Went here last night to get a side view mirror replacement. A nice guy helped me, I asked if I should just wait to buy the part. He gave me his personal opinion and experience about where to get my part painted and where the nearest junk yard is, just in case I wanted to save some money.
Another guy, the manager interrupts and asks what was going on. He was very persistent with getting me to buy the side view mirror brand new and that I shouldn't waste time looking through the junk yard, because "...it's called JUNK for a reason". I was shocked at the way he handled himself. There is nothing wrong with a Pick and Pull. Especially if I was willing to go out there and save money, myself.
I also didn't want to spend money on getting it painted so that's why i was willing to go to a Junk Yard. There are many Toyotas out there. He then tells me "Just buy the spray can from us. I know we have it." He then runs and comes back with the spray paint can. I was definitely not going to buy it anyway bc I don't trust myself with handling the paint on cars and I definitely did not want paint from a spray can. But he INSISTED. I told him if he really wanted me to buy it, and bc I don't trust myself, that once my part arrives, he should paint it using the spray can himself. Of course, he wasn't willing to. All he wanted was to SELL, SELL, SELL. I told him I'm a salesperson myself and that i see the way he's working.
I really should have left and gone to a different store at this point, but I was a bit desperate. I went ahead and decided to buy the part. The manager then takes over and asks me details of my car (Toyota, Camry, 2008, powered side mirror without heating) he then scoffs and says "You got the basic model?" I told him I didn't pick nor did I pay for the car. I was not in the mood to deal with rude people, especially bc i work 2 jobs and had to work on Christmas night at a restaurant. I then asked him, "Since you're making fun of my car, what kind of car do you drive?" He responds, "hehe I own a few." I told him that he needed to chill out on his comments.
Not sure why he was so prideful bc he's managing at an AutoZone........
Poor/rude customer service from the manager who needs to be a bit more humble. Would not be my preferred AutoZone, but if I had to come here again, I would not want to deal with this manager (young guy, dark curly hair, fair skinned). read more