I've been buying batteries from Auto Zone for about 12 years. I always do because they check the battery, swap the battery and offer a decent warranty. Today, I take my car to Auto Zone to go through a process that has been pretty easy in the past.... Swap out my battery under warranty or buy a discounted/prorated new battery with the next/new warranty. Today, Hector, the super manager chief in charge of this store, turned what has been a great trustworthy relationship with a company into crap.
I am literally sitting outside of this store in my car with the dead battery waiting on a friend to jump my car so I can drive to the next nearest Auto Zone where another manager, Max, has tried to explain to Hector how to handle my battery with the 5 year warranty!
Apparently, AZone has discontinued their 5 year battery warranty offering. Hector initially told me there was nothing he could do despite the fact that my battery was less than 5 years old and clearly had a 5 year warranty. So, I called the next nearest AZ store and spoke to Max who looked up my purchase and explained to me what I recalled about buying batteries from AZ. Between me and Max, from the other store, trying to explain to Hector that my 4 year old battery should result in a prorated discount purchase of a new battery; Hector would not honor the warranty.
What Hector told me he would do was exchange my dead battery for a new battery free of charge but I would not have a warranty. I wasn't at AZ to get a free battery, just honor the terms of the battery I bought -- a prorated discount purchase of a new battery with a 3 year warranty.
The end result of this is...
I am sitting at Batteries Plus watching a sales guy install my new battery. (Yes, I decided to drive past Max at the next Auto Zone to a different company)
Thanks to Hector my return factor for this store (and possibly all auto zones, depends on how their regional office handles my experience) is zero.
Return Factor: 0%
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