Parts counter men/women

[Scottri]

Oh man does this thread strike a nerve! I can't calculate the amount of time I've wasted dealing with some moron at a parts counter of an Auto Drone, Pep Boys, Schucks and the like. I now only go to NAPA unless I need wax or oil. There are 2 NAPAs near me. One plain sucks, everything is more expensive and the counter pinheads are useless. The other is great. One of the counter guys has one of our trucks and knows them well. They always have what I need or can get it in a couple of hours.

At the local Auto Zone I had an argument with a guy. I was looking for a part for my 69 GMC. He couldn't find it in the computer so I told him to look up a 69 Chevy instead. He argued that the part wouldn't fit. I told him to just get the part and the fit would be my problem. He could not understand that the trucks were almost identical.

Another time I went to buy a carb for the GMC, I walk in to the parts counter with the Carb in my hand. A young girl walks up and asked if she could help me. I said no, I'd wait for the parts guy. She insisted she could help so I asked her for carb that would fit a 69 GMC Square bore intake manifold. She asked to to repeat it, I did, I then handed her the old carb. She looked at me and asked "What is that?". Another 10 minutes of my life I'll never get back!


Scott