stupid people
12-25-2002, 08:13 PM
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stupid people
i work at an autoparts store, and this stupid lady came up to me that owned an older plymoth laser or something like that and was looking for a return line for her turbo.
this is how she described it:
"its that line that comes off the turbo and there is pressure going through it, and its leaking, but im not sure cause my mechanic is working on it and i don't know much about cars"
so i asked, how big the tube was, thinking it could be the actual charge pipe.
nope, its a small line
then i asked what it was leaking, and she didnt know what.
so being that i know about turbos, and i happen to be running the very same, if not close turbo on my car i figured out what it was.
she was looking for the oil return line off the turbo to the oil pan.
and she figured we sell these things as stock replacements.
and she also said that her mechanic said that usually when you replace the return line, you also change the pressure line.
and that made no sense to me cause i was thinking that it would be nothing but work to change the steel braided line with fittings, just because the rubber hose off the turbo was leaking.
so i sent her on the way and told her that there is no way i will have in stock or can get a stock replacement oil line for her bitch ***.
i also asked if she knew what size line it was, she didn';t know that. and she said she wasn't able to use just any old rubber oil line hose as the return line, which i had origionally thought that was what you used.
does anyone know what a factory vehicle would use for a return line...would it be molded?
this is how she described it:
"its that line that comes off the turbo and there is pressure going through it, and its leaking, but im not sure cause my mechanic is working on it and i don't know much about cars"
so i asked, how big the tube was, thinking it could be the actual charge pipe.
nope, its a small line
then i asked what it was leaking, and she didnt know what.
so being that i know about turbos, and i happen to be running the very same, if not close turbo on my car i figured out what it was.
she was looking for the oil return line off the turbo to the oil pan.
and she figured we sell these things as stock replacements.
and she also said that her mechanic said that usually when you replace the return line, you also change the pressure line.
and that made no sense to me cause i was thinking that it would be nothing but work to change the steel braided line with fittings, just because the rubber hose off the turbo was leaking.
so i sent her on the way and told her that there is no way i will have in stock or can get a stock replacement oil line for her bitch ***.
i also asked if she knew what size line it was, she didn';t know that. and she said she wasn't able to use just any old rubber oil line hose as the return line, which i had origionally thought that was what you used.
does anyone know what a factory vehicle would use for a return line...would it be molded?
12-26-2002, 02:32 AM
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Re:stupid people
for one, i dont get comission, so i could care less if i never see that hoe again.
this kinda thing gets on my nervs, because its not just this one time this happened, this happends countless times in a day. i mean, why come for parts if you dont have a bloody clue it is that you need?
some people dont even know what kinda vehicle they own, that makes it totally hard to give them any parts.
this kinda thing gets on my nervs, because its not just this one time this happened, this happends countless times in a day. i mean, why come for parts if you dont have a bloody clue it is that you need?
some people dont even know what kinda vehicle they own, that makes it totally hard to give them any parts.
12-26-2002, 02:41 AM
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Re:stupid people
i work at a parts store too. why the ---- would someone that has no ------ clue what the need come there asking for that part (when they dont know what they need)? better yet why would the mechanic send a retard to get the part...
slightly off topic (but still about retarded people). why if i awnser the phone, on christmas, would someone ask if we are open? why the ---- would i be there, and anwsering phones! if we werent open
? btw this is job #2, i work at a video store too...
slightly off topic (but still about retarded people). why if i awnser the phone, on christmas, would someone ask if we are open? why the ---- would i be there, and anwsering phones! if we werent open
? btw this is job #2, i work at a video store too...
12-26-2002, 09:18 AM
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Re:stupid people
for one, i dont get comission, so i could care less if i never see that hoe again.
I really don't want to start a fight here or anything... i'm just pointing something out... if you worked for me, you'd be outta a job right about now. For every customer you lose, theoretically you lose 10 (friends, relatives, etc..). That is most definately not the attitude to have.
Anyway, just thought i'd mention that. Merry Christmas everyone!
I really don't want to start a fight here or anything... i'm just pointing something out... if you worked for me, you'd be outta a job right about now. For every customer you lose, theoretically you lose 10 (friends, relatives, etc..). That is most definately not the attitude to have.
Anyway, just thought i'd mention that. Merry Christmas everyone!
12-26-2002, 09:42 AM
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Re:stupid people
I used to work at a parts place and got the same thing all the time. The worst was when a woman would call and here is how it would go..
Me:What year is your car?
Her:Pause, "Hun, what year is it"?
Me:And what size engine?
Her:Hun, it's a V4 right?
Me:Ok, so what do you need
Her:I think it's the ball bearing...
Me:Ball bearing eh, wanna check with your husband for what you need??
Her
ure, Hun, it's a ball bearing we need right.
Him:No, (they would always say Ball Joint or Wheel bearing)
---- it was so frustrating...But i always tried to be as patient as possible!
Me:What year is your car?
Her:Pause, "Hun, what year is it"?
Me:And what size engine?
Her:Hun, it's a V4 right?
Me:Ok, so what do you need
Her:I think it's the ball bearing...
Me:Ball bearing eh, wanna check with your husband for what you need??
Her
ure, Hun, it's a ball bearing we need right.Him:No, (they would always say Ball Joint or Wheel bearing)
---- it was so frustrating...But i always tried to be as patient as possible!
12-27-2002, 09:51 AM
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Re:stupid people
Yo its your job to help the helpless..
People who know what they are looking for arent likely to waste time asking you questions. So you should consider the idiot's "job security" and leave it at that..
I go into these stores and ask for oh say an an fitting... I get asked why do you need this?...
Bitch just get me the ------- part and shut up!
I know what I want and why.. Go help one of the idiots that might actually need your advise.
People who know what they are looking for arent likely to waste time asking you questions. So you should consider the idiot's "job security" and leave it at that..
I go into these stores and ask for oh say an an fitting... I get asked why do you need this?...
Bitch just get me the ------- part and shut up!
I know what I want and why.. Go help one of the idiots that might actually need your advise.
12-28-2002, 07:49 AM
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Re:stupid people
i think the best thing for these people who have no clue what the damn part is called or what it looks like is to bring the old one in...... heres something funny I got from a friend who works at kragen.
"Apparently this feller was in a local car parts shop when a woman walked in and asked for a seven ten cap. Two blokes behind the counter and our hero looked at each other and one said, "What's a seven ten cap?"
She said "You know, it's right on the engine. Mine got lost somehow and I need a new one."
"What kind of a car is it on?" someone asked. She said a Ford.
"How big is it?" She makes a circle with her hands about 3 1/2 inches in diameter.
"What does it do?" She said she didn't know know, but it had always been there.
Someone gave her a note pad and asked her to draw a picture of it. She drew a circle and in the centre wrote 710.
The blokes behind the counter who are looking at it upside down as she writes, fall about laughing and one goes and gets her an oil cap.
Note: write "710" upside down...
"Apparently this feller was in a local car parts shop when a woman walked in and asked for a seven ten cap. Two blokes behind the counter and our hero looked at each other and one said, "What's a seven ten cap?"
She said "You know, it's right on the engine. Mine got lost somehow and I need a new one."
"What kind of a car is it on?" someone asked. She said a Ford.
"How big is it?" She makes a circle with her hands about 3 1/2 inches in diameter.
"What does it do?" She said she didn't know know, but it had always been there.
Someone gave her a note pad and asked her to draw a picture of it. She drew a circle and in the centre wrote 710.
The blokes behind the counter who are looking at it upside down as she writes, fall about laughing and one goes and gets her an oil cap.
Note: write "710" upside down...
