Aftermarket part rant

Kern Dog said

Even the NAPA clerks are a gamble as to their competence.
I had a clerk tell me something that seemed wrong. When I pressed him a bit on the matter, he admitted that he didn't even work on cars.
All theory, no practice.
Sort of like the kid that plays video games but has no actual experience dealing with issues in the actual real world.

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So I go to Autozone for longer wheel studs and supply the part number for them.
The guy says "Well, I have one so I'll call around to all the other stores and see what they have".
He calls all the other stores in two counties and finds 9 total.
I tell him 9 doesn't do me any good since it takes 10 for two wheels.
He says "I'm sorry but I don't know what else to tell you.

I tell him the part number is a Dorman part (which he knew) and they carry shitloads of Dorman stuff, so can't he just order 10 of them from Dorman???
He says "I don't know".
Now I'm getting a little annoyed.
Finally he asks someone else and a day later I have a box of 10 wheel studs.

DUDE, you carry Dorman products but don't know if you can order Dorman wheel studs?
Come on man.