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Why the big difference in prices? $139 is a wide
flucuation! For $150 you can buy 4 regular AMC starters. Speaking of starters,
about a year ago I replaced a starter on Paige's 88 Eagle wagon. Bought it from
O'Reillys. Supposed to have lifetime warranty. Well it locked up recently for no
reason, not sure why it is Optima brand. Anyhows I deal with the O'Reillys
people on Gessner at night so they all know me as 'El Matador' prounounced 'El
Mah-tah-door' and would have had no problem turning it in and getting new one
for exchange as I am all in their computers. However on this date since her
Eagle was at a shop around the corner getting other work, I decided to drive
over there and exchange it, or at least see if I could, during the
day.
The guy working the counter, a bald guy was a real
DICK. A bald dick. I sat the starter on the counter and asked if he could see if
it was still under warranty as it was not that old, as I didn't have the
receipt, they can pull up my info in computer and also the bar code on starter.
Without batting a eye he said 'it has oil on it, that voids the warranty' I
said, uh, but I have oil on me too. He didn't even bother to put it on tester,
just told me I had to buy another one. I was steamed but in no mood to argue. My
car was up on stands and I neede a starter. So I left that core there (did I
mention it also had a broken off mounting ear? And shavings inside it?) but left
the core there and bought another, $37.88.
Went home and dropped it off, my mechanic installed
it as the car still on lift. I got online and let O'Reillys have it. I told them
I wanted them to pull up my info on their computers and see my rap sheet with
them. And I could have just as easily drove 4 blocks to Auto Zone to buy, but
didn't, as the night guys always go well beyond the call of AMC Duty to find me
things at this O'Reillys. So I was unsure why the day guy was a dick, but I do
carry tampons in my 72 Ambassador glovebox (true story, go look, sorry if it
offends the women, but I can't tell you how many of my waitresses I have helped
out in 25 years with this when they have the problem!) but told O'Reillys that I
should have just given the bald guy the whole box if he had some unfresh feeling
as I simply asked him to test the starter and check to see if it is still under
warranty, he did neither. And it had oil on it. I had oil on me. I also had a
few fire ants, dirt, dog shit, no shoes, and my crotch was itching, maybe
because the fire ants, and my hair had leaves, so looked like one of the finer
people in Capatial One commercials. But anyhows, someone at the O'Reillys
corporate office emailed me back and gave me a full $37.88 refund.
I still shop at O'Reillys and went there again this
week. No big deal but when dealing with public leave the shit at home. One of
the main reasons I have survived (for lack of better word) in the Houston bar
business for 25, almost 26 years is because when you step behind the bar, people
want to see you perform. And they come in to be happy and want to be
entertained, not all bummed out because you had bad day, wrecked car, wife left
you, dog died, rained, cat pissed on sweater or whatever. You can however use
all above in a skit. But I am not sure why the guy at O'Reillys was a asshole
that morning, but will go back only at night now!
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX 713.464.8825 eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.planethoustonamx.com Email is currently HEAVY 5-12 day reply times, call if important __._,_.___
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