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  • Tales from the parts counter: Junk yard edition

    My husband is on the sales counter of a salvage yard, I do the inventory and I manage a parts store (I have my own Tales from the Parts Counter)...

    He isn't so apt to get on here and relive his horrors, but occasionally I witness or get a story out of him.

    Two days ago the owner and I get a windshield out of a car for a walk-in customer.

    My hubby tells this Goof when he comes to pick it up, to LOOK AT IT CLOSELY BEFORE TOUCHING IT, once u touch it...it's yours, so if it's broken, DON'T TOUCH IT!!

    The guy agrees, looks, accepts the wuality, and buys it.

    TWO DAYS LATER! (today) he calls and says it's broken and he wants another one.

    Hubby reminds him of the other day's acceptance dance of said windshield.

    Goof: "So what's your return policy?"

    Hubby: "...on a windshield YOU broke? ... a sale of a new one"

    Goof: "so i'm just screwed then??"

    Hubby: "Yep"

    Goof: <click>


    This place is pretty lax, and receives it's share of the most SC of SC's. I'll think of some better ones for future posts.

    We get a lot of Nek-logic happening...usually ends with them spinning their tires as they exit the parking area (which has slag-gravel, the iron left-overs from a smelter). I purposely park my new Toyota behind the work truck or the boss' van to shield it from the slag being sprayed around the lot as the Neks do circles and tear out.
    You have the right to behave badly. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a blog of my choice.

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    Quoth CRXPanda View Post
    Goof: "So what's your return policy?"

    Hubby: "...on a windshield YOU broke? ... a sale of a new one"

    Goof: "so i'm just screwed then??"

    Hubby: "Yep"

    Goof: <click>
    Your Hubby kicks ass!!!
    My Karma ran over your dogma.

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    • #3
      The returns policy at my local yard is a home made cardboard sign on the wall

      "If you bought it and dont' need it, you have a spare"
      - They say nothing good happens at 2AM, they're right, I happen at 2AM.

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      • #4
        A similar policy exists at some of the glass companies here. They don't like messing around with 3rd party windshields. I know this because I asked. The MGB's windshield has seen better days. It's not broken, but it's a laminated screen, and water has gotten between the layers, leaving about a 1" wide white ring around the entire window. Anyway, after some checking, I can get brand new windshields. However, fitting them is a pain, and best left to the glass companies. Since some refuse to work on classics, it took some chasing around. One in particular said they'd do it. But, if the glass broke, I was SOL since it wasn't one of theirs. However, if I bought the glass through them (they can get glass for most of the popular classics) they'll cover breakage. So far though, I'm leaving the original glass in.
        Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines. --Enzo Ferrari

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