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BIG RUH · Sep 28, 2013

I have older cars, truck, and tractors. a lot of times parts I need are not in the computer at the parts stores. They'll tell me it's not available. I'll say humor me and get the book out from under the counter. Just found out that they refer to me now as "humor me"

H-66 · Sep 28, 2013

They sure don"t like getting the book out. They are so used to the computer that half of them don"t understand the books.

wjytexas · Sep 28, 2013

I'm fortunate. I use a store that's part of local chain. My "parts man" is the great grandson of the man who had the parts store in my home town, about 100 miles away. I used to mow his lawn when I was a kid. Not only does this young guy know parts but he's always willing to pull the book out from under the counter.They sell only good quality part too.

DeltaRed · Sep 28, 2013

They see me coming,they tremble in fear...LOL. A while back they told to get newer stuff!

gtractorfan · Sep 28, 2013

"The" book? NAPA store I frequent has a bunch of books in racks. If you lined them all up there'd be about 12 feet of them. I'm impressed how they know which book to go to and where it is in the line ups.

oldtanker · Sep 28, 2013

(quoted from post at 07:02:29 09/28/13) "The" book? NAPA store I frequent has a bunch of books in racks. If you lined them all up there'd be about 12 feet of them. I'm impressed how they know which book to go to and where it is in the line ups.

Kinda funny by my NAPA has books like that too. A husband and wife bought it about 3 years ago. They hired a guy who was good to run it 3 days a week and Tom was the Mon, Fri and Sat. The guy running it (Dusty) died over a weekend. Tom talked his wife into quitting her job and running the store. When she started, 2 years ago now, she didn't know anything. But a lot of guys around here, myself included, helped her out when we could. She was/is a great student and wants to know what things are and what they do. She's now a very good parts person and gets better as time goes on. She even knows how to use the books!

Rick

FLOLDFORD · Sep 28, 2013

My local NAPA store calls me Old Stuff. They call my 82 year close friend and tractor collector Real Old Stuff. But they somehow find what we need

Bryan inIowa · Sep 28, 2013

I"m Online with our local Advance Auto..look up my own parts ,check avail,price etc, hit send , they get ticket printed in store , pull parts and deliver them . So far so good .

Mark - IN. · Sep 28, 2013

"Humor me"?

That's what my Mom said the doctor told her the day I was born before she saw me the first time. What do you spose he meant by that?

Mark

Mark - IN. · Sep 28, 2013

What? No cash for clunkers at your house either? I'm going to get a million miles out of my '96 Dodge. I swear I am. Grin.

Mark

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