Hot Rods Ordering parts on line

This. Right here. I do it all the damned time....

 

I have like four full sets of engine gaskets for Mopar big blocks.

 

After a couple of small mis orders I've taken to looking up everything online and then phoning in my orders. The order takers are helpful and any (my) confusion is cleared up early

 

Stay Safe!

 

Actually I am very Right!

 

I am referring to mentally not being right. HRP

 

Have done it a few times--Bifocals and old age don't help. Just typed in the wrong number on an order-got two small block crank pulleys instead of one--Oh well-save it for next project. Not the 1st time either--have lots of extra 40 parts that I ordered too many of-used up alot of them but still have some!

 

I think after reading through I think that all orders placed on net should have a disclaimer stating that any and all orders require that person placing order must be wearing glasses.(Danny)like others hope you and others in the path keep safe.they may also require you to be stone cold sober

 

I have done this same thing too often. I no longer order parts until I am ready to install them.

 

Ya, that too!

 

Yeah it's pretty awesome when somebody actually provides good customer service. It's hard to find anymore it seems like, and it's always a surprise. Even where I work - I do the shipping and every now and then I'll get two orders for the same thing, from the same customer. And because I haven't learned my lesson yet, I'll ask the order taker people here if the customer really wanted to do that, or was it a mis-entry on their part, or our part. The answer I always get from our people is "Well, that's what they ordered." So then I have to get in touch with the customer to double check. 2 out of three times it was a mistake. Doesn't take very long to check.

 

I have been ordering my Ford parts from C G parts in CA because when you call, most of the time you get the owner and he is super nice. Last two orders:

I ordered a headliner kit for a 1953 Ford pickup. Big cardboard piece. Says right on the ad that oversized shipping will apply. I placed the order and later that day the owner called and told me what shipping would be (about the same as the headliner cost), and asked if I still wanted it. He also mentioned if I didn't want it, I wouldn't need the headliner clips or rubber seal either. I still bought it, because I would need to ship it no matter where it came from.

Then yesterday, I ordered some small parts for my 56 F-100, and on the order form accidently marked "postal" for shipping instead of "whatever is cheaper". Again, the owner called and told me UPS is about 16.00 cheaper than postal if I wanted to go that route. I thanked him and my parts on their way on the brown truck

Now, either time they could have just processed my payment and gone on with their business, but in two times, they honestly cared and tried to save me money. That is why they get my business.

 

My ordering issues have been self inflicted from not paying attention when searching for something and having a quite similar but not exactly the same item pop up on the page at a better price. I've got pretty good at double checking part numbers now.
I seem to be another who buys a part only to discover that I already bought the same part a year or two before.

 

I’m just hoping that the few things I’ve ordered recently get here before the slackers at Canada Post go on strike

 

I had a few problems when I did my o/t.
Kudos to the following stand up vendors!
Summit, Wilwood, Fatman & Steele Rubber.
I started collecting parts a couple years in advance of the build.
When it came time for assembly there were a few wrong parts, this always happens for some reason.
When I explained my dilema & the time frame difference, they(see above) where extremely helpful.
I did run into a few dickhead vendors, mostly local guys.

 

Was`nt car parts,but the guy that I worked for in a local parts house was a reloader.He accidently ordered 10,000 150gr .30 cal Sierra spire point bullets.We eventually used them all up in about a year.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

My problem is with my tri-focals. The keys on the keyboard keep dancing.

 

Heck, all the letters are worn off my keyboard. HRP

 

I order stuff and check the invoice when the parts get here, note when some are back ordered but as they come in I check them off..So eventually I have all the items but when I go to assemble there will be one or two that are no where to be found... Parts store I used to go to I knew one of the guys who worked there and when I'd walk in he'd yell for all to hear "what are you bastardizing now?"..But he'd always find what I needed.

 

You will have to excuse the occasional spelling faux pas, my keyboard is slatted for a update. HRP

 

That looks bad.

 

Hot Rod Primer I will hand deliver a FREE Walmart keyboard to you this weekend, I want to go to the beach anyway!
Be Safe!

 

That's not wiped off keys,,, it's keys coated in car dirt/grease,,, just get some lacquer thinner,,,, and all will be well

 

I think he photo shopped it with his glasses on

 

What's with your obsession with glasses? HRP