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A whole article that doesn't touch on the real reason there are so many car washes, laundromats, and nail salons.

It's because the cars aren't the only thing being cleaned. If you have a lot of illicit cash that needs to wind up in your bank account, these are the kinds of places you need to own.



I thought part of it was that these are things that can't be replaced with online shopping.


Most of the new automated chains are cashless




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