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Jun. 29th, 2014 11:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stormdogOne of the calipers on the car was seized up, so I made a second trip to the auto parts store for calipers. After seeing the price, I asked whether they'd hold on while I went home to make the order online with the 35% discount code. Not a problem.
I went back to Juan's place and made the order. Then I realized that the discount code dropped off my cart after logging in and there was no way to modify it. I called up customer service and they were nice enough to modify the order for me and add the discount code.
I went back to the parts store and they told me that the order I'd made was for two left calipers. Argh. They were not able to change the order. I asked if I could use a computer at the store to place a new one, and they let me use one of the machines at the service counter. They cancelled my previous order and I placed a new one, saving $50 (the maximum discount) off the $200 order. This is the first time buying the parts has been almost as hard as replacing them. And I must once again observe that cars are really expensive. And time consuming. I left for Juan's place at 4:30 and we weren't done with the installation of new rotors, pads, and calipers until 10:30 or so. I'm so sore and tired.
I'm probably going to drive to school tomorrow so I can return the old parts to get the core charge back, then go to my bank and deposit the cash Danae gave me to cover parking and things in Baltimore. Then I can finally sit down and catch up on money.
I went back to Juan's place and made the order. Then I realized that the discount code dropped off my cart after logging in and there was no way to modify it. I called up customer service and they were nice enough to modify the order for me and add the discount code.
I went back to the parts store and they told me that the order I'd made was for two left calipers. Argh. They were not able to change the order. I asked if I could use a computer at the store to place a new one, and they let me use one of the machines at the service counter. They cancelled my previous order and I placed a new one, saving $50 (the maximum discount) off the $200 order. This is the first time buying the parts has been almost as hard as replacing them. And I must once again observe that cars are really expensive. And time consuming. I left for Juan's place at 4:30 and we weren't done with the installation of new rotors, pads, and calipers until 10:30 or so. I'm so sore and tired.
I'm probably going to drive to school tomorrow so I can return the old parts to get the core charge back, then go to my bank and deposit the cash Danae gave me to cover parking and things in Baltimore. Then I can finally sit down and catch up on money.
