Workshop with machines and a smart fridge

For garages and dealers

Smart fridge
for a car dealership

A service takes longer than a coffee. The customer in the waiting area is there for an hour, the technician has been in the workshop since half past seven, and the dealership is often on an estate with nothing within walking distance. Two audiences with the same question, each paying a different price. Here is how a chilled cabinet works at a garage or dealership.

For customer and technician Your own pricing Buy, rent or lease

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The situation

Waiting in the showroom,
working in the workshop

A customer waiting for their car gets a coffee and a chair. Anyone who stays longer, over lunch or with children, needs more than a coffee. A hotel knows the same with guests arriving late; see smart fridge for hotels.

In the workshop the story is that of any workplace on a business estate: an early start, a short lunch break and nothing nearby. What that means is covered in food on a business estate and short lunch break.

Waiting customers Workshop Showroom

What a dealership typically lacks

Something more than coffee for long waits
A lunch for the technicians on site
Cold drinks in the showroom
Something for children who come along
Food without reception having to serve it
Something on offer on Saturdays

Customer and workshop

Two audiences,
two prices

Spot	Audience	Pricing
Waiting area or showroom	Customers	Retail price; free water or coffee stays with you
Workshop or break room	Technicians and staff	With a staff subsidy via the badge, if you like
One cabinet where the two meet	Both	Customers pay by card, staff by badge
If you buy the unit	Both	You set the prices and keep the margin

How different prices for different people work on one cabinet is covered in paying at a smart fridge.

When it pays off

Do you recognise
your business?

Customers regularly wait an hour or more
Ten or more technicians on site
The business is on an estate without shops
There is a drinks machine, but no food
Reception has no time to serve anything
You also work on Saturdays
Several sites in the same group
You see the offer as a service to customers

Customers count towards footfall. With only a handful of technicians and few waiting customers, a cabinet is often too big; we will tell you so.

In practice

From conversation
to a working cabinet

Two audiences

How many customers wait each day, and how many technicians work on site?

Choose the spot

In view of the waiting area, or where the showroom meets the workshop.

Set the prices

A standard price for customers, with a staff subsidy if you want one.

Adjust

What customers take differs from what the workshop takes. The mix follows both.

What goes in

Something for the customer,
something for the team

For the customer: cold drinks, a small snack and a light lunch for those waiting over midday. For the technicians: a hearty meal to heat up in the break room. An ordinary drinks machine only covers the first part; why drinks and food are better in one cabinet is covered in drinks vending machine for business.

If you have several sites, look at each one separately, with central arrangements. It usually starts at the site with the most waiting customers.

Frequently asked questions

About a cabinet
at a dealership

Can customers pay different prices from our staff?

Yes. Customers pay the standard price by bank card; your staff get a subsidy via their badge if you want. You set the prices yourself.

Does a cabinet fit in a showroom?

A smart fridge with a glass door and a well-chosen range fits in most showrooms. More important than the look is the spot: in view of the waiting area, not behind the desk.

We give customers free coffee now. Does that stay?

Yes. The coffee machine stays and the cabinet is added, with cold drinks and food. You can also make water or a small snack free for customers, if you want to offer that as a service.

Is it worth it for a garage with ten technicians?

On its own, rarely. With many waiting customers and nothing nearby it can tip. In the site check you can enter both, and we will tell you what suits you.

Can we look at several sites in our group together?

Yes, with central arrangements and a spot and range of its own for each site. It usually makes sense to start at the site where it will be used most.

What does your customer get after an hour’s wait?

Eight short questions about your business, your team and your customers. We tell you whether a cabinet suits you, and whether buying, renting or leasing fits best.

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Smart fridgefor a car dealership

Waiting in the showroom,working in the workshop

Two audiences,two prices

Do you recogniseyour business?

From conversationto a working cabinet