Surely you have heard the saying, "there's no reason, it's just company
policy".
Grant Reynolds
Roger Sieling wrote:
> I find my NAPA experience just the opposite. I hate going there, and only as
> a last resort. They treat everyone very impersonal, take a number please,
> and absolutely the highest of high prices, unless you're on account with a
> volumn of several $1000/ mo. I just remarked after my last visit, that, when
> i lived at home in small town, that was the only place I went, for
> everything. I miss that, but that's the NAPA of 21st century to me.
>
> I just wanted to buy some 3/16 copper tubing for a gauge line. They would
> sell me a 25' roll at $1 /ft and the LOCAL hardware store (not big chain)had
> it cut to length for $.39/ ft. WHY????
>
> Roger
>
>
>> From: "Carter Hendricks" <carter@i1.net>
>> Reply-To: "Carter Hendricks" <carter@i1.net>
>> To: "Larry Hoy" <larryhoy@prodigy.net>, <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
>> Subject: RE: finding parts
>> Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 17:37:39 -0500
>>
>> Larry Hoy wrote:
>>
>>> I have been very lucky ... my local NAPA store
>>> has Margaret ... She's forgotten more
>>> about parts than most of us know.
>>
>> great!
>>
>>> If I need a can of brake cleaner I'll run to the
>>> corner store, if I need real parts, I check with
>>> Margaret.
>>
>> But why can't Margaret, and her store, get the
>> brake cleaner sale too? It might be a little more
>> expensive, but mostly because the box stores don't
>> pay anyone a living wage and then screw their suppliers,
>> too. But that local store needs all of your
>> business, not just the hard stuff. : )
>>
>> --Carter
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