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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 09:03 AM
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In my local autobone I could see the supercoil I wanted sitting on their shelf. The poor kid behind the counter typed away looking for it but never found it. My newest friend at Orielly never has that problem.

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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 09:25 AM
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they usually just let me look around until I find the part i need on the shelf in the back. This arrangement seems to work for us...
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 10:18 AM
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I always loved going and telling them what part I wanted and when they ask me what it was going on I would say a 59 Austin Healey and watch them go blank
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by texaswilkins
In my local autobone I could see the supercoil I wanted sitting on their shelf. The poor kid behind the counter typed away looking for it but never found it. My newest friend at Orielly never has that problem.

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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 10:42 AM
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When I go to Autozone, I almost always have a part number.......if they ask me "what's it going on?", I tell them it's not going on anything...I'm just buying the part.
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 11:16 AM
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With ANY of these places, including NAPA*, I tell them it's going on a CAR.

They'll always ask "what kind", and I'll reply "a red one".

I then get the "a red what?" and I reply "a red CAR!"....


After they come up with "is it a Chevrolet, Ford or what?" question I'll come back with "I don't know, it's just a red car!"....





*Had to replace a bad "generic" horn button on my VW based Dune Buggy recently. Went to NAPA. Idiot sold me a normally closed button....
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by C3 Stroker
When I go to Autozone, I almost always have a part number.......if they ask me "what's it going on?", I tell them it's not going on anything...I'm just buying the part.


Gotta remember that one!
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by C3 Stroker
When I go to Autozone, I almost always have a part number.......if they ask me "what's it going on?", I tell them it's not going on anything...I'm just buying the part.

Ask them if they've ever seen 'Hoarders' on tv.
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 05:44 PM
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Hmmmm,

I'm a parts collector. Just like a coin collector....
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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 01:13 PM
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autozone has a really good website so you can look up all your parts before you go. You can check a box and they'll pull the parts off the shelf and have them waiting when you arrive.

They don't hassle you when you return parts. One just opened in my town and i'm happier than a pig in ****.
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