I mean they start selling routers and toilet papers, so why not?
Home Depot for Auto Parts? Yes.
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I was able to pickup taillight at 8:30pm on a Sunday at Lowe’s . Works for me.
Yes, I used them for something stupid-- a fuel door spring.
HD's logistics basically lets them use the store as a drop box so I get "free shipping" that doesn't cost them much, either.
They probably hope I browse their store when I'm there.
HD's logistics basically lets them use the store as a drop box so I get "free shipping" that doesn't cost them much, either.
They probably hope I browse their store when I'm there.
i am selling every vehicle i own and replacing them entirely with vehicles that call for 10w-40.
Isn’t this just like Walmart selling vintage 1981 era IBM 5150 PCs? (Walmart “sells” antique computer parts for other vendors)
This is similar except HD/Lowes are handling the “ship to store” option hiding the vendor, this is far better than Walmart where if you need a return on 3rd party merchandise your screwed. But it is more like a virtual marketplace than actually being HD or Lowe’s.
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Pebis? But...but.... that's not fair! C'mon Man!
You DO know where "CoCa-Cola": got it's name....right ?
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So, Autozone and the other big name parts stores sell the exact same items but .......to justify the 4 x price hike.....
They give you a "Lifetime replacement warranty".
So total honesty, at least twice I put the receipt in the box and put the box in the garage on a shelf....a couple years later went back to Autozone and the receipt had magically faded so it couldnt be read....and low and behold...the items was NOT in their system...sorry charlie...no exchange.
Counter parts guy said, yeah, seems every year or so they have a"glitch" and they seem to lose some warranty data.
When I said they were sleazy and underhanded....did I lie?
Me? I'll just buy 3 on the cheap and self warranty on the savings
They give you a "Lifetime replacement warranty".
So total honesty, at least twice I put the receipt in the box and put the box in the garage on a shelf....a couple years later went back to Autozone and the receipt had magically faded so it couldnt be read....and low and behold...the items was NOT in their system...sorry charlie...no exchange.
Counter parts guy said, yeah, seems every year or so they have a"glitch" and they seem to lose some warranty data.
When I said they were sleazy and underhanded....did I lie?
Me? I'll just buy 3 on the cheap and self warranty on the savings
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- Have to give it to Autozone that they had a coolant tank cap for my n54 engined BMW in stock and available on a Saturday night.
- Have to give it to sanity that when you open the box with said cap - more expensive than original BMW, btw - and find the cap (a very, very Chinese one) in pieces, some concerns are in order.
- Have to give it to Autozone that their OTHER store a mile away ALSO has the cap. They are either great, or their parts department knows its BMWs. Yes, they'll wait for me for another five minutes before they close.
- Have to give it to Autozone's return policy, as this thing bounced back to their counter the second my original BMW cap arrived...
And yes, the two days old ticket had already started to fade.
- Have to give it to sanity that when you open the box with said cap - more expensive than original BMW, btw - and find the cap (a very, very Chinese one) in pieces, some concerns are in order.
- Have to give it to Autozone that their OTHER store a mile away ALSO has the cap. They are either great, or their parts department knows its BMWs. Yes, they'll wait for me for another five minutes before they close.
- Have to give it to Autozone's return policy, as this thing bounced back to their counter the second my original BMW cap arrived...
And yes, the two days old ticket had already started to fade.
Kind of like looking for something in their stores
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This ^^^
same with walmart, and its usually next day arrival. i got my ntn bearing from walmart, shipped and sold by wally
I got burned by this decades ago -- they did a "system update" and lost all warranty info. Ever since I keep a folder in the house for receipts I truly think I might want to warranty, and of course photocopy to prevent fading if I really care.So, Autozone and the other big name parts stores sell the exact same items but .......to justify the 4 x price hike.....
They give you a "Lifetime replacement warranty".
So total honesty, at least twice I put the receipt in the box and put the box in the garage on a shelf....a couple years later went back to Autozone and the receipt had magically faded so it couldnt be read....and low and behold...the items was NOT in their system...sorry charlie...no exchange.
Counter parts guy said, yeah, seems every year or so they have a"glitch" and they seem to lose some warranty data.
When I said they were sleazy and underhanded....did I lie?
Me? I'll just buy 3 on the cheap and self warranty on the savings
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Exactly. IIRC, this is what they tell me when I take a part in without a good receipt.
If I go to autozone, it's just for a quick bottle of oil or something cheap like that.
I hardly ever buy parts from there anymore. I go RockAuto or Amazon most of the time.
I think eventually retail auto parts stores will diminish because as on line gets more and more popular their traffic will dwindle and they'll have to scale back. The only way I see them being able to move forward is to drop not only their brick and mortar locations and go strictly online like RockAuto, but also drop their prices big time.
Especially with auto makers pushing so hard to make cars non buyer serviceable.
Bought Wagner headlamp bulbs from HD. They weren’t in stock at a store. Had to get them delivered to a store, but they were sold directly by Home Depot.
Sometimes their prices for Gumout are great!
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