After my car battery left me stranded in North Augusta (and someone jumped my car) I searched for the closest Autozone because in the past someone told me that they can check how well your vehicle's battery is functioning. It's true, they have this amazing, little machine that hooked up to the terminals like jumper cables and checks what percentage your battery is operating at.
A sweet gentleman, named Patrick, braved the cold outdoors and hooked my battery up. After a few minutes of pushing buttons on the machine he shows me the screen--that I couldn't understand, and told me that my battery was operating at 12%. Boo.
Then, instead of telling me that I needed to purchase something right then and forcing the most expensive thing on me (because I would have thought I needed it immediately, I didn't want to live at the North Augusta Autozone until my new battery could be shipped there), he asked how long I had owned my current battery and then encouraged me to contact the original dealer and check the warranty... and get this, he told me that because he didn't want me to have to purchase something more expensive when I could, if it was still under warranty, get it exchanged. I know, I know, he could have had me. Instead he was genuine and acted for the customers' interest and probably gained me as a return customer. Anyone willing to send a customer away because it is in their better interest tells me that they really care about me as a customer and that they really know what they are talking about.
I didn't purchase anything but I will be going back here again, without hesitation, if something else comes up and I need their services. read more