Chills Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Hi there . / Sorry to bother everyone, I'm just after a bit of advice... I know nowt about keycutting nor shoe-repairing, I'm actually in Laundry. I have a Launderette here in Bristol and the front office area would be perfect (I assume) for a keycutter and/or shoe-repairer. (Good precinct location, window front, counter with shutters and plenty of power sockets) Problem is that I have no idea how I go about finding someone who is looking for a premises nor how much I should ask in rent. If anyone has any advice on where to look / advertise then I would really appreciate it. I hope I have not broken any forum rules here but if I have, sorry and of course feel free to remove my post. Many thanks for reading, Chris Hills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growster Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Couldn't you consider doing it yourself? While the dryer tumbles, you might be spending a good amount of time without doing much. In this forum, we're dealing with the rocket science end of key-cutting. Most key-cutting isn't rocket science, though. There is a constant flow of cheap machines going on Gumtree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills Posted July 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Hiya and thanks for the reply... I should've said but my Launderette is unattended with no staff there - just customers plopping money in the machines. I did think about doing it myself or better still putting someone in there to do it and as you say, the basic end of keycutting is probably fairly easily learned and the machines aren't that expensive. Have seen some starter kits on the net. My worry with mixing the two jobs though would be white freshly laundered sheets and (presumably) dirty hands from keycutting, etc. don't mix. Plus I'm a lazy sod and prefer to be at home watching the CCTV cameras online, seeing the money come in rather than actually work for a living. Don't mean to sound dismissive, I appreciate your advice and will indeed look into the option of setting up the keycutting, prob with someone else though. Cheers and thanks again, Chris ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 You do sound like a lazy fecker to me.................. Most of us on here graft hard for a living. I bet you're fat and eat lots of cakes and pasties and just watch TV and CCTV all day. ...Welcome BTW.... Basic end of key cutting is easy get yourself a cylinder machine Yales Unions Legges Universals....But then you get more requests for different keys then you see how easy it isn't. Just take a look at the key cutting section on the forum and the wild requests we get. Mostly answered may I add by our team of experts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills Posted July 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 You do sound like a lazy fecker to me.... Most of us on here graft hard for a living. I bet you're fat and eat lots of cakes and pasties and just watch TV and CCTV all day. ... Wow - have we met? Didn't mean to come over as so lazy - in reality the business is also a commercial laundry and a lot of my time is spent delivering and collecting laundry and then the washing is done at night when the shop is closed. Trust me - when I'm working through the night in a baking shop with all the dryers going, I'm grafting. I did suspect key-cutting wouldn't be as simple as the sellers of the 'beginners kits' suggest - I would ideally like to find an experienced keycutter looking for a cheap premises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcap Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 The whole premise of the original question seems a bit odd to me ...but then maybe it's just me? Good precinct location, window front, counter with shutters and plenty of power sockets Why do you seem to be specifically looking for a shoe repairer or a keycutter?... or have you put similar questions on sites dedicated to florists, watchmakers, fancy dress costume hirers, bookmakers, card retailers, cab companies, etc, etc, etc... ...What are the chances of stumbling across someone in such a narrow field, looking for premises in your localtity who has already done their market research, costings and business plan, etc? Surely if you have a shop front to let/sub-let, the obvious thing to do would be to contact a couple of local agents and get a lease/rent valuation (which would not be binding on you) and then choose the most cost effective method to market it to the widest possible field..... which, given your apparent lack of knowledge on the subject, would probably be through one of those agents. ....either it is just a very strange way of conducting business, or there is more to this.... or perhaps I really am missing something entirely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills Posted July 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 Not I haven't put similar questions to any other sites... My thinking is the size of the space would suit these trades plus they are often linked to Launderettes and dry cleaners. Plus as I said there is no local competition. Florists and fancy dress hirers need a LOT more space, not to mention we already have both those and others you mentioned nearby. I have had numerous customers asking me to start key cutting and/or shoe repairs but its not something I am interested in learning nor doing. I am speaking to a local agency but was hoping to avoid all the fees & hassle. This was supposed to be a low cost offer for someone looking to start/move a small business. I would be charging very little each month and with agency costs, etc. it would prob not be worth it. I didn't think it was that unreasonable to ask on a dedicated forum and think that maybe someone could either be looking for a new premises or (more likely) could point me in the direction of a site/paper where they would be looking in particular. "but then maybe its just me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growster Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 Don't worry, your question is not at all unreasonable. It's all about diversification. It's like a dry-cleaner devoting a bit of space to mobile phones, or a shoe-repairer adding key-cutting to his portfolio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills Posted July 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Cheers for that and indeed, just adding to whats already there and using the small office space to offer an additional service which people are asking for. TBH if someone out of work say wanted to actually do something rather than sit on benefits I would happily help them set up there rent free to start with and build a small business for themselves. Don't know if key-cutting would be enough on its own though to be worth coming off benefits for but I'm def up for helping someone who helps themself. Chris ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 I think you might be hard pressed to get someone to come off benefits and work. They are better off than those of us that do work..... Good lad. Nice sentiments Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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