Re: !@@#@#% GDMF pressure switches

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 21 Jul 2005, Jim Blair wrote:

> A: I have to agree with your assessment of the parts today. Everyone demands
> cheaper w/o considering the consequences. Also, NAPA has 2 lines of
> electrical product. Top quality line is ECH and second line is MPE. Several
> times I have caught "punks" buying both lines, then trying to return the
> lower quality product in the better quality box. (not only in the electrical
> stuff. Brakes, etc) There is an email going around warning people in the
> stores to watch for this scam. I check the part going out AND coming back
> (since so many "broken/used before I got it" stories are crap) unless it's a
> core.

Yeah, we're in a race to the bottom. I returned some unused 5 gal.
paint buckets to The Home Despot some time back, and they opened
every one and poked around with a stick. Apparently people use
some paint, wipe down the bucket and fill it with rocks to make it
seem full.

Less and less do I shop for cheapest. It's all gone crazy.  I
would rather do jobs only once!