Undercoating & Corrosion ~ 62 Lancer GT

mpgFanatic said

You're good. :) We need people like you working behind the counter.

It's appalling to discover so many auto parts stores where it's hard to find a clerk (of either gender) who would recognize a ball joint... or most anything else. *sigh* Recently, when I asked which gaskets were included in a timing belt kit, the clerk hesitated, then clicked a few keys and swiveled the monitor toward me as she pointed to every single item in the picture, "It comes with that, and that, and that, and that."

- Erik

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Now that's just sad Erik. What I can't stand is that we all now have to rely on the corporate typists being accurate inputting part numbers because one typo will turn your starter into a water pump, and the counter personnel aren't competent enough to know the difference.

Truth be told, I spent four years behind the parts counter at Checker Auto Parts in Canon City, Colorado as its only female employee. Though I'm sure I'm dating myself here, computers weren't used for anything except the checkout counter in those days. Until the customers got to know me, I was tested more than I care to admit with all the usual requests for muffler bearings, blinker fluid, chrome plated spark plugs, radiator hoses for '55 Volkswagens ... you name it. After awhile quite a few wouldn't deal with my coworkers at all and I'd have a line of customers waiting at the counter or on the phone. It was a fun job though.