Hi, it’s Eric Martinez here with New Mexico Business Talk, and today I’m here with Angie Angela from Adobe Interlock.
Well, I happened to work for a really great couple who was wanting to retire. Okay. And, um, so, you know, we got very lucky. I’m making this a condensed version, but we ended up buying the business from them and taking it over and, and so we’re going on our third year. We were really lucky to get an established business, but at the same time we took it. And, I think we’re really making it our own, you know, really tied into the community. We kinda get a feel of our people and, you know, we’re just part of Santa Fe now.
Well, you know, Adobe interlock, I would like for people to see the logo and think about helping. We’re helpful. You know, for the most part, people come to see us because they have to, we’re kind of like toilet paper. You don’t want it, but you need it. So, um, you know, we help people who’ve gotten DUIs, but in addition to that, we can help people not get DUIs. We can help parents of teenagers sleep better at night knowing that their kid’s not gonna be drinking and driving, you know, that kind of thing.
Absolutely. I mean, we have to have a lot of licenses and things like that, but for the most part, we got everything we needed and now we flow really well with the state and with probation officers and that kind of thing. But to go back to your question, the hardest thing to deal with is a new client. Because I think a lot of times drinking and driving is a bad habit, and people aren’t realizing that they drink, you know, eight beers the night before and they’re waking up blowing the legal limit. So you’re, you’re, for the most part, people are getting called out on the way they’ve lived their life for many years. So it’s hard when a client has to come to the realization that they have to make a change in their life. And with us being on the front lines, you know, the ones who have to take their money, the ones who have to say, this is gonna report to your probation officer, you’ve failed, whatever. We are the first person that could potentially be treated badly. Okay. But you know what I mean because it’s, it’s hard to take responsibility
Right. Yeah. You know, I mean, like when you have to tell somebody you’re here because you had too many fails in the month and it made you come in and, you know, your first, I I’m gonna say you because I’ll say me like I know if I do something wrong, my first initial instinct is to come up with a reason why I didn’t do that or whatever, you know.
Right. And I, I have no judgment, you know what I mean? Because it’s, it is what it is. And, once you really break it down to the fact that it is a bad habit, nobody decides, oh, well I’m gonna go out tonight. I’m gonna get trash and I’m gonna, you know, wreck my car into somebody’s fence. No, nobody decides that. You just think, oh, it’s been a long week and I’m gonna go have a drink
Exactly. The challenges with new clients when they’re in the, that intermittent stage where they’re just being, where they’re just having to accept responsibility and make changes in their life. So it’s hard dealing with clients like that.
Absolutely. I think even just having to have the interlock in because it changes the way you live your life. I mean, I had a young kid who had just turned 21. He goes, I think I wanna keep it in after I get my license cuz it helps me regulate my life. And the reality of it is, it does, cuz if you know that you have to get your car started at seven 30 in the morning, you’re not gonna go out and buy that next six pack or whatever. You know, you’re probably gonna tell your friends, Hey, I’m gonna go. So whatever it does, it does help regulate people’s lives. Yeah. So, yeah, I do see, I see people who, it’s amazing. I see people who start out living in their car and then Yeah. You know, and you know, one guy for example, he just got a job as an electrician. It’s been three years, but he’s got a house and, you know, so yeah, it’s really rewarding to get to see the transition in people.
Well we’re in a, as far as our community goes, I think that in our particular area we share with a pottery place right next door. And it seems like a very, very strange combination of businesses, but they actually work very well because our hours, our peak hours are not their peak hours. So we’re able to share space and that kind of thing, and as far as the community goes, we, I really dunno.
Yeah. You know, I love those social media groups because it’s, I mean, I didn’t really expect much to come out of it. I was just being helpful. The woman asked, where can I get a battery? And I’m like, Adobe interlock sells and installs interstate batteries, which we do. It’s not our primary business, but it worked out so perfectly that she came to see us and Jay had time and he put it in and everybody was happy. So the community is great. I mean, I love that interaction there and having the ability to help people in the community outside of, in the judicial process or, you know, in the legal system to where they have to come see us.
Hey, Okay. You know, just make it easier. Like, if someone’s father is already drinking they will not be allowed to go anywhere. You know, even some children will do it for their older parents. So, I would like for the community to know that that’s an option.
You know, one of the biggest things that I would like to portray is compassion. There’s no judgment. We’re here to help people. We’re not there to judge you. We’re not there for anything. I mean, there does come a point in someone’s life where they have to take, acknowledge their mistakes and take action and that’s on them. But it’s not our job to do anything other than help get through that process. And also, we wanna help our community.
No, absolutely not. It’s for people who might need to break a bad habit and don’t wanna get in trouble. I mean, cuz once you get pulled over with that DWI on the ticket, it doesn’t matter. You’re losing your license for six months regardless of what the judge says. That’s just the way the state of New Mexico works. But if we could just get it to where, oh darn guys, my car won’t start. Let’s get an Uber. Okay, cool. Great. Still had a great day and a great night. You know, everybody wakes up safely at home with a good driver’s license.
My website is fantastic because it really lowered those phone calls. Um, it answered most of the questions people need to be answered and if they wanna know how much it’s gonna cost to install on their car, then I get an email, I fill it out, and it goes back to them. And it’s been fantastic because there was a time when the phone would ring and we would say, I hate the phone. My website address is www.adobeinterlock.com.
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