Auto Parts Rant
#21
[QUOTE=rexazz2;574346]For you guys that are told "we dont stock it"
I blew a brake line on my car
I had a roll of 3/16 line at home but no line nuts or unions
I went to the closest Canadian Tire
Kid behind the counter tells me "they dont stock it"
Keep in mind there is a 20 bay shop attached to this place
I told the kid if they dont stock them they better close the doors , go back and check again LOL
He eventually got one of the mechanics in the shop to show him[/QUOTE
This another problem I have with the part stores they very seldom have the part I need in stock,they always have to order.
I blew a brake line on my car
I had a roll of 3/16 line at home but no line nuts or unions
I went to the closest Canadian Tire
Kid behind the counter tells me "they dont stock it"
Keep in mind there is a 20 bay shop attached to this place
I told the kid if they dont stock them they better close the doors , go back and check again LOL
He eventually got one of the mechanics in the shop to show him[/QUOTE
This another problem I have with the part stores they very seldom have the part I need in stock,they always have to order.
#22
The advanced store I go to is a bunch of young know it alls and one older guy (Ed) who DOES know a lot. When I have questions, he`s who I go to. Knows lots of little tricks also
#23
Yea,ive learned who to talk to in the chains now locally. There is 2 or 3 guys now that i know they know what they are doing. You have to weed out the fly by nighters and the ones who know enough to help you.
#24
Yep
any ways I went to pickup the solenoid . Installed it in their lot and came home to connect the blade... ALL is well now .
Funny how the new box said Negative TRIGGER for western PUMPS
#25
[QUOTE=1sttimejimmyowner;574376]
I live 2 minutes from a Napa warehouse, and about 20 from an orielly warehouse. so if orielly does not have it, they will get it there in a half hour, napa always has it, but i hate napa.
For you guys that are told "we dont stock it"
I blew a brake line on my car
I had a roll of 3/16 line at home but no line nuts or unions
I went to the closest Canadian Tire
Kid behind the counter tells me "they dont stock it"
Keep in mind there is a 20 bay shop attached to this place
I told the kid if they dont stock them they better close the doors , go back and check again LOL
He eventually got one of the mechanics in the shop to show him[/QUOTE
This another problem I have with the part stores they very seldom have the part I need in stock,they always have to order.
I blew a brake line on my car
I had a roll of 3/16 line at home but no line nuts or unions
I went to the closest Canadian Tire
Kid behind the counter tells me "they dont stock it"
Keep in mind there is a 20 bay shop attached to this place
I told the kid if they dont stock them they better close the doors , go back and check again LOL
He eventually got one of the mechanics in the shop to show him[/QUOTE
This another problem I have with the part stores they very seldom have the part I need in stock,they always have to order.
#26
I've found if you look up the item online and provide the counter guy with a part number, it makes the whole process go smoother. although once I still had a guy want to know year, make, model, color, etc even when I told him the part number I wanted. Kinda irritated me. But they probably get customers in there who don't have a clue what they need, order the wrong part, and come back hollering. I just chalked it up to the kid doing due diligence, and went along with it.
#27
The parking lots at my nearest AutoZone and O'Reilly's are side by side. The Advance store is 2 blocks down the road. On some things, the O'Reilly's is the same price but on others, it's higher.Advance is about on a par with the other two. The main reason I go to AutoZone more is they have longer hours 7 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. and they have the loyalty card with one point for every $20 I spend and when I get 5 points, I get $20 credit on it. Basically a discount. As much as I spend there, I save some major bucks at times.
#28
IMO discount parts usually means discount service
their cutting the price somewhere
their cutting the price somewhere
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