be liable for damages so 35 dollar would be completely fair but a very small market, for shoes that are 100 dollars i dont think so.
Sounds like a survey attempt for Sneaker Laundry.
if there are people willing to pay $35 to clean their sneakers, there should be no economy downturn.
What is included in the $35 cleaning service?
I bought the Jason Markk cleaning kit which comes with brush and cleaning solution for $30, takes me about 5 minutes to get my AF1s sparkling again.
For $35 will you be washing and refitting the laces? Will you be doing anything to whiten yellowing soles?
For folks who cannot fathom the utility of this service, just think of high end quality boots like Red Wings, or RM William's or something top tier like Edward Green's Galway or Shell Cordovan based shoes/boots. These cost many hundreds (or even thousands) of dollars and require a bit of TLC from time to time to keep them in their prime. A service involving reconditioning the leather/resoling/cleaning etc would not sound weird at all.
That said, I reckon this (sneaker cleaning) may not be feasible due to issues of scale, and the fact that the sneakerhead culture here is very limited. Also OzB may not necessarily be the right audience for conducting market research for this venture.
Except you just listed a bunch of leather shoes/boots, not sneakers. Even if they plan on servicing this market, I think the sort of person who wears $1k leather shoes would be taking them to a proper cobbler rather than trusting them to an online sneaker cleaning service.
Sure! I used the boot analogue as that is something I'm familiar with.
I wouldnt mind sending mid tier boots (like my red wings) for a service/maint to a reputable online business. If I had something like a Galway (~US 1.6k), you're right, I'd expect a more specialist shop to deal with them.
virgin getting someone to clean your shoes vs CHAD not letting them get dirty in the first place.
CHAD… not wearing shoes in the first place! ;)
Well depending on how rare your sneakers are like the Travis Scott Jordan 1s are going for $1-$2k on stockx so it makes sense to spend money on keeping them fresh. You need to setup somewhere with a lot of rich asian students, the ones all wearing Off White and Balenciage etc, somewhere near UTS would probably work.
i'd rather do it myself, so no.
I would for $5.
Perhaps a better question is to ask how much people would pay for that service.
You could then work out feasibility.
$25, sure.
I have a limited number of shoes with my clown-sized feet and I can't work out (either can't be bothered or don't know how to) clean the shoes myselfHahah completely the wrong crowd to ask this to. I would definitely pay $35. But you need to have insurance for any shoe damage. For that price I don't think you could run a viable business. Reputation is also important since people doing this would shoes worth in excess of a thousand. I wouldnt trust just any body with my expensive shoes. Also sneaker laundry have already done your idea without the delivery.
I was in Europe a few months ago, this idea is quite popular there. Of course, the clientele is mainly limited edition sneakers or the "luxury" ones, they are doing quite well
I used Sneaker laundry in Parramatta to get my Infrared air max 90s. They were doing a 2 for 1 deal at the time and i think it cost me $40 for 2 pairs cleaned. They came up great, well worth it when you are spending $200+ on shoes especially the rarer models.
You are on the wrong forum here though, best checking out Kickz Stand group on facebook and sussing it out there.
Keen for the info!
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Problem is most who buy the high end sneakers treat them like gold. Only wearing them rarely and being extra careful with them. So even they would hardly get them cleaned. I really don't see this venture working at all