Yesterday I went to Advance Auto to get a new battery for my Equinox. The lady behind the counter sent a guy out to try to figure out what size my engine was as I'm not that knowledgeable about that sort of thing. He couldn't find anything. I finally found it by going through paperwork in the glove box. I was given options on what was in stock and purchased the best available. The lady even put it in the back of my Equinox for me. I made it to work today and at lunch I went out and switched out my battery. People were surprised that Advanced Auto didn't switch it out for me. I had no idea they did that. After work I took the old battery back to the store. I asked the guy behind the counter if they installed car batteries. He was very adamant in stating that "He would NOT install a battery that had been taken off property." I said that I wasn't asking him to. Then I realized that he wasn't even paying attention to me. He was focused on what the people at the next counter were talking about. I told him that I would be happy to wait while he took care of them. He said "No. Give me your receipt." I tried to ask again if they installed car batteries and if so, why the install wouldn't have been mentioned when I purchased the battery. He told me again that he wouldn't do it because the battery had been taken off property. I said that I wasn't asking him to install it. I had already done that. Thus the old battery sitting in front of him. He finally said that he doesn't know why they didn't install it because he wasn't there yesterday.
I'm disappointed that installation wasn't even offered when I purchased the battery. I'm disgusted by the way I was treated when I brought the core back. I will NEVER step foot in that store again. There are plenty of auto parts stores in the area that it isn't a problem to go down the road a block. read more