Chip Savers

[GlassStarz]

Chip Savers do serve a purpose but you gotta love the guys who give em out but havnt invested in putting thier names on them While cold calling I have found several on cars recently to be told "yup a guy did a repair for me awhile back and gave me these things so I used it when I got another but didnt know haow to reach him to fix it" If they are not attached to the back of your card they are pretty much wasted money for you

[Up for the Crack!]

I think that's an excellent idea.It would give customers a reason to keep your card,which is always a good thing.Then if they ever have to use a chip saver they will take out your card and there's your contact details.I think the 2 work nicely together.

Good idea.

[usmc68]

I had a printer friend make mine with clear 3M striping tape, 5 1" circles stacked 2 over 3 on a business card sized paper. I use a name stamp on the back and give my regular card with each, and give a pair for each car they own, and tell them to put them in the glove compartment. Also give a few extras for their friends.
This will cover 90-95% of the damage I see besides cracks.

[D2D]

I have a bunch of chip saver cards with the NWRA logo that I can't use because I'm no longer a member.
Since they also have my name on them, I can't give them away. I only use them in situations where I need to cover a chip on a car that's about to be washed.

If I remember correctly, the Delta chip savers all have their logo on them as well.

As I don't use Delta equipment, what I need to know is, are there any "generic" chip savers available that I can put my name and logo on?

Does anyone know?

[D2D]

Disregard previous post, just found the CS 124 "unprinted" chip savers.

[candyman]

D2D I Have a question. I knew NWRA had chip savers, but I must have missed the part about having your business name on them. Was that a special order or do they do this for members. I never really thought that much about using them: I have a roll of clear box tape that I use. I repaired a windshield the other day that had a glass temp of 130 degrees. I put a piece of the tape over the break and put the water hose nozzle on spray. I got the temp down to 90 degrees, open the car windows and I parked it in the shade. I wiped the WS down, removed the tape and made the repair with no problem. I am curious about the cost and distributing it to potential customers. Most of the breaks that I repair are more than 60 days old. Seldom do I get a call for a fresh break. They call either because of my flyer, referral from a detailer, or it just started to spread and they see my Vehicle with Ph #. I got a call Saturday, and the man said a bird flew into his WS and broke the glass. It was about 5pm and he stated he was traveling and needed a repair. He said I was his only hope to get something done to get back on the road. When I got to the scene I discovered several things. Phone operator had gave him my # as the only WS rapair for this area. A turkey had flown into his WS while he was driving about 80mph down the interstate. It knocked the Tahoe WS into the vehicle and damaged his transmission. No local car rental company was open. All the local and regional WS replacement Companies such as GlassMaster, Safelite that advertized 24/7 service could make a repair untill Monday. The warehouse for the Glass closed at 1pm on Saturdays and no one had any in stock. The guy was a CPA and was enroute to his 40th high school reunion 45 miles south of me. I gave the man & his wife a ride to his destination at no charge. He was able to rent a vehicle at the airport, and return home on Sunday. I called a local auto dealer to pick his vehicle up and arranged to have the WSR & fix his vehicle on monday. The local PD stood around and laughed when they found out how his WS was broken. They offered no help or transportation, other than they could call a wrecker. My area has no cabs or buses on the weekend. One car rental and its closed on the weekend.
The airport car rentals wont dispatch after 4pm on Saturdays or pickup beyond the airport.
If I had not gave them a ride they whould have been stranded until monday. I put myself in their place and did the right thing. If they had not had cell phones I have no idea what would have happen to them. I learned that when these major companies say 24/7 emergencies thats not exactly true. Two places located at interstate truck stops stated they have no contact or ph # for after hours with the glass replacement companies that are located at the truck stop. It was an eye opener. Have a safe day Candyman

[Brent Deines]

candyman,

I'm not sure if the NWRA will print custom chip savers for you or not, but we now stock "only" chip savers without any Delta Kits identification on them as that is what customers seem to like the most. We do also sell custom printed chip savers so you can have your own message and contact info printed on the cards, but most of our customers just add a label or stamp as it is less expensive when buying in small quantities. The Delta Kits chip savers have 2 clear adhesive circles on one side and a generic message on the other side. I believe the NWRA chip savers have 6 smaller adhesive circles. We used to used to sell the NWRA chip savers but customers kept requesting cards without the NWRA logo and with larger circles, so we started having our own made. The NWRA chip savers (actually I think they call them something else), are of good quality and they sell them for a good price so it's just a personal preference. We used to stock several different styles but found that it was just not cost effective to do so. Now we just stock what the majority of our customers seem to prefer.

I like to use chip savers because customers and prospective customers are much less likely to throw them away than a regular business card. I explain that covering a break immediately after it happens will help keep the damage clean and dry, which will help insure that when they do get it repaired they can expect the best possible results. The card goes in the glove box or wallet rather than in the garbage can, so although the customer may not remember my company name, he does remember the card in his glove box, and of course my company name and contact info are on that card. I also find that once someone uses a chip saver to cover a break, he is far more likely to have it repaired than if it is left uncovered.

Some of your fleet accounts may pass the chip saver cards out for you to their employees, and rental car agencies should be handing them out to everyone who rents a car from them. Insurance agents you work with should have your chip saver cards on their counter, new and used car lots should make sure they are in the glove box of every car on the lot, and any of your automotive repair shops or anyone else you work with should be handing them out with every invoice. Chip savers work especially well at car washes if you can get someone to apply the adhesive stickers prior to the wash and hand the card to the car owner when they pay for the wash. Like I said, business cards generally go in the garbage as soon as you turn your head, but there is a reason to save a chip saver card so people seem to hang on to them considerably longer.

[candyman]

Thanks Brent for the information: I will get some on my next order. I wasn't sure how they woudl be dstributed prior to a break. You had more suggestions than I had actually thought about. My Radio ads start today. I will keep you posted on the results and try to get a tape to Korey.