Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Originally Posted By: sddale
I finally found PU on sale for $4 per quart at Autozone. It's still regular price at Walmart. Also, only 5 30 was on sale.
While I was there I heard a lady ask if she could use 5 30 in her car instead of 10 30 and the employee said no 5 30 is only for the winter. She asked what would happen and the employee said,"If 5 30 is used in the summer it could evaporate and ruin your engine." I just shook my head as the three other employees nodded in agreement.
Why didn't you say something?
I've said something in similar situations. One that stands out in my mind was while I was at Future Shop picking up an inkjet cartridge and the "guru" was explaining something about WiFi to a customer that was complete and utter malarkey. I stopped him mid-sentence, corrected everything he had said at that point, gave him a wink and the customer went off with an inexpensive Linksys router and an understanding of how to set it up securely. The "guru" said nothing to me, just kind of put his head down and looked up at me, sort of the look your dog does when he's done something wrong and knows that you know. And then he turned and walked back behind the desk and into the back.
That's one of my biggest gripes with people. If you don't know, YOU DON'T KNOW. So you SAY THAT. And that you will FIND OUT! You don't make tripe up on the spot and try to peddle it as knowledge, that doesn't do anybody any good, and in some cases, well, it makes you look like an idiot.
Not only was I a pipefitter/welder for over 30 years but I also held a journeyman's card/license in plumbing.
When I would do side jobs I would buy my materials at Home Depot. 98% of my jobs were on the weekend, when gullible homeowners love to shop at HD. There is not enought room on this board to type the far fetched stories the HD employees fed these gullible homeowners! I did step in a few times, but not to embarrass the employee but to save the homeowner money or being sold the wrong product.
