So on my way home I stop at a parts store to pick up a few items for an engine I'm putting together:
Engine paint
RTV sealer
High tack gasket sealer
Lock tite
And motor mounts.
The engine paint: they don't have anything that says "international harvester red" the red they carry is an empty slot. No red paint in stock.
Strike one
Rtv sealer they do have but they want so much for it. They have it.
High tack sealer, they have one can for $9.99 and it feels used, that is not a full can by any stretch of the imagination. I ask if they have another can and they say it's the only can they have.
Strike two
Lock tite. They have one on the shelf, this one has an open package with scotch tape poorly sealing the package. Again , it is NOT a full tube for $9.99, and it's supposedly the only one they have.
Strike three
So I figured I'd order the rubber mounts I need for the motor mounts. One side is $6.29 and the other side is $5.49, they can order both of them.
At this point I'm thinking it's finally a break because I really didn't expect them to stock early A motor mounts and I'm just happy they are available.
So I go to pre pay for the motor mounts only and the guys says, " your total is $34. Something. I'm like, wait I thought those mounts are around 13 bucks together, using rough math. He says, each one has a $9.99 shipping charge because they have to come from our warehouse and the mounts are at two different warehouses, so each one gets a shipping charge of $9.99.
I said, ok so they are going to be delivered to my house if I'm paying shipping.... right??
He says, " no ma'am, you pick them up in store when they arrive"
It's over, going somewhere else
I put my wallet back in my purse and said, you have a great day, I'm going to look around. The counter guy was very polite.
What's wrong with part stores, not like when I was younger. I walked out as a no sale customer
