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Originally Posted by cooper barrett
$4k in parts in a week? Dammed if you could buy right you could be yachting in style. 15% of $20K x 12 is a lot of change. ($31K a year@15%) O'reilly should furnish you with a new truck every year 
I used to write $20 checks every month to Oreilly but for 5 locations and non of that Friday bullshit, Monthly statements....even better when 10 days 2% terms were still a thing. $5k a year discount.
You don't have the choices down there that I did in KC and St Louis. With accounts at WD's you could bypass the part stores and save an addl' 15-20%. Plus the trips, vendor dinners, and other perks. Tennaco (Monroe) was my fav with yearly cruises.
All the little WD's have been swallowed up (Worldpak account was great back then but no longer since Advance.) but the rules have changed but there are a few sources to be had if you have connections. |
I get 2 percent off every Friday not sure where you think that's a thing of the past. I pay every week in Friday because I WANT to. I also pay for every tire that gets delivered when they get delivered.
I actually spent almost 10k this week in parts. Brand new Ford engine and a new transmission for a trailblazer that were purchased elsewhere. And that's not including tires sold.
And I did all of that with 2 lifts and an alignment rack with one other technician, A lube/tire guy and one part timer that tries to keep the place clean ish and my tools put away.
I think I have a reason to be proud.
And like I said oreilly's takes pretty good care of me every year.