Are my car detailing expectations too high?

[u/Ok-Gain-3366]

Got my car detailed today. It was $300 for interior only. There are several spots that are still not clean. I wanted the car to look close to new. Here are some pics that show where there is still a mess. Is this normal or did they do a poor job? If they did a poor job how should I tell them that?

[u/I-Way_Vagabond]

Are my car detailing expectations too high?

u/Ok-Gain-3366, in my opinion, no, you are not being unreasonable at all, but not uncommon.

I went through something like this myself. Used to work for an employer that has a small fleet of vehicles. I had to go to three different "professional detailers" before I found one that was competent.

Go to a new-car dealership that has a used car section and look at their used cars. For $300 your car should look like that.

Unless you have a specific issue that a competent detailer should point out up front, your car should look better than that for $300.