Scumbag Auto Parts Theft! (NOT Everyone Just the Thieves)

The scumbags that I refer to are the thieving ones, not the regular DIYer...just to be clear. This includes shops and inside jobs that ignore the problem.

[@SouthMainAuto]

👀 looks like my locals are moving down there... Same shenanigans different state 🤷‍♂️

[@RainmanRaysRepairs]

😂 they ARE moving down here! We have fresh NY plates everywhere!

[@johntetreault]

@@RainmanRaysRepairs there goes the neighborhood 🤣

[@RainmanRaysRepairs]

@@johntetreault 😂😂

[@oliver_klozoff]

​@@RainmanRaysRepairs prepare for more crusty cars with subframes rotted out of them

[@pokefan5022]

@@RainmanRaysRepairs If you want, I will trade you the people in Poinciana FL for the NY people. Really tired of hearing Honda Civics with crappy exhaust systems that make their cars sound like it has an addiction to x-lax......

[@dm7097]

The parts house needs to accept some of the blame here as well! They need to at least LOOK at the parts coming back.

[@stevendutton3958]

YES!

[@slowazzes1972]

Yeah it’s scummy but how do you just buy a part without at least opening the box to see if it’s right?

[@shaunmaxwell2745]

@@slowazzes1972shops have parts delivered. To save the customers/shop money and time. So they cannot look at them first

[@geraldluque9607]

I once worked as a parts runner for a local parts warehouse. When we brought parts back , they had to be accompanied by a receipt and there was a person that double checked return parts and adjusted the paperwork accordingly. Shame on the parts house and shame on returnee...

[@TheLowlyTraveller]

​@slowazzes1972 Ray gets his parts delivered. I pass blame on the counter guy who didn't inspect the part before giving the scumbag customer his money back.

[@StrongDreamsWaitHere]

Parts shop has the final responsibility for everything that goes out their door. Time to find a new parts shop.

[@JohnstonPettigrew]

Exactly.....they need to check the return. My parts place does, as does the rest of my retail purchase points. I don't believe this video.

[@JohnstonPettigrew]

@@wza223-fo3mc possibly, but I never got used stuff like this from Amazon, ever. That looks like warranty parts sent by mistake back to the retailer by the distribution center IMHO

[@littlejackalo5326]

​@JohnstonPettigrew if you've never bought something where someone put the old one back in the box, you need to get out of the house and do something. It happens all the time. I just dealt with it with a 372 Mighty Mule gate opener where someone put one of their broken rams back in the box. I installed everything, and then went to take the second ram out of the box, and it was old and used.

[@robertopadilla2107]

When I worked at Autozone we would classify used af “damaged” and it gets sent back to manufacturer and they deal with it, BUT it did happen where they claim it wasnt even touch and they just rush me to hand them the money, I told them “you getting your money back once I do my job” then one was stupid enough to go running out of the store, regardless I legit had his info cuz of the receipt and it pulled his warranty info, but honestly thanks to me checking the return items, I did avoid giving customers this specific issue, it aint that hard🤷‍♂️

[@JohnstonPettigrew]

​​@@littlejackalo5326if the old one is back in the box like he's showing, it is the employee taking the return that is at fault. If it is in some hidden part in a larger construction, like an opener, then the buyer should be telling the employee what was wrong. A single part is different than a larger complex one that contains many individual parts. You would know this if you spent less time in the basement😮

[@pjstartv6798]

The parts store is partially to blame. They should be checking the returned parts when they are brought back.

[@Nordestada]

What a disgrace! The thieves and the store employees that do not care to check the returned parts.

[@jayrenner211]

This falls completely on the parts store. Train your employees to open EVERY return. Even on a Saturday morning.

[@GandolphTheGreyBeard]

No, it falls completely on the thief that did it in the first place. Yeah, the parts store should check, but they aren't the criminal here. They're just lazy/poorly trained. (still a problem, but no larceny)

[@slwsnowman4038]

@@GandolphTheGreyBeard If the parts store checked, it would stop the thieves. It's a trust thing, and we haven't been a trustworthy society for a long time.

[@mechcommander7876]

I worked at a parts store MANY years ago and delivered parts. Returns were checked for signs of use and parts going out were double checked because I wasn’t wasting a trip.

[@RClayfer]

Agreed, ppl calling out theft are hilarious. No shit genius - stealing is WRONG! we all know that but it's the store that is liable for putting this guy in this situation.

[@Me-nq4gz]

It was probably their own employees

[@user-vx4oh1kk9e]

Quality control on all returns at the parts store prevents such BS.

[@mikeboring2172]

Yeah, I was wondering why the parts store isn't looking in the box to ensure they're getting back what was sold.

[@user-vx4oh1kk9e]

@mikeboring2172 Apparently the delivery driver does not check the returns and shop personnel are blindly putting it back in stock. Must be checked at time of pickup on all returns.

[@youknowme8578]

I bought a 4k TV from Walmart about three years ago, box had the tape, and looked like it was never opened. When I got home and started to read the directions, then took out the TV...it wasn't even from the same manufacturer that I bought. Someone brought back their busted TV and got a full return. I brought it back, and said they better look in the box next time! Scum people!!!

[@dagamer667]

@@mikeboring2172 because every single one of those places is grossly understaffed and employee turnover is right up there with an average Wagner Group penal platoon.

[@dcgregorya5434]

Yeah, it's part of your job when you work at an autoparts store. When you see shit like this repeatedly, it's an inside job.

[@timmcmahon1852]

When I worked for AutoZone I would refuse to return the parts of they looked like that

[@epstein_isnt_dead7726]

Manufacturing has gone to 💩. Have you never gotten a part that says it will fit but doesn't? Then you have to remove it (in the case of a seal, removing it will destroy it) Now the question is; do you accept this 💩 part and let them keep your $? Or do you demand that the place that sold you the 💩 take their 💩 product back and return your $? I've returned many broken parts that we're just not up to my quality standards. That's me preventing myself from being ripped off, not me trying to rip off the store. To denigrate the customer who won't accept 💩 instead of the store trying to sell you the 💩 is wild to me

[@coryduncan6130]

As an auto parts worker. This happens a lot.

[@losoj30]

Why wouldn't they check that before they accepted that as a return

[@Robyrob7771]

It is back breaking labor to open a box and look in it!

[@jerryjeromehawkins1712]

Or... its the people who "work" at the store returning used parts... or their friends.

[@Robyrob7771]

@@jerryjeromehawkins1712 Inspect all parts coming back in the warehouse would catch on to that real quick and they would even find the employee with a computer record audit!

[@bump911]

They did. Video is faked.

[@ivertranes2516]

I doubt it's faked. This happens all the time at the parts house where I work. ( Not to me)

[@brianwaldo2642]

Wow, I find this astonishing! My brain does not work like that. I guess I was brought up with morals and values… thanks Mom and Dad.

[@7yt498]

I'm with you on the morals and values. I've seen people buy a window A/C unit for their bedroom so they can sleep comfortably while waiting for the central unit to be replaced. Then return the window unit 3 days later for a full refund! Yes they returned what they purchased but it was used and this is still theft! We are all paying for this people!!! IT HURTS US ALL!!!

[@LegendConsole]

@@7yt498 This hurts stores more than regular people... The store is the one who took the return back and either didn't care if its working or not and then resold it. So if anything the store is the one hurting people. Not saying people should do this type of returning, but stores who are making tons of money should probably do more due diligence with their return policies.

[@happenstancially4132]

Watch the video one more time, the orange isn’t stained, or faded, there’s no oil, or grease, the rubber is shiny and smooth. They aren’t used, they’re damaged. The part store is still liable, but the premise is wrong.

[@JohnstonPettigrew]

If your parts supplier is taking "blind returns", without checking what they are getting back and if it is in re sellable condition.....then, you need a new parts supplier. You are crying up the wrong river.

[@cup_and_cone]

Parts stores make returns waaaay too easy. So many of the parts I get these days are items that were clearly opened and played around with by someone test fitting it and fondling the part until it's borderline used before deciding to return it.

[@ItsAlwaysRusty]

I will not accept any part that has a stained box , looks opened or handled in anyway. The clerks don't like it but as I paid for a new part I expect a new unopened and pristine part.

[@cup_and_cone]

@@ItsAlwaysRusty Unfortunately easier said than done when you order parts and have a parts delivery guy bringing them to your shop. That can be a full 24 hour delay, taking up a bay or delaying customer pickup. If you are the one picking the parts up, then no biggie... assuming they even have more in stock.

[@ItsAlwaysRusty]

@@cup_and_cone Agreed, but the supplier needs to know ahead of time that once burned don't bother sending me the hand me downs again.

[@michaelfallis2953]

Parts houses need to do their due diligence and inspect the return before refunding them.

[@jezeski2011]

Mine does

[@JohnD-JohnD]

Dang!! 3 parts on the same job. What are the odds?

[@ThomasLeonard454]

BTW those wheel bearing and seals are the very reason that I have a DIYers 12 ton press. Tip: If you do regular work on your cars, there are tools that you can buy as a worthwhile investment that will pay for themselves over time. They are easy to care for. I still have tools that I purchased in 1965 while in the Navy.

[@johnellis9147]

And your customer suffers because it delays the repairs

[@ridge69]

Nobody suffered. This is BS.

[@josephking6515]

The repairer suffers because he, in this case Ray, has a lift he can't use for another job because the vehicle on it is all torn to pieces. He loses time and money which adds up to a crap load of lost income over a year. Don't forget this will also happen when Dave receives that rubbish to Ray gets dudded twice coz Dave still needs to be paid while waiting for the new parts to be redelivered.

[@josephking6515]

@@ridge69 So says a returned used parts thief. Funny how thieves out themselves so publicly.

[@ridge69]

@@josephking6515 no, I don't even work on my own vehicles. I m a truck driver that works 60+ hours a week. Gone for 1 to 2 weeks at a time. I don't have the time.

[@johnellis9147]

@@ridge69spoken like a true troll. If you don’t like the content, don’t watch

[@PinksAdventures]

Not cool!...also not cool that the parts shop is not reviewing the return before putting it back on the shelf!...both parties at fault!!??🤔

[@Mechanicslife1984]

Parts store is to blame not the scum bags

[@nicholasevans9627]

Happens at Home Depot with power tools. People get a new tool to replace a broken one, or upgrade from a previous generation, and stick the old tool back in the box and returns it. My brother ordered a Milwaukee drill from Home Depot. Had it shipped to Home Depot for pickup. Open the plastic case in the parking lot and found another drill brand spray painted red.

[@jonathanpatterson9082]

As a former and now again current employee for the parts store chain that these parts came from, I see this constantly. I’ve been told to do the return regardless, so there is a section to warranty return the parts out so the don’t go back into any inventory. That way, there’s no potentially used parts going back on my shelf and these issues like this one doesn’t happen

[@RenLobo69]

I work at home depot and I check everything. But the other people I work with don't and the stuff ends up on my shelves.

[@blackhawks1870]

Home depot doesn’t check either

[@epstein_isnt_dead7726]

Fake story. Home Depot doesn't put returns back on the shelf. They get a yellow, green, or red sticker with a barcode and it gets shipped back to the warehouse and sold on a pallet of store returns at auction. Every return automatically generated that sticker, so the employee doesn't have a choice to do it or not. Why would you make up this story?

[@REDBIRD-95]

ALL returned parts SHOULD ALWAYS be checked by parts store employees BEFORE they are put back into inventory. There are ALOT of a$$holes out there🤬🤬🤬

[@iuyozx]

Those grease seals were new, then damaged by someone who didn’t know what they were doing. As far as scumbags go, there’s more dishonest mechanics than customers.

[@BuzzinVideography]

This here is exactly why I INSPECT EVERY RETURN ITEM coming in my store

[@norontboyz5949]

Had this happen to me. Bought a set of rotors from partsource. Went home and cut the tape. Inside the boxes were someones old used rotors.

[@Dgardei]

Did you have any toruble returning them?

[@norontboyz5949]

​@@Dgardei No, luckily they were nice about it since I used to work there and was a regular customer for years.

[@JW02828]

Also, the company that's selling you these parts should check it before they give them to you.

[@ItsAlwaysRusty]

I really think that the clerks at the parts stores always grab the greasy opened box parts first to get rid of the them as fast as possible. Happened to me but since they know now I won't accept anything but new and completely unopened parts it doesn't happen anymore.

[@bbustin1747]

Inflation has a strange way of making people do what they wouldn’t normally do. this is only going to get worse. Paychecks are not rising to match the inflation. Always check your boxes!

[@isaaclang6031]

It's remarkably unclassy for parts stores to be reselling parts not inspected. I had a recent issue with RockAuto on this, and they gave me a full refund, along with keeping the part.

[@ItsAlwaysRusty]

Same thing for me with Rock Auto. Rotors switched into the wrong boxes. Buy two sets of rotors, one cheap and one which is the more expensive one you need. Mount the rotors you need and return the cheaper rotors in the box of the more expensive. They did a return for me but what a waste of time.

[@justpray365]

I haven’t had to return a part to Rockauto yet. I was wondering how good they would be on returns.

[@ItsAlwaysRusty]

@@justpray365 The return process is pretty easy. The issue is how many times I have had to return something due to their lack of diligence in accepting a return with the wrong part, a switched part or a damaged part. Never had an issue with Rock Auto till the past six months or so. No one is doing their job apparently. That and they don't even have a customer service phone number so you could speak to an actual human how crappy its getting.

[@derekgardin1512]

​@ItsAlwaysRusty they could have at least bought cheap rotors for the same car. Then just kept the good ones. No one would have known then.

[@johnkilcer]

I caught someone i was helping fix their truck trying to do that with sparkplugs. I lost my shit.

[@deanmoberg445]

The one thing that really gets me is the wanna-be tech with a scan tool and a youtube degree in automotive repair. These people don't test to confirm a part failure, they replace and when a new maf sensor didn't fix it they want to return it and go to the next component down the line. You people sicken me! Stop it, get help!

[@ericspecullaas2841]

Was at the part store once getting a "new" part. We have the store open the box right in front of us to find this as well. The manager said he was sorry for that, but we told him it's ok at least we caught it before we left the store. That manager then banned the person who did this right on the spot.

[@TheLowlyTraveller]

ATTENTION those who work at these parts stores...... INSPECT THE PART BEFORE RETURNING IT!! It's not that hard people!

[@Dilberts_Dogbert]

Do you know how many of these workers don't know what things are supposed to look like?😳😳😳 Can't check what you don't know? Illegal repairs

[@justwords3882]

scumbag thieves are to blame

[@justpray365]

It’s called silent quitting. Going to get worse.

[@yogib37]

wow.. that is really rotten. Why dont the parts clerk check the boxes when someone returns them. Really. I had to return a fan clutch because it was all oily and the paper it was wrap in was soaked in oil

[@myadhdSquirel]

A lot of parts come oily to prevent rust, or they sold the wrong part to someone else who had to bring it back.

[@BigDipper79]

Oreilly’s has a serious theft problem nationwide as do all parts stores. It’s pathetic.

[@Druid_Plow]

Those definitely weren't old used seals, they were installed and then removed. They probably got halfway through the job, realized they had the wrong parts and went back for the correct ones. Store is on the hook for this for not checking their returns. I used to bed a part time worker at auto zone, i opened every box. I didn't care if the customer fucked up, i would still exchange them the correct part. But the damaged one wouldn't go back on the shelf.

[@itsmemike1153]

I work at Home Depot and in plumbing they would buy $3.00 seats and springs for a faucet and put the old ones back in the package and return them. It cost more for gas to return them!

[@jamessmoth8683]

I'm surprised they just didn't shoplift those

[@epstein_isnt_dead7726]

​@@jamessmoth8683he's lying. Home Depot does not put returns back on the shelf

[@diesela3]

@@epstein_isnt_dead7726 No where did @itsmemike1153 state that the returned items went back on the sheft.

[@0842fromdaysgoneby]

I didn't do it!!!!

[@g.d2450]

i learnt the hard way to either make sure the box is factory sealed if it's an electrical item or i inspect the contents of the box if it's been opened before leaving the store

[@1stock1not]

Yeah I don’t recall anytime I haven’t opened the box before I even finished paying to make sure it was correct and undamaged, much less left the store without checking.

[@duanebuck193]

This is the fault of the parts store - a lifetime ago I used to work auto parts, and we checked each and every item that was being returned to verify that it was the actual correct part. Now they (and too many other stores as well) just say OK and put it back into inventory without ever putting eyes on the product.

[@trentdawg2832]

Sad……i have zero faith in mankind today!!!

[@ytown4]

People suck

[@drider43]

Amen to that!

[@catsbyondrepair]

Yep your dick

[@Duke_of_Prunes]

It's just so sad -- if you cannot pay for an $8 car part, you need to go find a better job.

[@BeardedFordTech]

Literally releasing s video now about that

[@FRECHKN]

Thats the employees not checking the damn returns. O'Reilly in this case

[@JacobTemple_CE]

Having worked at O'Reilly forever ago, it was common sense to open anything returned before proceeding. But as my dad said 'Common sense isn't so common anymore'

[@michaelhuss0]

To be fair, some blame belongs with the store that took back the parts. I wonder if that's an inside job.

[@jamessmoth8683]

Some blame? It's all on the parts store of not inspecting the return and not inspecting what they are sending out to be delivered.

[@johntetreault]

Time to look for a different parts supplier Ray. Clearly their employees are of the "I'm not paid enough to care" mindset. I mean, it takes a few seconds to open the box and see those clearly mangled seals... A bare minimum of care... Just giving a shit about doing your job, and the parts supplier never would have accepted those parts as a return, and damn sure wouldn't have put them back on the shelf where they would be sold to you...thereby costing YOU time (and therefore money,)

[@beauthestdane]

It was not his parts store directly, he orders the parts from them, they get them from a distribution center which handles many stores. In the end his parts store suffers from this as well, as now they have to deal with replacing the parts costing them money.

[@johntetreault]

@@beauthestdane yeah, but these are returns obviously... They didn't come from the distro center... They were returned to the local store, and they just put them back on the shelf into stock without even looking ... Customer returns aren't being sent back to the distro center.

[@beauthestdane]

@@johntetreault Watch the non short version of this. These were returns from some other store that were sent back to the distro center.

[@johntetreault]

​@@beauthestdane okay...I hadn't seen the full video yet... That is rather unusual that they got returned to the distro center. But no, Ray is absolutely correct... The thief is ultimately to blame.

[@beauthestdane]

@@johntetreault Yes, the thief is responsible, but the shop that took the return and did not check it is also responsible in part.

[@68cuda383]

That's why I don't shop at the big chain parts store.Oreilly and AutoZone are the worst.

[@ItsAlwaysRusty]

Rock Auto is now the same. Accepting returns on parts that don't match the box/part number. Cheap rotors returned in an expensive rotors box. fffing thieves

[@ObamaPhoneProMax5G]

It’s incredible. These people spend so much time figuring out how to game the system. Imagine how much better society would be if they used that ingenuity for something productive.

[@onsturn]

As the economy gets worse so do morals.

[@billmilosz]

Unemployment at a 50 year low, wage gains have beat inflation for the past 3 years, stock market at all time high - so how exactly does this qualify as a bad economy? Neither opinions or feelings are the same as facts.

[@StrongDreamsWaitHere]

@@onsturn I would say instead, bad times don’t make bad people, but bad times reveal bad people. If $16 is enough to turn you into a cheater, you were never really honest.

[@zacharyopic7882]

@@billmiloszgood job little media parrot!!

[@justpray365]

@@billmilosz 😂😂😂😂😂 We are way beyond believing that parrot talk.

[@jamie83341]

Store should check them 🤔

[@wbforsure2104]

I ALWAYS open the parts in the store. Saved my ass once with a timing kit that was someone's old parts and I just happened to open up while standing there talking to the store employee. Their store now requires all returns to be inspected after that.

[@finnalexander17]

as someone who works at a autoparts store i can say it’s not just the people that do there own work….

[@patspencer8805]

I work for a large parts company I do returns and nothing like that gets pass me. Customers don't need to get screwed your time is money and your customer has to wait. You are the best mechanic and are great at your job

[@christopher_001]

I always check the parts at the store before paying!

[@MadMax-yq9ix]

They deliver to him but apparently they do not check

[@jamessmoth8683]

That is great if you are picking up the parts yourself, but if you send someone else to get them for you or have them delivered, it's the part suppliers responsibility to make sure the part in the box is right

[@christopher_001]

Both valid points.

[@lovelandgirl1494]

As a former auto parts counterman, I always opened the product before giving the person credit. I also opened the product and showed it to the customer before selling it. It's so simple.

[@lavellweathersby985]

As a plumber, I've experienced this with old toilets packed in new boxes. Unfortunately, Home Depot is not very thorough at inspecting returns... then we'd see these thieves busted at the return register.

[@chuggyhuggy8783]

I've had this happen several times. I never buy parts without lookin in the box first. It's pathetic.

[@jimsiggy]

Why aren't the parts stores checking the returned parts?

[@ItsAlwaysRusty]

Great question. Probably don't want their associates confronting the bad guys. The "just let it go mentality" these days.

[@lamargreene5256]

I used to be a manager at a local parts store. I’ve always checked all returns to make sure the part could be resold. I had to tell my staff to do the same thing, because I’ve had people spray paint rotors and calipers and try to bring them back. Saying that they didn’t need them.

[@seanlettuce180]

As a parts store manager, I along with my guys check every box that is being returned because of this, and have caught multiple customers trying this! Their excuse is usually oh I didn’t know they changed that….😮

[@williamduhamel7726]

I remember when that oil cooler you ordered was switched too. I hope you’re not ordering from the same place.

[@xsiveone]

If the workers cared they'd check. Unfortunately the people who own these auto parts stores pay and treat their workers like crap because it's more profitable in the short term.

[@troyburesh5829]

Why didn't O'Reilly auto parts check inside the boxes before the return.

[@StevenDaugherty-uo5cs]

Why on earth would a store restock and resell a returned part without checking it? This is on the parts store.

[@nekolivegaming]

I mean the shop should have looked over it during the actual return before even sending back the money, SO how this even happened in the first place is my question

[@IgorD33]

As sad as that is I still blame the store for not checking returned parts. I bet store personnel are rolling with this gig also

[@justwords3882]

Scumbag thieves are too blame

[@jimmykimmy5763]

I work at an auto parts store and I see this a lot. The employees should be checking the boxes, but most have a “I don’t get paid enough” mentality and they don’t do half the things they should.

[@heckelphon]

Trouble is that scumbags don't feel any moral responsibility to anyone. Also they're not the kinda guys to be taking any notice.

[@blackenigma1054]

In a world where people drive with their bright lights on at night blinding other people…. this is another one of those things that irritate the heck out of me!🤣😂

[@Drifting_Kouki]

As a truck driver, I felt this

[@adizzle7457]

It’s common tbh. Most of the time they are new returned due to someone just not opening the box and checking. Most auto stores offer warranty on parts anyway so if you mess up you can switch it with a new one but if you can get your money back from an old part why not try I guess.

[@projectleviathan5250]

Former AutoZone can confirm they don't even want us to do anything about it

[@dandonovan2858]

I worked at multiple auto parts stores over the past few decades, people 'returning' parts like this are the lowest form of losers.

[@zcvyvyan]

This looks to me like the parts got returned as being new instead of defective. They got the wrong tag and ended up back on the shelf until a reclass return brought it back to the DC.

[@RatherBeRestoring]

I learned years ago, you open the box and check them while at the counter buying the parts. That shit is way too common of an occurrence

[@jessitrd4718]

As someone who works at a parts store. Its not ultimately our fault. Its the customer who returns it. Idk how many fuxking times i heard "Oh it new i didnt open it" Just to open the damn package and see its a old part. You cant trust a damn word nowadays. Then when you confront them about it they get angry bc "it was already like that" BS If you buy something and plan on returning it used beware. You will get embarrassed for trying to be cheap and get money back for your old part. Actual customers that are not doing this sorry for the inconvenience some scum people make you go thru.

[@arnoldmontoya1589]

I own an auto parts store and before a part leaves my store we inspect it and sometimes even mark the parts. I don't know why people don't inspect the part themselves before they leave the store or inspect them when they are delivered

[@outsidethelimits7995]

I like that he called all people who do their own mechanic work scumbags. Not just specifically the ones that steal products.

[@logangeilhard2870]

I work at a parts store. Part of the blame is on the parts store because you are supposed to check the parts before you return it. At my store, if you categorized a defective part as sellable. It is an automatic write-up.

[@somthing740]

Happened to a customer of mine once. Purchased oil for them and the oil was black. I always check parts before I buy for this reason. Comes to show the world is sad and getting worse

[@landonduncan9572]

That looks like homie couldn’t install the seal and fucked it up

[@JayeK47]

I've seen used engine oil being returned as new and just placed back on the shelf to be sold to some hapless customer. Inspect EVERYTHING you buy EVERYWHERE before you plunk down your hard earned money.

[@carloshernandez2216]

Same thing in California, but the employees should check the return and make sure the good part is in.

[@dang9668]

Definitely not condoning it, but if corporations would stop hiking prices for extraneous profit there would be less theft. Inflation Is down but prices aren’t. Otherwise eff those guys, sucks bad. 8 bucks jeebus 😡 sorry you gotta deal with bs Ray.

[@dang9668]

@@jwsmsmith it is down. Corporate inflation is a whole Other thing. Don’t be biased you show your colors.

[@jwsmsmith]

@@dang9668 my colors? Community rules of youtube require that we don't disparage people, idealogy? Ok people no... Inflation is not down and inflation doesn't cause bad character. There is no justification. Oh and the 'rate' of inflation is down but the effects of it are not. Have you received several 9% yearly raises recently?

[@jayclark5912]

Autozone strikes again. It's like you have to charge more for a fuckery fee.

[@brianreinhardt4050]

After working at Advance Auto parts, I CAN GUARANTEE that most of the bogus returns came from our commercial customers. I’d say 90% of them.

[@guillermomarrufo4718]

It sucks when they do this at a store that is 35 miles away and you don't find out until you get home. The worse is when the store attendant looks at you all wrong when you open the boxes in front of them to make sure you have the right part. I have been told that I should trust them, just to find out that the box has used parts.

[@thesmallwoodlot433]

If I have a “wrong part” or need to return a part for some reason, I open the box in front of the store employee/ manager just to show it was undamaged by me, and if I am excepting a delivery part from a warehouse I scrutinize it as well before the driver leaves! Hence I don’t buy many parts from Amazon!

[@joka9737]

We sell car parts in germany. A "customer " ordered 8 diesel injectors, send it back and told us, he don't need the injectors anymore. We should refund him. We opened the boxes and there was som old sparkplugs in it. He is not our customer anymore.

[@johnjobe2380]

I work in parts for a dealership. Every time I get a part like that from the aftermarket I ask them to run history and tell me the last person that bought it. Every single time it is a shop. It is never a person on the street. So yes, mechanics that work at shops stop being scumbags.

[@LeroyJenkins0311]

Hmmm seems like an employee at the parts store did some work on their own vehicle and put the old parts back in the box. Who here has EVER not went to any of the parts stores and tried to return a part that was wrong, defective, or not needed, and had to watch the parts guy examine it to make sure there wasn’t any marking on the threads or the spade connectors etc.

[@intillzah6160]

I worked parts for 15 years, a lot of people and their opinions...

[@JanoyCresva]

That’s brilliant. How about the scumbag restocker that didn’t check the item?

[@IndiansAuto]

Not our fault. These companies need to check returns lol

[@Mannibalector4494]

As the inventory manager at a major plumbing supply house, these people are a dime a dozen and you should always check your parts. Sales associates who don’t know the product will take back anything as long it’s in a box with a barcode on it, doesn’t matter what’s in the box.

[@JoeSparro]

This is a crazy problem in auto parts

[@dude55ist]

I almost dumped someone's used motor oil in my new motor. The shop honored my return and said it's been happening alot.

[@yyiii276]

Two parties are at fault. Yes, it is a dishonest crappy move from the person returning!! Also, partially at fault is the associate not looking at the item being returned. If associates actually do their job and give a crap this would not happen. Unfortunately, most associates just want money and complain about not being paid enough. Hmmm....just think if this would not happen, it may be possible the associate may receive more pay.

[@ArsonSnowman]

I work at Autozone, we're supposed to open any and all returns to prevent exactly that, the employee has to mark it as damaged, it's an issue on both ends

[@russellfrey4079]

I've bought engine oil from multiple places and found out it was old oil

[@thomasholldorf9196]

I worked at a parts store for a year and a half and never saw this happen once. I’m kind of impressed I never did