first. a little background.
some of you may or may not know that i work for NAPA auto parts.
not Kragen, not Autozone, not Oriellys, not Carquest, not Advance.
this is not my summer job, my part time job, or my first job straight outta high school, like most of the extremely incompetent employees of the above stated competition.
this is what ive done 40 hours a week for the past 6 years. and before this i was under the hood for the previous 5.
i dont claim to know everything, and i will ask the older guys if i dont know something in order to give the proper answer the next time.
but in 90% of my transactions i get you the right shit the first time because i know what im talking about.
11 years in the automotive repair/parts industry. quite a bit considering im 28.
now.
being behind the counter and fucking around on the internet for most of the day while being paid to do so is pretty cool. i really cant complain when it comes to how laid back my boss and the rest of my crew are. its a good place to work.
there are however a handfull of the general population that i would never begin to miss or lose any amount of sleep over if they happened to all die horrible deaths.
the first and most recent breed to piss me off are the guys who come in and order 400bux worth of heavy ass truck rotors only to tell me that theyre really not sure what kind of truck they have when they come to pick them up. they proceed to ask ME what they are driving, and insist on the right parts when they pulled up in a different truck entirely than the one they are actually working on.
how the hell am i supposed to know if you have an F250 or an F350 when you pulled up in a Dodge?? maybe you should write your goddam vehicle information down before you start taking shit apart and making me lift 200lbs of iron just to have me put it back on the shelf....
which brings me to the next breed of human that i hate:
the people who have no clue as to what year/make/model/engine/etc vehicle they drive on a daily basis.
how on earth do these people even remember their own birthday??
if you are one of these types please do me and yourself a fucking favor: write your year, make, model, submodel, engine size, transmission type, drivetrain layout, and braking setup on a little piece of paper and leave it in your glove box. its that simple and it could save you (or cost you) a lot of money depending on the amount of information you provide and the mood that im in.
which now brings me to this:
i can and will adjust prices based on a number of factors. i have a 10 key pad and my favorite number is 9...
if you act like a pompous know it all asshole or just any kind of asshole in general: price goes up however i see fit.
if you tell me im wrong when its very certain that i am right and i have the entire parts crew backing me: price goes up however i see fit.
if you are a hot chick: price goes down according to how hot you are and how flirtatious you are. im a pig. i know.
if you are a hot chick and you walk in with your boyfriend: price stays normal. come in without him and you will save money.
if you are my friend: you will likely get my discount, which can be as high as 40% off standard pricing.
if you are a non-account holding customer in good standing: i will generally give you a pretty standard discount.
i have much more to bitch about but i have to get back to the shop.
so in short:
try to be prepared when you come see me, dont be a dick, dont make me do a bunch of unnecessary legwork, be a hot chick if possible, and just try to be on my good side overall.
it will potentially save you money, save me stress, and make both of our lives happier. win, win.
some of you may or may not know that i work for NAPA auto parts.
not Kragen, not Autozone, not Oriellys, not Carquest, not Advance.
this is not my summer job, my part time job, or my first job straight outta high school, like most of the extremely incompetent employees of the above stated competition.
this is what ive done 40 hours a week for the past 6 years. and before this i was under the hood for the previous 5.
i dont claim to know everything, and i will ask the older guys if i dont know something in order to give the proper answer the next time.
but in 90% of my transactions i get you the right shit the first time because i know what im talking about.
11 years in the automotive repair/parts industry. quite a bit considering im 28.
now.
being behind the counter and fucking around on the internet for most of the day while being paid to do so is pretty cool. i really cant complain when it comes to how laid back my boss and the rest of my crew are. its a good place to work.
there are however a handfull of the general population that i would never begin to miss or lose any amount of sleep over if they happened to all die horrible deaths.
the first and most recent breed to piss me off are the guys who come in and order 400bux worth of heavy ass truck rotors only to tell me that theyre really not sure what kind of truck they have when they come to pick them up. they proceed to ask ME what they are driving, and insist on the right parts when they pulled up in a different truck entirely than the one they are actually working on.
how the hell am i supposed to know if you have an F250 or an F350 when you pulled up in a Dodge?? maybe you should write your goddam vehicle information down before you start taking shit apart and making me lift 200lbs of iron just to have me put it back on the shelf....
which brings me to the next breed of human that i hate:
the people who have no clue as to what year/make/model/engine/etc vehicle they drive on a daily basis.
how on earth do these people even remember their own birthday??
if you are one of these types please do me and yourself a fucking favor: write your year, make, model, submodel, engine size, transmission type, drivetrain layout, and braking setup on a little piece of paper and leave it in your glove box. its that simple and it could save you (or cost you) a lot of money depending on the amount of information you provide and the mood that im in.
which now brings me to this:
i can and will adjust prices based on a number of factors. i have a 10 key pad and my favorite number is 9...
if you act like a pompous know it all asshole or just any kind of asshole in general: price goes up however i see fit.
if you tell me im wrong when its very certain that i am right and i have the entire parts crew backing me: price goes up however i see fit.
if you are a hot chick: price goes down according to how hot you are and how flirtatious you are. im a pig. i know.
if you are a hot chick and you walk in with your boyfriend: price stays normal. come in without him and you will save money.
if you are my friend: you will likely get my discount, which can be as high as 40% off standard pricing.
if you are a non-account holding customer in good standing: i will generally give you a pretty standard discount.
i have much more to bitch about but i have to get back to the shop.
so in short:
try to be prepared when you come see me, dont be a dick, dont make me do a bunch of unnecessary legwork, be a hot chick if possible, and just try to be on my good side overall.
it will potentially save you money, save me stress, and make both of our lives happier. win, win.
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