Actually, I went yesterday and Monday. Now I know what everyone's thinking, "Why the hell would you go there anyways?".
First off, I needed a torque wrench fast and cheap, which I got (and it actually works).
Second, and now on to the funny part, I was looking for the gommets, o-rings, and the other rubber things at the tip of the fuel injectors cuz I was missing one and a second one is a bit crushed. I showed it to one guy and he got to searching fast. The computer wouldn't tell us if they had the rubber at the tip in stock so that was ok. So then arrives a 2nd guy, one that I have seen before many times. The first guy shows him the injector, and while he tries to explain what we're looking for, the 2nd guy says, "Oh, this is a Cam positioner sensor, what's wrong with it?". I didn't make fun of him cuz there weren't enough people around to point and laugh at him with me, so I just calmly said to him, "That's an injector......". He just gave it back, looked at how his co-worker looked at him oddly, and went to attend someone else.
Third, yesterday (Tuesday). I go back again to buy the spark plugs and to check if they have a gap gauge and a sponge. It's the 2nd guy again who gets to attend me this time! I calmly tell him that I'm looking for spark plugs for my car and he hops right to it. "$2.99 for each one", he tells me. So I reply, "NGK copper tipped with quad sparks??". His reply, "No single tipped. Wait, copper? Are you sure? We got platinum. I have never seen those copper things you're talking about."
I just told him to forget about it and went to look for my other things. You know, I go to Pep Boys cuz it's so close to my house and there's less traffic in that direction than in the direction to the other locations. It's also a lot faster, but it kinda disappoints me that, on a daily basis, they do stuff that prove just how full of shit they really are :biglaugh:
Nah, it doesn't disappoint me. I guess I should stop being lazy and travel the extra 15 minutes to the other auto parts stores.
PS: The corolla's driver's seat now can't be moved back and forth. Dunno what broke. It was the son of a friend of my mom's that had to "fix" the seat so it was forward enough so she could drive (she's 5'2"). I'm 6'4", so it's getting annoying to drive her car (hence my lazyness at driving lately).
First off, I needed a torque wrench fast and cheap, which I got (and it actually works).
Second, and now on to the funny part, I was looking for the gommets, o-rings, and the other rubber things at the tip of the fuel injectors cuz I was missing one and a second one is a bit crushed. I showed it to one guy and he got to searching fast. The computer wouldn't tell us if they had the rubber at the tip in stock so that was ok. So then arrives a 2nd guy, one that I have seen before many times. The first guy shows him the injector, and while he tries to explain what we're looking for, the 2nd guy says, "Oh, this is a Cam positioner sensor, what's wrong with it?". I didn't make fun of him cuz there weren't enough people around to point and laugh at him with me, so I just calmly said to him, "That's an injector......". He just gave it back, looked at how his co-worker looked at him oddly, and went to attend someone else.
Third, yesterday (Tuesday). I go back again to buy the spark plugs and to check if they have a gap gauge and a sponge. It's the 2nd guy again who gets to attend me this time! I calmly tell him that I'm looking for spark plugs for my car and he hops right to it. "$2.99 for each one", he tells me. So I reply, "NGK copper tipped with quad sparks??". His reply, "No single tipped. Wait, copper? Are you sure? We got platinum. I have never seen those copper things you're talking about."
I just told him to forget about it and went to look for my other things. You know, I go to Pep Boys cuz it's so close to my house and there's less traffic in that direction than in the direction to the other locations. It's also a lot faster, but it kinda disappoints me that, on a daily basis, they do stuff that prove just how full of shit they really are :biglaugh:
Nah, it doesn't disappoint me. I guess I should stop being lazy and travel the extra 15 minutes to the other auto parts stores.
PS: The corolla's driver's seat now can't be moved back and forth. Dunno what broke. It was the son of a friend of my mom's that had to "fix" the seat so it was forward enough so she could drive (she's 5'2"). I'm 6'4", so it's getting annoying to drive her car (hence my lazyness at driving lately).
