Absolutely the WORST place to go if you need ANYTHING for your vehicle.
Our battery died that we had purchased from them in December 2016. I called to see about the warranty and the pro-rated price of a new battery. After looking up my account, the guy tells me it's still under 100% warranty and I'm they would replace it completely free of charge. I was shocked but very happy to hear that.
So I jump started the car and drove it there for the replacement.
How these people stay in business, I have no idea. There are literally 10 employees all standing around doing nothing, one register open and customers piling up. Not ONE of them can bother to take another customer. They know not to look you in the eye too. The one register had a man buying windshield wipers.
Finally, I get one guy's attention. I tell him I just called about the battery replacement. He grumbles under his mask and comes back with a battery tester. I unlatch the hood and he opens the hood and stands there holding it. Oh, I get it. I am supposed to hold the hood while you secure it with the rod. OMG.
Tested the battery and he says it's bad. No kidding. That's why I am here.
Back inside. Man is STILL buying the windshield wipers! How SLOW can these lazy employees get?
My guy spends the next 20 minutes trying to figure out how to do a battery exchange. He says it's probably not going to be free.
I said your coworker told me it was.
He says "Do you know his name?"
I said, "I didn't catch his name but here's a record of my call" and show him the phone. "Well I wasn't working at that time (30 minutes ago), so I don't know who you spoke with. I need a name."
"Why don't YOU figure out who WAS working at that time and ask around!?!" He stares at me and bangs on the keyboard again to no avail.
Finally he calls over the manager who is STILL completing the sale of the windshield wipers!
Another 10 minutes go by. More customers enter the store and there's a line of 8 people in back of me.
I overhear the manager tell windshield wiper guy, "It's gonna be a few minutes" (seriously?) and comes over to help with my situation. He does some keyboard magic and states, "The battery is pro-rated and a replacement will be $35". A new battery is $169.99 so that works for me. Then my guy says, "no that's the discount off a new battery". The manager looks puzzled and finally says that's correct. A new battery will be $169.99 minus $35.
I am fuming.
"Your employee told me on the phone it was a free replacement!"
The manager shrugs his shoulders and walks away.
My guy says, "So you want me to ring it up?"
"NO! I don't want you to ring it up! One employee got it wrong, then the manager got it wrong! He didn't even investigate WHO gave me misleading information over the phone! I'll take my business to Costco, where the batteries are HALF this price and last longer!"
As I stormed out, the manger was STILL trying to get the sale completed for the windshield wipers! It was 30 minutes ago!
I will NEVER set foot in that store again. It's run by LAZY, incompetent people. read more