Another one (good parts store) bites the dust

A friend of mine who owns a shop told me about this a couple days ago,
just had a chance to confirm it online

http://www.bizjournals.com/twincitie...-carquest.html

If the link doesn't explain, Advance is buying Carquest... which sucks
from my perspective; I have a much higher opinion of Carquest than I do
Advance :/ Also, there is a Carquest in a shopping center a long walk
from me and an Advance a block farther away; I'm assuming that one of
those two stores will close. NAPA is too far to walk (I could ride a
bike, but there's a really scary intersection I'd have to navigate
across a major highway...)

Actually NAPA bought an independent parts chain with 5 or 6 locations
that I really liked a few years back, but honestly, the quality and
service doesn't seem to have suffered at all, I always did like NAPA so
that wasn't a totally horrible deal from a consumer's perspective.

nate

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On Saturday, October 19, 2013 7:38:56 AM UTC-5, Nate Nagel wrote:
> A friend of mine who owns a shop told me about this a couple days ago,
>
> just had a chance to confirm it online
>
>
>
> http://www.bizjournals.com/twincitie...-carquest.html
>
>
>
> If the link doesn't explain, Advance is buying Carquest... which sucks
>
> from my perspective; I have a much higher opinion of Carquest than I do
>
> Advance :/ Also, there is a Carquest in a shopping center a long walk
>
> from me and an Advance a block farther away; I'm assuming that one of
>
> those two stores will close. NAPA is too far to walk (I could ride a
>
> bike, but there's a really scary intersection I'd have to navigate
>
> across a major highway...)
>
>
>
> Actually NAPA bought an independent parts chain with 5 or 6 locations
>
> that I really liked a few years back, but honestly, the quality and
>
> service doesn't seem to have suffered at all, I always did like NAPA so
>
> that wasn't a totally horrible deal from a consumer's perspective.
>
>
>
> nate
>
>
>
> --
>
> replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.
>
> http://members.cox.net/njnagel

A NAPA store near me, those people who work in there, a few years ago they would not let me use their rest room to take a leak. I will NEVER go to any NAPA stores EVER again!

On 2013-10-19, JR > wrote:
> On Saturday, October 19, 2013 7:38:56 AM UTC-5, Nate Nagel wrote:
>> A friend of mine who owns a shop told me about this a couple days ago,
>>
>> just had a chance to confirm it online
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.bizjournals.com/twincitie...-carquest.html
>>
>>
>>
>> If the link doesn't explain, Advance is buying Carquest... which sucks
>>
>> from my perspective; I have a much higher opinion of Carquest than I do
>>
>> Advance :/ Also, there is a Carquest in a shopping center a long walk
>>
>> from me and an Advance a block farther away; I'm assuming that one of
>>
>> those two stores will close. NAPA is too far to walk (I could ride a
>>
>> bike, but there's a really scary intersection I'd have to navigate
>>
>> across a major highway...)
>>
>>
>>
>> Actually NAPA bought an independent parts chain with 5 or 6 locations
>>
>> that I really liked a few years back, but honestly, the quality and
>>
>> service doesn't seem to have suffered at all, I always did like NAPA so
>>
>> that wasn't a totally horrible deal from a consumer's perspective.
>>
>>
>>
>> nate
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.
>>
>> http://members.cox.net/njnagel
>
> A NAPA store near me, those people who work in there, a few years ago they would not let me use their rest room to take a leak. I will NEVER go to any NAPA stores EVER again!

NAPA stores are francises I believe. Checked to make sure, and they a
http://www.mynapa.com/

On 2013-10-19, Brent > wrote:
> On 2013-10-19, JR > wrote:
>> On Saturday, October 19, 2013 7:38:56 AM UTC-5, Nate Nagel wrote:
>>> A friend of mine who owns a shop told me about this a couple days ago,
>>>
>>> just had a chance to confirm it online
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.bizjournals.com/twincitie...-carquest.html
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If the link doesn't explain, Advance is buying Carquest... which sucks
>>>
>>> from my perspective; I have a much higher opinion of Carquest than I do
>>>
>>> Advance :/ Also, there is a Carquest in a shopping center a long walk
>>>
>>> from me and an Advance a block farther away; I'm assuming that one of
>>>
>>> those two stores will close. NAPA is too far to walk (I could ride a
>>>
>>> bike, but there's a really scary intersection I'd have to navigate
>>>
>>> across a major highway...)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Actually NAPA bought an independent parts chain with 5 or 6 locations
>>>
>>> that I really liked a few years back, but honestly, the quality and
>>>
>>> service doesn't seem to have suffered at all, I always did like NAPA so
>>>
>>> that wasn't a totally horrible deal from a consumer's perspective.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> nate
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.
>>>
>>> http://members.cox.net/njnagel
>>
>> A NAPA store near me, those people who work in there, a few years ago they would not let me use their rest room to take a leak. I will NEVER go to any NAPA stores EVER again!
>
> NAPA stores are francises I believe. Checked to make sure, and they a
> http://www.mynapa.com/

Dug deeper, they aren't francises... but are independently owned.

On Saturday, October 19, 2013 3:53:58 PM UTC-4, Brent wrote:
> On 2013-10-19, Brent > wrote:
>
> > On 2013-10-19, JR > wrote:
>
> >> On Saturday, October 19, 2013 7:38:56 AM UTC-5, Nate Nagel wrote:
>
> >>> A friend of mine who owns a shop told me about this a couple days ago,
>
> >>>
>
> >>> just had a chance to confirm it online
>
> >>>
>
> >>>
>
> >>>
>
> >>> http://www.bizjournals.com/twincitie...-carquest.html
>
> >>>
>
> >>>
>
> >>>
>
> >>> If the link doesn't explain, Advance is buying Carquest... which sucks
>
> >>>
>
> >>> from my perspective; I have a much higher opinion of Carquest than I do
>
> >>>
>
> >>> Advance :/ Also, there is a Carquest in a shopping center a long walk
>
> >>>
>
> >>> from me and an Advance a block farther away; I'm assuming that one of
>
> >>>
>
> >>> those two stores will close. NAPA is too far to walk (I could ride a
>
> >>>
>
> >>> bike, but there's a really scary intersection I'd have to navigate
>
> >>>
>
> >>> across a major highway...)
>
> >>>
>
> >>>
>
> >>>
>
> >>> Actually NAPA bought an independent parts chain with 5 or 6 locations
>
> >>>
>
> >>> that I really liked a few years back, but honestly, the quality and
>
> >>>
>
> >>> service doesn't seem to have suffered at all, I always did like NAPA so
>
> >>>
>
> >>> that wasn't a totally horrible deal from a consumer's perspective.
>
> >>>
>
> >>>
>
> >>>
>
> >>> nate
>
> >>>
>
> >>>
>
> >>>
>
> >>> --
>
> >>>
>
> >>> replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.
>
> >>>
>
> >>> http://members.cox.net/njnagel
>
> >>
>
> >> A NAPA store near me, those people who work in there, a few years ago they would not let me use their rest room to take a leak. I will NEVER go to any NAPA stores EVER again!
>
> >
>
> > NAPA stores are francises I believe. Checked to make sure, and they a
>
> > http://www.mynapa.com/
>

some are, some aren't.

I use to work for a independent napa. The difference is the independent stores can buy outside the napa group. Corporate stores have to buy from napa only
>
>
> Dug deeper, they aren't francises... but are independently owned.

On Saturday, October 19, 2013 8:38:56 AM UTC-4, Nate Nagel wrote:
> A friend of mine who owns a shop told me about this a couple days ago,
>
> just had a chance to confirm it online
>
>
>
> http://www.bizjournals.com/twincitie...-carquest.html
>
>
>
> If the link doesn't explain, Advance is buying Carquest... which sucks
>
> from my perspective; I have a much higher opinion of Carquest than I do
>
> Advance :/ Also, there is a Carquest in a shopping center a long walk
>
> from me and an Advance a block farther away; I'm assuming that one of
>
> those two stores will close. NAPA is too far to walk (I could ride a
>
> bike, but there's a really scary intersection I'd have to navigate
>
> across a major highway...)
>
>
>
> Actually NAPA bought an independent parts chain with 5 or 6 locations
>
> that I really liked a few years back, but honestly, the quality and
>
> service doesn't seem to have suffered at all, I always did like NAPA so
>
> that wasn't a totally horrible deal from a consumer's perspective.
>
>
>
> nate
>
>
>
> --
>
> replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.
>
> http://members.cox.net/njnagel

For years I wouldn't go to a Burger King because I had an antenna ripped of my truck while driving through a drive through. Now I realize it probably saved my life. Lenny

wrote:

> For years I wouldn't go to a Burger King because I had an antenna
> ripped of my truck while driving through a drive through. Now I
> realize it probably saved my life. Lenny

so you'd be dead if you could still listen to the radio?

fascinating!

GW

On Sunday, October 27, 2013 3:44:10 PM UTC-5, Geoff Welsh wrote:
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > For years I wouldn't go to a Burger King because I had an antenna
>
> > ripped of my truck while driving through a drive through. Now I
>
> > realize it probably saved my life. Lenny
>
>
>
> so you'd be dead if you could still listen to the radio?
>
>
>
> fascinating!
>
>
>
> GW

I don't listen to radio when I am driving, it makes me nervous. In fact I removed the radio from my van to keep it from being stolen.

"JR" > wrote in message
...
> On Sunday, October 27, 2013 3:44:10 PM UTC-5, Geoff Welsh wrote:
>> wrote:
>
>> > For years I wouldn't go to a Burger King because I had an antenna
>
>> > ripped of my truck while driving through a drive through. Now I
>
>> > realize it probably saved my life. Lenny
>
> so you'd be dead if you could still listen to the radio?
>
>> fascinating!
>
> GW

> I don't listen to radio when I am driving, it makes me nervous. In fact I
> removed the radio from > my van to keep it from being stolen.

Who would want a 6 volt, AM dial radio?

>"JR" > wrote in message
>> On Sunday, October 27, 2013 3:44:10 PM UTC-5, Geoff Welsh wrote:
>>> wrote:
>> GW
>
>> I don't listen to radio when I am driving, it makes me nervous. In fact I
>> removed the radio from > my van to keep it from being stolen.
>
>Who would want a 6 volt, AM dial radio?

Crackheads. During the Crack Epidemic of the eighties in Atlanta, my
roommate had the AM radio stolen from his Impala. The thieves left it
on the street a block away when they realized what it was.
--scott
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