Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Pep Boys vs O'Riley's

Face it folks most all of us are stuck whoring for a living. It sucks but that is the reality. But we do vote with our feet and our wallets.

I used to work for Echlin and Prestolite back in the 80's through early 90's. There were a ton of American jobs at dozens of plants all accross the US between the two. Many of them are gone now. So are many of the tool makers and mold makers etc.

Remember when Wal-mart used to advertise how hard that they worked to find US sources for merchandise? I'll bet that less than 10% of tehir merchandise comes from US manufactuers.

Are Wal-Mart, O'Reily's evil? They are just doing business in their minds. As a small business owner, I do appreicate my customers and I try to make their experience personal and enjoyable. But I can't compete with the purchasing power or the marketing and advertising dollars of the mega chains. But they don't remember your name or have your order on the counter when they see you drive into the parking lot either.

Customer service died a long time ago in this county.

But I still drive my old AMC and smile the whole time. Southern Minnesotta is beautiful this time of year. As is South Texas and whole bloody third coast. So go for a drive stop by the local coffee shop or tavern or whatever and have a cup/mug/plate and when you get back write your Senators and Congressmen and tell them to quit bailing out failed business' and following bankrupt policies. Because we have to make them work for us or we will find someone that will.

I'll get off of my soap box now and go for that drive.

Jeff

PS And I still sell my coffee for a buck for a large cup.

From: "Plumpy72@xxxxxxx" <Plumpy72@xxxxxxx>
To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tue, November 17, 2009 10:04:22 AM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Pep Boys vs O'Riley's

Since my lay-off last February, I'm now employed at an O'Reilly's in Southeast Texas. YES, they are a publicly traded company.

Rick

In a message dated 11/16/2009 2:03:59 P.M. Central Standard Time, edveneck@yahoo. com writes:

I own Pep Boy Stock (PBY) and they are not owned by O'Riley's. O'Riley's is privately held, I beleive so no stock traded on any of the exchanges.

FYI Autozone stock Symbol AZO - currently trading at $143.00 a share

NAPA is also privately held and not traded

Ed

--- On Mon, 11/16/09, Tom H <bigrigbear@yahoo. com> wrote:

From: Tom H <bigrigbear@yahoo. com>
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Walmartization. .. Always low prices regardless of cost!
To: BaadAssGremlins@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Monday, November 16, 2009, 8:10 AM

I didnt realize that bhad Pep Boys too.
Out here in Calif. we had Grand Auto, who did repairs and tire as well as parts. CSK (kragen-checker- schucks) bought em out and closed the shop/tire dept. They hire folks with no auto knowledge or interest - just another low paying retail job selling the cheapest sourced products. About the only alternative is NAPA and they are struggling.