Auto Part Store Questions

dusterglenn said

Here's what I'm laughing about on this thread. For the guys who like to go into the store and play dumb, the joke's on you. We've all dealt with people who ARE that dumb. When the counterguy rolls his eyes, what he's thinking is "not again". Most of the general public know nothing about cars, and we can't tell if you do either.
Nobody knows what year their car is, 'I bought it in 03', or what engine 'the big one, I think?', or even what model 'you know, Regal or Riviera'.
One of my co-workers many years ago used to tell people 'If you want to guess at what the car is, I'm willing to guess at what parts it takes. As long as you keep them.'

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It's even worse when you're dealing with a wholesale customer who doesn't know their *** from a hole in the ground .
They'll insist that they're providing the correct info , then when the part(s) get delivered , everything's "wrong" ; "wrong" year , "wrong" engine , wrong colour seals , ad nauseaum !

Then , there's the magical car / year / engine / transmission changes as the idiot -- typically 'non-citizens' -- is trying to tell you what they need .
For instance :
Idiot Customer :" 1996 Mercury Villager . I need the axle. "
Counter Person : " Automatic or Manual ? "
Idiot Customer : " It's a ... ahhh ... What year did I say ?"
Counter : " 1996 "
Idiot : " Oh ... it's a 2002 ... Toyotas [sic] ... "

And , yes , we , the poor bastards whom have to deal with non-stop *** hats , will "add a gratuity" to your price for wasting our time :joker: .