vintageideals t1_ixaqke9 wrote
This is why i get so much anxiety as a single widowed mom about taking my car ANYWHERE for even an oil change. I pay my neighbor’s husband to do that stuff in my driveway. Every time a vehicle of mine has even gone into a shop since my husband died, it’s been a minimum of like $600 bill, except when I got just tires from Mavis.
kenziethemom t1_ixbebpp wrote
This is SO UNFAIR for you, but I totally understand where you're coming from.
I'm not a mechanic, but I grew up helping my grandpa, who was a diesel mechanic, with cars. My husband, bless his soul, knows way less than I do.
Anytime we've had any work done, I'm always ignored by the mechanics, even after I answer the questions they ask my husband.
And before I pay anywhere, I always say "let me call my grandpa, he is a Vietnam veteran, 101st Airborne" (which is 100% true, but I never actually have to call him lol) and I swear I always get discounts and honesty after. That's why I do it, because I know enough, but they still try to take advantage of me.
I hate it that I have to pull those cards to just get proper car treatment, and you shouldn't have to either :(
Entire-Ambition1410 t1_ixdp34a wrote
When I worked in retail, I would look at/talk to everyone in a group, or focus on the person in front who seemed to be in charge. Usually they were the ones paying, and needed the answers and respect the most.
mandyaffogato OP t1_ixeyzj3 wrote
That is so freaking unfair. And it drives me nuts how these sorts of practices are so widespread. I am similarly anxious taking my car ANYWHERE for service, because at this point I almost expect someone to try to play me. It is tough.
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