Parts Store Rant, the other side of the story
I understand your frustration, but I went to autozone a few months ago looking for a degree wheel, because I couldn't find mine. The three guys working there had no clue what I was talking about. Another time I went to buy new ball joints for my dart. The guy behind the counter wanted to know what part of the car the ball joint was on so he could look it up. I am sure that you work with people that know very little about cars. My biggest complaint is how do you get a job at a parts store and not know what part of a car a ball joint goes on?
Most of the time I shop at Napa, because they are a little better. Now when I plan on going to Autozone I will look up part numbers online and print them off for them so they just have to pull it from the shelf. Makes their job easier because then they are just cashiers.