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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:43:38 AM EDT
I'm working on my project car and they have a part I need listed on their website.
So I called my local store and sked if they have a part number "121G" in stock. The guy didn't even spend any time looking to see. He immediately replied "NO! WE DO NOT HAVE THAT!" And hung up. 
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:44:20 AM EDT
[#1]
Killdozer.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:44:43 AM EDT
[#2]
Probably mad you didn't call him Mr. parts store guy.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:45:11 AM EDT
[#3]
Muh Feelz
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:45:29 AM EDT
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Probably mad you didn't call him Mr. parts store guy. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:45:46 AM EDT
[#5]
Did he at least call you mister dangerdan?
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:45:59 AM EDT
[#6]
If I ever set foot in another O'Reillys again it will be too soon.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:46:44 AM EDT
[#7]
Flux capacitors are never in stock.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:47:00 AM EDT
[#8]
He probably mixed you up with another guy.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:47:06 AM EDT
[#9]
I prefer vatozone
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:47:40 AM EDT
[#10]
So call him back and tell him to fucking check, if he's a dick, ask for his manager. Keep calling and asking for different shit. Make him pay for his laziness.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:48:18 AM EDT
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Parts guys are the worst of the auto industry, followed by service advisers, and anyone at body shops.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:48:19 AM EDT
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I have always had good experiences with Oreillys. One day the clip that attaches one of my wipers broke off so I went to buy new wipers. The guy at the counter pulled out a box with spare clips and found the one I need and gave it to me. That being said I have friends that worked there before and they would mercilessly fuck with people sometimes.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:48:26 AM EDT
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Flux capacitors are never in stock. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:48:28 AM EDT
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Probably mad you didn't call him Mr. parts store guy. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:48:39 AM EDT
[#15]
Lot of folks in the job force have ZERO people skills.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:48:52 AM EDT
[#16]
Yeah maybe you could ask for paint for your DeLorean, or a camshaft for your RX7 next.
Auto parts store guys are sick of your unoriginal shit. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:48:55 AM EDT
[#17]
Do you have a sufficient power source for that part?
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:49:16 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:50:01 AM EDT
[#19]
They probably get that call a lot, I don't blame him.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:50:01 AM EDT
[#20]
did you call him Mr. first?
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:50:05 AM EDT
[#21]
He recognized your voice.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:50:10 AM EDT
[#22]
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I'm working on my project car and they have a part I need listed on their website. So I called my local store and sked if they have a part number "121G" in stock. The guy didn't even spend any time looking to see. He immediately replied "NO! WE DO NOT HAVE THAT!" And hung up. Here they are one of the few places that actually has great service and good jobs. Everywhere else is run by lazy, angry hippies. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:50:12 AM EDT
[#23]
Hahahahaha. Now call autozone and ask for the Toyota water pump gasket.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:51:06 AM EDT
[#24]
The problem I run into with them is many of them think they know about cars/engine building because they sling parts.
Needed an oil pump for a race motor temporarily using a factory oil pan. He went on how I should get the 'high volume' oil pump for that motor over the standard volume model. I informed him the opposite is true and to just give me the standard volume pump. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:53:00 AM EDT
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When I was a kid, our home phone number was almost the same as NAPA's (two numbers transposed). We would get the occasional call for NAPA and tell the person, "sorry, wrong number." Sometimes, moron would call right back so I would answer the phone, "NAPA, HOW CAN I HELP YOU?"
Every part was always in stock and on sale. 
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:53:53 AM EDT
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Hahahahaha. Now call autozone and ask for the Toyota |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:54:57 AM EDT
[#27]
Well, he did just lose his job at Fox News so...
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:55:45 AM EDT
[#28]
Try helping people who don't know what a part is over the phone once.
Especially when all they can tell you is that it has some wires and its next to the engine. Seriously, you can only do so much before you want to reach through the phone an strangle them. That said, I worked in a dealership parts department while in college and I can attest to some major D-bag parts guys out there. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 12:00:30 PM EDT
[#29]
You should have asked to speak to the boss: Bill O'Reilly.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 12:02:25 PM EDT
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Quoted:
I'm working on my project car and they have a part I need listed on their website. So I called my local store and sked if they have a part number "121G" in stock. The guy didn't even spend any time looking to see. He immediately replied "NO! WE DO NOT HAVE THAT!" And hung up. Waiting on your thread describing the sandwich you had for lunch, and what you and the mail delivery person talked about when you got your mail. . |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 12:02:27 PM EDT
[#31]
You fail at the auto parts game.
Before you ask any other question ask who you are speaking to. Option #1 check online if it is in stock then call to tell them that it is shown as being in stock and that you would like a visual confirmation that it is in fact in stock. Option #2 when they tell you that it is not in stock ask them what the closest store that does have it in stock. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 12:03:39 PM EDT
[#32]
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If I ever set foot in another O'Reillys again it will be too soon. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 12:04:53 PM EDT
[#33]
What's the phone number to this particular o'reillys store? I'm looking for that part number as well.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 12:04:59 PM EDT
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You fail at the auto parts game. Before you ask any other question ask who you are speaking to. Option #1 check online if it is in stock then call to tell them that it is shown as being in stock and that you would like a visual confirmation that it is in fact in stock. It didn't say Option #2 when they tell you that it is not in stock ask them what the closest store that does have it in stock. He hung up before I could respond |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 12:06:09 PM EDT
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What's the phone number to this particular o'reillys store? I'm looking for that part number as well.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 12:06:47 PM EDT
[#36]
The guy has to deal with people like us all day long. No wonder he's cranky.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 12:07:26 PM EDT
[#37]
Guess that project will remain in the future.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 12:08:19 PM EDT
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Parts guys are the worst of the auto industry, followed by service advisers, and anyone at body shops. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 12:08:53 PM EDT
[#39]
Is school out already?
Seems kinda early. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 12:10:26 PM EDT
[#40]
I don't blame the guy in this instance.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 12:13:49 PM EDT
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Carthage, tx Quote HistoryQuoted:
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What's the phone number to this particular o'reillys store? I'm looking for that part number as well. You went kidding, he was rude! |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 12:14:09 PM EDT
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I worked a parts counter in an independent parts store in the mid 1980's - yes, before computers with paper books and a microfische.
We'd get bored on a Saturday and call the competor's store and ask them to check on: Water pump / radiator hose / freeze plugs for a 1969 VW beetle or bus Valve cover gasket for a mazda RX3, etc. Idle hands and all... |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 12:19:02 PM EDT
[#43]
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Probably mad you didn't call him Mr. parts store guy.  
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Posted: 4/20/2017 12:21:05 PM EDT
[#44]
I find myself getting more and more automotive stuff through amazon. Both because of price and selection.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 12:22:27 PM EDT
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i used to work in parts in the late 80s. The warehouse driver would make deliveries with an old double barrel shot gun. He'd actually would have the dam thing with him while rolling the hand truck into other parts stores. One day he found a girl on side of the road while making deliveries and bright her to his apartment. Ended up having a baby with her. But hey his father had a home ffl and we got good deals. Few years latter heard he killed himself.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 12:22:35 PM EDT
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The guy has to deal with people like us all day long. No wonder he's cranky. I had a guy calling a couple of times a week for crap for his POS Ford truck, went like this: Him: I need a sending unit for a Ford. Me: What kind of Ford? Him: Truck Me: What kind of truck, F150, 250, 350? Him: They're all the same, what difference does it make. (I get the same response when asking what motor it has.) Me: I need to know so I can get you the right parts. Him: I don't know why the hell you guys always ask me this shit, they are all the same just give me a sending unit. Me: 
I try my best to not let the asshole I just talked to bleed over into the conversation I'm having with the next guy. But it can be pressing at times. I get the opportunity to deal with some of the dumbest mother fuckers on the planet. There is a crap ton more stories like this or worse, I can share more. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 12:25:25 PM EDT
[#47]
Lol.
Two kinds of people in this thread. One has no idea. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 12:28:50 PM EDT
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@kubota3430 What the fuck does it mean? 
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Posted: 4/20/2017 12:34:03 PM EDT
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i used to work in parts in the late 80s. The warehouse driver would make deliveries with an old double barrel shot gun. He'd actually would have the dam thing with him while rolling the hand truck into other parts stores. One day he found a girl on side of the road while making deliveries and bright her to his apartment. Ended up having a baby with her. But hey his father had a home ffl and we got good deals. Few years latter heard he killed himself. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 12:36:00 PM EDT
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Ask for a power steering pump for a '86 Fiero. When he can't find it, tell him it has to be looked up in the paper catalogs and let him look some more.
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