So I walked into NAPA today...

[davischevy]

I was in the NAPA in Harper KS the other day and saw the classic "wife sent to pick up parts, getting yelled at by husband".

The counter guy had gone to the back to get my part and she was on the cell phone, and husband was yelling orders about where the item was in the store. I tried to help her find it, but it wasn't there. We looked in a couple more places, with no luck, and her trying to calm him down.

Then she did what my wife would do. She said "If you say one more word, when I get back I'm going to stick these fittings up your a$$".

Larry

[gmachinz]

I'm an ex parts guy and I still know my numbers. I only tell the parts guys what I need because I either already looked them up online or I know them myself. I went into an AZ I frequent often...I know everyone there....and usually I go grab my own parts behind the counter if it's an odd thing I need or, they ask what I need and I will tell them I need gaskets. They ask for what kind of vehicle....? I just say-grab a piece of paper and write these down: MS90314-3, VS12869AC and a 60038 for my air cleaner base.

I just don't have time to wait for parts guys to fumble around on the computer and usually things I need won't be in the computer anyway a lot of times.

How about when I ask for a u-joint conversion for a GM driveshaft and a 9" rear end? They look at me as if I have a 2nd head growing out of my shoulder as I talk....lol. That's when I just say "never mind, let me look in your chassis catalog-they have conversion sections for u-joints in them-you do have actual paper catalogs don't you?"

[AnotherWs6]

Originally Posted by davischevy

I was in the NAPA in Harper KS the other day and saw the classic "wife sent to pick up parts, getting yelled at by husband".

The counter guy had gone to the back to get my part and she was on the cell phone, and husband was yelling orders about where the item was in the store. I tried to help her find it, but it wasn't there. We looked in a couple more places, with no luck, and her trying to calm him down.

Then she did what my wife would do. She said "If you say one more word, when I get back I'm going to stick these fittings up your a$$".

Larry

Good, really not fair to send the wife for something like that. Saying you need a Fram PH30 oil filter, she'll figure it out or get help. Specific stuff like fittings? Your asking her to go way out of her knowledge sphere.

Having said that, my wife had a hard time finding a specific Drain-o at Home Depot recently. She found the 3 foot wide section where all of it was. It was a big, red bottle. The only red bottle there. Couldn't find it. I can't help out much more than saying Its-the-big-red-one. So I understand the frustration.