I work at autozone, AMA
Also feel free to tell your autozone stories and experiences
>>14623452
Are you a Mexican?
>>14623453
No, white middle class.
Do you abuse the rewards program? I do, I get free points and have 6 cards that get $20 every three months.
>>14623452
Are you more or less helpful to people who know jack shit about cars? Does their politeness factor into it?
>>14623508
Not in the same industry but if a customer insists on mouthing off and interrupting me I would only do the bare minimum to not lose their business. Fortunately our customers are lovely though, and I enjoy helping them.
Why do all your customers come to my store and call you guys zombies?
>>14623452
What does AMA stand for?
>>14623533
All Miatas Appreciated.
>>14623540
Smooth. Well played.
Do you guys feel cucked by Oriely's superior service and parts?
>>14623452
I need a cabin air filter for a Ford Ranger. Wat do?
>>14623550
>1st orielys
>2nd pep boys
>3rd auto zone.
>>14623550
Advance is best around here
AutoZone is meh tier
Napa and Oreillys are dogshit tier
I'm also a Vato, I drive. Also I hate mobile mechanics
>>14623508
If it's an old person who can't help themselves I'll help, if it's some 20-40 year old man who can obviously do something themselves I tell them to fuck off.
>>14623551
Go in, tell the asshole at the front desk your year make and model and then tell them cabin air filter, then go look for the number they give you.
>>14623533
American Airlines
>>14623452
Why is Advance Auto Parts so much better than you guys?
>>14623610
Go on, tell me the number :^)
>>14623610
>then go look for the number they give you
Oriely's will fetch me the part senpai, grade a customer service there
>>14623540
American Medical Association
>>14623665
>too lazy to get your own parts
That's why you pay 25% more, never have good coupons, and get a shit rewards system where you get $5 every time you spend $150.
I work part time at autozone a few times a month as a driver/parts bitch (active duty military) and was honestly pleasantly surprised. Maybe it's just my particular shop but I've seen us first hand helping people out of some real fucking binds and bending over backwards making miracles to procure emergency parts same day on weekends and holidays and then going out of our way to help dudes in the parking lot beyond the regular battery/windeshieldwipers/air filter easy stuff.
>>14623572
>napa
>dogshit
Pick one.
>>14623550
>call orielys and ask for a vss
> we got it in two styles and prices vary
uhhhhh, what?
>explain what a vss looks like
>they say have it
>go in
>not a vss
orielys is full of know it all hipsters.
>Go to Vatozone in December.
>Top shelf synthetics are $2 a quart.
Cleaned that shit out.
How come you guys NEVER have my air filter in stock besides the $70 K&N one?
>>14623452
I've applied twice there and never heard back, what did you put on your application?
>>14626143
You probably have some obscure import shit, get an American u fuckin commie
>>14623572
bruh napa is best
>>14623732
Worked oreallys for a good while, that is a Shit add company but in my town us, vato zone and advance were pretty tight so we always took parts to each other when the other was out of stock. Made for a great customer experience
I got my job by doing the app and then going to all the stores in my area and introduced myself to the management and told them i applied online and really wanted a job it took two days and I got the call for a interview
Hows lunch breaks?
Why is motor oil cheaper and more convenient to get in Walmart then vatozone
>>14629287
This. I used to work at autozone for a couple years and I give them business whenever I can, but I don't like being at the mercy of oil change specials. Amazon for filters and Walmart for oil is the way to go
>>14623452
How much do you get paid?
yall are slow as shit
>>14629287
>Why is motor oil cheaper and more convenient to get in Walmart then vatozone
Economy of scale. Wal-Mart is huge.
>>14623572
>not living in ct
> not knowing about levines
vipermeme.gif and whatnot
>>14623452
FUCK YOU
>>14623452
The local autozone near me is pretty nice. The guy that works regular hours there owns a pretty mint twin-turbo 300zx and has taught me a bit about working on various things.
I don't shop anywhere else because of that guy.
>>14623452
How often do you get 20-50yr old cucks asking for wiper installs?
>>14629474
theres a guy at my advanced auto that i always dick around with when i go, otherwise id buy everything somewhere else. the autozone guy is weird "youre definitely not getting a 1935 nickle" like i dont fucking care just give me the change nigga. then he had brand new $5 bills and they were so crisp, i wanted to feel their crispiness but the cocksucker balled them up right in front of me? "these new bills stick together" i think he just wanted to crumplee the new bills. on the other hand i went to advanced and the guy was getting the filter for the oil special and he couldn't find the right one and he said "we can sacrifice a few inches right?" then i made a breddy gud joke about having a small dick
>>14629287
Fuck, any fluid.
>Walk into VatoZone
>Need ATF
>Standard Dex/Merc and LOL Type-F
>Fucking shit hasn't been used since the 80's
>4 qts of ATF+4
>no synthetics
>no Honda DW-1
Fucking useless
>>14629532
God damn I hated when lazy niggers wanted me to install their wipers. Especially when they can see how crazy busy we are. I would go out and try to do it as fast as I could to make them feel stupid. Another time I asked a dude to wait 5 minutes so I could clear out the line at the register, and he complained about how it was taking too long and I told him that I would refund him the installation fee if he liked. He got butthurt and left.
>>14629571
Every time one asked for the install I had to hold back from asking why their wife let them out of the house if they're so useless. After a while the manager(female) started asking the female employees to do the installs for maximum cuckness
>>14629304
If you set up a delivery subscription Amazon will be cheaper for oil. 1 gallon of t6 show up at my door every 2 months, 18 bucks.
>>14629571
Wait is there supposed to be a fee for wiper installation? When I bought wipers for the first time I made a joke about seeing how long it was going to take me to figure out how to install them and the guy just showed me how to install them free of charge.
>>14629724
I think he just said that to shut the guy up. Its not like he was paying for it so he should've been patient
>>14629287
>>14629304
Autozone will price match walmart if you ask them to, it's not that difficult. With the added benefit that you don't have to go into walmart, walk a mile to get your shit, then stand in a thirty deep line for an hour to check out.
>>14629200
Not OP, but they are forced. I try my best not to take them, but they make me anyway.
>>14629309
Again, not OP, but I started out $13/hr as a driver, in KY.
>>14629317
No, our customers are retarded, and it takes forever to help them understand what we are saying.
>be working at autozone
>irate middle aged fat guy walks in
>YALL SOLD ME A DEAD BATTERY
>store is semi busy, but I immediately start helping him, get his info, etc
>look at the battery, it still has the plastic cover over the ground post
>sir, before I swap this battery, I have to ask, did you remove this cover when you installed it?
>OH MAH GAWD I'M SO SORRY
>apologizes to the store for making a scene and leaves with his battery
>be eating a tuna sandwich at toretto's
>7/10 qt flirts while I watch my car porn magazine
>some fags show up shit's starting to heat up
>fight one of the bitches and fuck off
>tell my boss I need NOS, two of them by tonight
>made spanish friends
>ffs I lost my 2g eclipse on my first illegal race
>spanish friends are good customers
>>14623459
>middle class
>works at autozone
wat
>>14630879
How bad of an idea is buying tools from watozone?
>>14632497
Whoops ignore link
>>14629721
Pretty soon you're gonna be swimming in petroleum.
whats the dumbest shit you've seen/heard/had to put up with at work?
>>14623452
Ruined a MAF once and bought a replacement there. It mad my car run like shit so I picked up a new (factory OEM one shipped from Japan) and that worked just fine. I took the part back for a refund and they told me to fuck off. Took it to corporate (I'm not that guy, but it was a $120 part and I could use that money) and they took care of it. Only problem I've had, I love autozone.
>>14623556
1)advanced/auto zone same tier
2) napa
200th) pepboys
Pepboys is Walmart for ricers.
>>14632803
Napa should be more around the 198th area.
>overcharging for parts just because the store logo is printed on the packaging
Literally nothing else is different.
>>14629802
WTF I work for Autozone and I get paid 9$ an hour. You work at a hub?
>>14626516
I drive a fucking Ford Fiesta
>>14633129
Get the K&N, do you not care about your car?
>>14623452
>be two autozone employees
>have line of three people waiting to pay for things when I start to pay attention, me in front of the line
>1 is having a conversation with a potential customer about wiper blades
>2 is having a conversation with a potential customer about a batteries
>there are now five people waiting to pay in line
>1 is still talking about wiper blades
>at this point realize 2 has been talking about a single battery this whole time, not even options just one
>there are now eight people waiting to pay in line and neither of these fucks will get on a register
>people are walking through the doors seeing the line up and 360ing and walking away
>1 is still talking to grandma about wiper blades
>2 is still talking about one single fucking battery
>guy in line says fuck it he's going to the O'Reilly's that's quite literally just across the street
>1 comes up to the register
>get excited...nope
>he's now showing grandma wiperblade lady a multitool
>me and two other people leave right then, don't even bother to put what I had back on the shelf just leave it at the register
>walk across the street and see them all at O'Reilly's
My question is were what the two employees did in line with corporate policy or were they just tards?
>>14633129
That's actually a korean car.
>>14623864
>>14623665
>>14623556
>>14623550
>>14626675
O'REILLY
HOLY FUCK
Why is everyone calling it Vatozone? My local autozone only has middle age white guys working there.
>>14623452
What's it like making minimum wage?
>>14626332
You fucking go in person and get the fuck
out of your parents basement!
>>14623452
How come every time I go to my local Autozone, there's a Mexican doing brakes, or some other similar work, in the parking lot?
>>14633491
There at the parts store. No seriously if they need help or parts they go inside and ask for help. And even tools. They ran a extension chord to a guy car only so he can use the store electric mpact.
>>14630401
You're full of shit. How did he get the car there with a dead battery?
>>14633491
I would do this in case I forget to buy something. I wouldn't want to put my car back together just to go get a part or tool and then drive it back and take it apart again.
Also, most apartment complexes explicitly forbid any automechanic work on the property.
One of the cool things about auto parts stores are that you are allowed (and encouraged?) to work on your car in the parking lot.
Roadkill based an episode off of this where they did an engine swap in the parking lot.
>>14633539
Multiple cars? Push start?
>>14633516
This, last time I bought some motor oil they offered to let me borrow a flashlight. They thought I was going to change the oil right there in the parking lot, kek.
>>14633469
kek
>>14633539
>>14633550
here you go: he brought the battery, by itself, not installed in the vehicle
>>14633559
>>14633516
I would not mind it if they where not soliciting and making fucking messes!
Ooo OOO almost forgot! There have to be a mexifag who can prove it. But in mexico. I SHIT YOU NOT. There autozone on there parking lott right outside they make a shitty shade area. For 12 vehicle and there all these mexican who hang out outside and bring there tools and work on cars. No shitt. Never scene something so fucking ghetto
>>14623452
Why the fuck won't they hire me. I got my certs in hvac and electrical auto shit but that's not enough to be a parts counter guy? I worked as a lube tech too still not good enough. Wtf
>>14633539
Dude I had 2 cars and I did this shit except the battery they sold me died with in a week so I just brought back. They charged me 2 bucks for a new battery
>>14633539
He came in another car you fuck
>>14633120
No. I'm just outside a hub city, we get three runs a day from them. I'm also WAY over-qualified for my job.
>>14632497
I mean, most of them have lifetime warranties, and the zone almost begs you to return shit, so it's not a bad idea to get tools there. Just make sure to get the warranty ones.
I walked into an Autozone the other day and immediately recognized the tense atmosphere. There was a line four deep with some milf at the front. She was giving the dude behind the counter the business. He had a mowhawk, the dead eyes, and didn't do a thing to soothe her ruffled feathers.
>You told me this would fit my car
>Ma'am, I just sold you what you asked for
>Are you retarded or something?
>Yeah.
>Wh...asshole
>Maybe you'll do better at NAPA down the street
She storms off towards the door calling him every name in the book. She cocks back and hurls a giant fucking bolt at him, nearly hits him in the face. She storms off to the exit, then stops, turns around, and walks back to the counter. We brace for her to flip her shit and instead she calmly says, "Can I please have my bolt back." And he fucking gave it to her.
They didn't have my part so I headed over to NAPA, who did I see in the parking lot but the psychopath. I walked in before she got out of her car, went to the counter, and told the dude that the lady about to come in just assaulted some guy in Autozone, and I hoped he was on his game today.
I wish I could say she did some kind of spinning tornado move while double fisting wrenches and I had to put knee to neck, but she was quiet pleasant while I was there.
>>14633244
Yes.... Helping every customer until they are satisfied with your service is a policy held by autozone. We don't however have a policy on catering to spoiled bitches that can't hang on a minute, an think they're more important than everyone else. And I know god damn well I told you it'd be just a bit before I could get to you. If it's that much of an issue, look up your own parts and go get them. If you can't figure out how to use ZNET, you have NO business working on a car.
>>14633413
There doesn't exist an autozone that hires at minimum wage.
>>14633842
Either they just don't like you as a person, or maybe they have thousands of people looking for the same job, before you. Or the hiring manager may think too much of you. If you have HVAC cert, you're too qualified for that job, and could make tons more somewhere else, so he doesn't want to waste your time with a parts-guy job. Or maybe you're a prick, and they know it, so they don't want to deal with you on the day-to-day.
>>14634230
It was at least 15 minutes bruv. No exaggeration. Cut the specious deflection.
But at least that answers my question when you filter your bullshit out. Apparently it's autozone policy to chase customers with product in hand waiting to pay away so you can hock a sale that may not even be final. Clearly that's worth leaving the registers fallow for half an hour.
>>14634394
Yeah, we're real concerned about you and your little trees.
How does it feel knowing the retards that don't know what a brake pad is, are more important than you?
And yeah, pretend like your business matters, we're the walmart of car parts.
>>14634558
Wasn't just me that walked out or 360'd.
>but we're the walmart
>you don't matter
lel
Sounds like k-mart, 20 years and a bankruptcy ago.
>>14633596
Do you have a mild case of autism? That's exactly what it sounds like.
>>14634576
Are you literally retarded? You think you and a couple other know-nothing faggots are going to take down the zone by going out to the parking lot, then coming straight back because you know no one else has what you're looking for? In case you didn't know, autozone is the largest parts retailer in the fucking world. You're not taking anything away by going to advance once or twice because you're a sissy, we'll still be here waiting with that knowing glare that you tried everywhere else, and we're the only ones that have what you need.
>>14635370
t. you
>>14623572
second, no one ever knows shit about cars at the autozone's around me, I mostly use advanced because both advanced and autozone are across the street from eachother down the street from my house.
>>14623452
>Call store asking if they have X/Xth Line wrench
>"We have it, I'll pull it to the side for you"
>"Thanks, I'll be by in 20 minutes"
>Get to Auto Zone
>Wait in line for service
>Young kid calls me over
>"Yeah, hey, I called about a line wrench"
>Gives me this tired asshole look
>"Whats a line wrench?"
>"You use it to fix hydraulic lines"
>Rolls his eyes and walks away
>Helpful old manager sees this and helps me immediately
>Walk away pissed, but with a new tool
I didn't see that prick since, I hope he enjoyed failing out of college and working a cash register somewhere because hes a lazy piece of shit.
>>14635552
>buying a tool at autozone
Do you not have a Sears/Harbor Freight nearby? I could understand renting the tools you'll just need once but if you plan on keeping it you might as well get better price/quality
>>14623864
Why would anyone go to these places for services? Buying oil and stuff sure, but why would let them change my oil? I could do it myself or go to a garage.
The stores around me really depend on how good they are based on who's working. (Vato/adv/oreilly) ranging from p good to great, unless that fucking manchild with the gauges is working at vato, fuck that guy.
I worked at autozone in between jobs a year back.
>Mexicans come in looking for a starter for some old shit ford truck.
>Dont understand them at all but get the year and make.
>Cant tell me if its manual or automatic.
>Compare the starter they brought me to the image.
>Their starter has a broken off sleeve bearing and is rusted as fuck.
>Give them the starter that matches what they gave me.
The next day:
>Same mexicans come in saying its wrong.
>Ask them how it fit when they installed it.
>Notice theres 2 imperfections on the starter casting that would keep it from fitting.
>No others in stock, cant order more.
>Call competitor stores to see if they have it.
>No one besides us even offers it.
>I tell them to file down the imperfections and it should work.
>I can see it in their eyes. They didnt understand a fucking thing I said.
2 Days Later:
>Same guys apparently came back angry as shit
>Tell my manager I told them to cut the front of the starter off to make it fit
>They seriously cut the front of the starter off with a hacksaw
>Were surprised when it didnt work.
>They demand their old starter back.
>I tell them its gone and will order a new one for them.
>Put in two weeks at the end of the day.
>Call the guys and tell them that the soonest we can have that part is 2 weeks.
>Never placed the order.
>>14636100
You're the reason parts store employees get such a bad rep. Dont reproduce and kill yourself promptly
>>14636100
>worked at vatozone
>can't into spanish
>can't pantomime for the meheecans
you are fail. in fact, all auto parts store workers are fail
>woman working at O'Reallys
>tells me i need a upstream air flow sensor
>trying to replace downstream exhaust sensor
>part cost difference of a hundred dollars
>but they look the same, sir
>be at same O'Wileys
>somewhat competent looking guy at counter
>decide to recheck what ATF i need for new car
>type F, sir!
>go and buy dextron II like i'm supposed to
>keep receipt, check manual again
>type f was never used for any model of my vehicle
>be anytime i've walked into vatozone
>ask for something
>for a common vehicle for my area
>never have anything in stock
>always more expensive than the Irish to order it
>always leave empty handed
>still try to upsell shop towels
No umberto I don't want your shitty blue paper towels
>>14635370
actually, AAP inc is the largest parts company in the world, after the buyout of carquest / worldpac we eclipsed you fags, but nice try
>>14632497
Harbor freight master race
>>14638393
Yet somehow they still don't do the business that we do, combined.
>>14631181
Lives with his parents, duh.
>>14635731
I'm not him, but a lot of Sears went out of business/downsized and Harbor Freight isn't all that common.
>>14623533
Always Men (in) Anus
>ask me anything
>>14624984
>mfw I pay $55 for a 5l jug
>>14631181
code for lives with parents
>>14633203
There is nothing wrong with a generic filter.
>>14638393
I think advanced mishandled the buyout of carquest.
Carquest was once a great retailer with knowledgeable staff and often times even a machine shop in the back similar to Napa, but all of the good carquest staff jumped ship and tknow they're just an advanced auto shell.
Napa is literally the only consumer parts place even worth going to. They're still franchised with independent owners who know and care about the auto industry. Some even still have full service shops with experienced staff who have been around cars for decades.
Advanced auto, autozone, oreileys, etc. are really terrible because 99% of the time the cashier will know less about cars and car parts than you. Not only that but the stupid motherfuckers will sell you the wrong parts over half of the time.
This isn't to say that they're just shitty businesses in general, but it's really sad that they can't employ a competent workforce because none of them are willing to offer competitive wages.
>>14629560
> cucked by the automatic transmission jew
>>14632497
Not bad, bought some distributor wrenches and an adjustable wrench from them.
Breddy good, the adjustable wrench actually has measurements laser engraved on the jaws which surprised me for the price. And, supposed warranty.
Still get most other tools at:
>Harbor Freight masterrace
Why won't you fags fill my nitrous bottle like Pep-Cucks do?
>>14623452
can you describe the shape of a 2002 Toyota Tacoma water pump gasket?
>>14638822
That's $10 a quart retart.
This is why I order OEM parts and avoid horrible parts stores.
Although the Car quest in my old town was run by ex mechanics that actually knew their stuff.
>>14629724
>>14629639
>>14629532
People ask for wiper installs? I didn't know that was a thing. First time I had ever bought wipers I figured it out within two minutes.
>>14623452
When always you claim the used oil tank is full, do you really mean it or are you just fucking with people?
>>14642076
On some cars wiper installs are fucking retarded. You have to disassemble the entire cowl panel just to get to the bolts
>>14644541
the fucking guy at advanced did this to me not too long ago.
I sent my sister to auto zone one time to get ATF and the bulldyke cashier flipped out in her because it "will sieze up your engine I wouldn't put that in MY car!!"
>>14644554
A-are you taking the wiper arm off?
>>14642076
Yes they do. When its elderly/handicap people its understandable but most of the time its a middle aged cuck that would probably have someone else pump the gas if we had stations like that here. It was the worst thing during busy times because customers that actually needed help had to wait longer.
>>14633244
>My question is were what the two employees did in line with corporate policy or were they just tards?
100% Corporate policy.
Corporate isn't willing to back their policies up with sufficient staffing to provide adequate service. When I was a grey shirt there, it was just labor cut after labor cut after labor cut.
