![]() ![]() On the the other side of things there's one in Gaylord that I'll never take a vehicle to even though the sign out front says "new management" I witnessed them first hand forget to put oil in the truck in front of me. I know the owners and they are usually working there too. I've got a quick lube that I always go to. Now, if I do it myself, it probably costs me about $50 for parts and takes me about 1/2 an hour to do it, then clean up what I spilled on the shop floor or ran down my arm. I sprung for the extra $10, now it costs me $39.89. I was surprised when the same dumb kid said, "Oh no, the opening special is over, the regular price is $10 more." I went back later when it needed the next change, just to see what they would say. Needless to say, I let them change the oil. "Well, let's see, 4 litres included, your truck takes 14 litres, 10 extra at $1.99 a litre, that will be $19.90 plus $9.99, it will be $29.89 sir." Then they opened a new one near me and were offering $9.99 oil changes as a 'Grand Opening Special' so being a wise guy asked if I qualified, sure enough, stupid kid says "Sure thing! But we have to charge you a little extra for the additional oil." So I persisted, "How much more?" I never used to go to those Quickie places, I barely let myself work on my PowerStroke ![]() Wow! Sorry 'bout the rant- guess I'm getting old and crotchety Too many busness's are just hiring bodies I am all for kids learning and not just hanging around, but there needs to be supervision and training. ![]() At least it sounds like what they say through all that lip and tongue hardware.Īnd lumber and hardware yards ::)If there is one that is'nt constantly wasted from the night before or knows the difference between a 2x4 and a sheet of plywood they make him a sales person.Ĭonstruction Subs are adopting the "child labor" force too- came onto one of our remodel jobs to find that the heating "professional's" kid had set an oil tank on cement blocks instead of the usual legs, only to find later that the filter hit the floor, so, using his "vast experience and logic" cut a hole in the floor to clear the filter.We DID discuss the logic and professionalism!!! It ain't just at the jiffy lube places- I've had the same experience with some of the auto parts chains- do'nt even bother asking for parts for anything pre '90, *DanG "12yearolds" try to tell ya 'they didn't make cars back then". What is sad is that she was just one of several, I suspect. I asked what all extra she had been charged for in the past. She couldn't beleive they would try to pull a trick like that on her. When we got to her house and after the car had cooled, I opened the radiator to find the normal green color as I expected. She told me later that she always trusted thier judgment and did what ever they recomended. They didn't do the radiator flush but had a guy with a shop across the street that could get to it for sumthin like $55 and did she want it done. He told her that her radiator needed flushed and the liquid in the jar was from her car. She, I, and a couple other customers, were in the waiting room when one of the guys comes in the waiting room with a small jar filled with dark liquid. I happened to be with her at one of the times. She is one of those that won't miss the time for an oil change by more than 25 miles. When my wife and I were dating, she used the same quicky lube place every time her car needed an oil change. ![]()
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