The self-service pet bath shop shows up and charges on time. Will you buy it for 20 yuan for half an hour?
The price of self-service pet bathing shops is much cheaper than traditional pet bathing shops. Photojournalist Lu Guoying
A bathing cabin, two dryers, a shearing table, plus pet brushes, disposable aprons and other items, a self-service pet washing shop was born.
Compared with traditional pet shops, self-service pet washing shops are basically unmanned, and some also claim to be open 24 hours a day.
How to guarantee the safety and hygiene of pet washing?
Will it become the next trend in the pet industry?
In the past few days, the reporter visited some self-service pet washing shops in Chengdu to talk to industry professionals.
Live experience
Charged on time, cheaper than bathing in pet shops on the market
Wu Jie is the owner of a self-service pet washing shop in Wenjiang District, Chengdu.
According to Wu Jie, there is a pet dog at home. Every time the dog takes a bath, it is troublesome to clean the bathroom, and the dog's hair will fly all over the house.
In order not to be affected by the "Mao Kid", she had the idea of opening a store earlier this year.
In June, Wu Jie renovated the shop, and after the standby device was shipped to the shop, the pet self-service bath shop was officially launched for business.
At 10 o'clock in the morning on August 11, the reporter came to the door of Wenjiang Wu Jie's shop and saw that the door of the shop was closed and there was no staff in the shop.
The reporter contacted her through the phone on the door. After she opened the door remotely, the store equipment could be used for self-service.
"The store door is a code lock. As long as you become a member, you will have an exclusive password to open the door, and you can wash as you go." Wu Jie believes that for citizens, 24 hours a day and wash is a big advantage. Office workers don’t have to worry about closing the pet shop after get off work. Problem: At the same time, it is cleaner and hygienic than traditional pet shops. After the pets are washed, the machine will automatically disinfect them, and the staff will arrive on-site for disinfection in time. Cheaper prices are its biggest advantage.
"On the whole, it is about half cheaper than bathing in pet shops on the market." Wu Jie told reporters that the shop adopts a fee-based model of 8 yuan for the first 10 minutes, and 0.6 yuan per minute for more than 10 minutes.
After citizens put their pets in the bathing cabin, scan the QR code on the screen to start taking a self-service bath.
consumer
Do it yourself when you spend money?
Somebody doesn't accept
At the interview site, Wu Jie used his own border animal husbandry to give a demonstration. The whole process took about 29 minutes and the cost was 19.4 yuan.
It costs nearly 20 yuan. How does this price compare to traditional pet washing services?
Afterwards, the reporter visited several nearby traditional pet shops. According to a pet shop staff, the price of bathing for small dogs in this shop is 35-40 yuan, and for medium-sized dogs 45-70 yuan.
If it is to take a bath for border animal husbandry, the price is about 70 yuan.
From the visits, the price of self-service pet washing shops is about half cheaper than traditional shops.
Do citizens buy it for washing pets by themselves?
"I think the price is quite cheap, and it's clean and hygienic." Zhang Xia, a customer preparing to bathe her pets, said that since Wu Jie's store opened, she has become a loyal customer of the store. The washing price is also cheaper than traditional pet shops.
But some people find it hard to accept spending money and having to do it yourself.
"Going out to wash the dog is to enjoy the service. If you do it yourself, it is better to wash it at home." At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, Ms. Wang brought her own bichon to take a bath.
After learning that the shop is a self-service pet washing shop through the phone, she immediately asked about the price situation, and then said that she was going to take a taxi to the traditional pet shop to wash.
"The main reason is that I don't want to do it myself."
Industry professionals
New things need time to test
As a newly emerging industry, self-service pet washing shops have not developed in China for a long time.
In May of this year, a self-service pet washing shop in Chengdu opened.
According to the staff of the store, the store door is similar to the self-service bank door. The button is opened and the utensils in the store are scanned for use.
The shop also adopts the method of on-time billing, and you can start self bathing by scanning the code in the bathing cabin area.
The charge is free for the first 5 minutes, and an additional 8 cents will be charged for each additional minute from the 6th minute, and the drying box will be 5 cents per minute.
The reporter saw on the Internet that some people claimed to have washed their pets after spending 5 yuan here.
"The price of a self-service pet washing shop depends on the efficiency of the pet owner on the one hand, and on the other hand, it also depends on everyone's approval." According to Zhang Yongbing, secretary general of the Sichuan Pet Association, the price is affected by the market, and an emerging thing emerges. , Need to go through the test of time, and ultimately the market will determine its whereabouts.
“The self-service pet washing shop naturally has many hidden dangers, such as hygiene and safety issues. When these problems are properly resolved, the self-service pet washing shop will have a lot to do in the future.” Zhang Yongbing said that self-service pet washing may cause various safety issues due to unattended Problems, such as when the equipment in the store fails and leaks electricity, it is easy to cause a certain danger to pets and personnel; at the same time, as a pet store, hygiene issues are also attracting attention.
How to ensure that pets who come to bathe are free from infectious diseases, and to avoid bathing cabins, dog hair in the store, and rubbish all over, also need to be solved urgently.
"In general, this new form of pet washing and care is a good supplement to traditional pet washing and care shops." Zhang Yongbing said, on the one hand, it satisfies many people's needs for venues and supplies; On the other hand, it is open 24 hours a day, giving more room for office workers to choose freely. If the problems of safety and hygiene can be further solved, pet washing and care will be graded like a traditional pet store, and pet groomers will be introduced to meet the needs of customers for further grooming of pets, which can be well developed in the future. Chengdu Commercial Daily-Red Star News reporter Yan Yuheng, intern reporter Huang Panpan