2004 Water Pump failed @ 14k!
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PH8a's Stocking level 80 in an A store. Sold it cheap, made more profit on it than any other filter.
The PH30 was the short chevy, the PH13 was the long chevy, and the PH373 was the loooong chevy.
PH43 was the short PH8a but if you didn't have a Dodge, you didn't care.
Yup, easier in those days.
ford390gashog you talk like a retail parts guy, when and where? If it's not too personal.
Chris
The PH30 was the short chevy, the PH13 was the long chevy, and the PH373 was the loooong chevy.
PH43 was the short PH8a but if you didn't have a Dodge, you didn't care.
Yup, easier in those days.
ford390gashog you talk like a retail parts guy, when and where? If it's not too personal.
Chris
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i just looked up the ph5 and ph13
ExtraGuard PH13 w/o anti-drain back valve
ExtraGuard PH5 w/ anti-drain back valve
i totally forgot about the ph13 thats why i always sold people the ph5. i sold tons of those things.
ExtraGuard PH13 w/o anti-drain back valve
ExtraGuard PH5 w/ anti-drain back valve
i totally forgot about the ph13 thats why i always sold people the ph5. i sold tons of those things.
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Originally Posted by ford390gashog
i worked at kragen for 3 months . big mistake looking back on it.i would never work there again. it was during 97.
It is an old business trick, hurting the competitions 'second tier'. After someone quits and then gets fired from the new job, they are seldom re-hireable, even if they suck it in and reapply.
They even got a couple of my district managers to fall for it.
Nice looking stores though.
Problem with retail autoparts, if you aren't the manager on up, you aren't making a decent living. In 90 we were only paying twice minimum wage or about 9.50 an hour for counter help. Less for cashiers and stockers.
Even a decent assistant only averaged about twenty four a year.
Stock holders wanted that bottom line, and never really understood that professional parts people need more than the guy at a 7-11 or K-mart.
Kragen was paying half what I was for managers, but they worked less hours and made less decisions.
So they had a lot less trouble filling slots.
Oh well. Glad I retired.
Have a great one
Chris
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I've got all the WIX numbers... I worked at Checker (Checker/Schucks/Kragen) for a couple months then at Bumper to Bumper for almost two years... I actually liked B to B, but never going anywhere in that job made me change... O'Reillys buying us out was the final kick in the jaw.
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