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Old Jun 25, 2017 | 08:49 PM
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I won't.. It could make it here that fast from Canada..>LOL
Postal service is crap here
 
Old Jun 25, 2017 | 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by 56panelford
Postal service is crap here
Use UPS next time...LOL
 
Old Jun 25, 2017 | 08:59 PM
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The U park stupid people..? I'll try that...lol
There's a story behind that. Frances was in the Bumper to Bumper store that a friend of ours owned when the UPS driver came speeding in the parking lot a plowed into a parked vehicle so Frances asked him if that's what UPS stood for...lol
 
Old Jun 25, 2017 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by 56panelford
The U park stupid people..? I'll try that...lol
There's a story behind that. Frances was in the Bumper to Bumper store that a friend of ours owned when the UPS driver came speeding in the parking lot a plowed into a parked vehicle so Frances asked him if that's what UPS stood for...lol
That's funny.. LOL
 
Old Jun 25, 2017 | 09:02 PM
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He didn't think so....lol
 
Old Jun 25, 2017 | 09:04 PM
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I am sure he didn't..

Tough to explain to his boss...
 
Old Jun 25, 2017 | 09:10 PM
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They don't even deliver up here now, they contract it to someone else. They used to be good and cheap..
 
Old Jun 25, 2017 | 09:12 PM
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Hard to find good drivers I guess...LOL
 
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Old Jun 25, 2017 | 09:14 PM
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I never heard of Bumper to Bumper Stores before till I looked it up Peoria has one and been by it a million times.
 
Old Jun 25, 2017 | 09:15 PM
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I think when the iron ore mine closed that had a truck load of parcels come everyday closed and had other competition in the area they just priced themselves out of the market here..
 
Old Jun 25, 2017 | 09:16 PM
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I never heard of Bumper to Bumper Stores before till I looked it up Peoria has one and been by it a million times.
It's an off shoot of Ackland Grainger or at least who supplied them. Over priced just like them too..
 
Old Jun 25, 2017 | 09:20 PM
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It's an off shoot of Ackland Grainger or at least who supplied them. Over priced just like them too..
Its WW Grainger here. Haven't bought anything from them.
 
Old Jun 25, 2017 | 09:23 PM
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I could never understand why the mine used to deal so much with Acklands when there was other suppliers right here that were a good 40% cheaper and had the same stuff..
 
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WW Grainger is high priced but they usually have everything
 
Old Jun 25, 2017 | 09:29 PM
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I could never understand why the mine used to deal so much with Acklands when there was other suppliers right here that were a good 40% cheaper and had the same stuff..

The dump truck factory that I worked used WW Grainger.
 



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