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Re: [Shop-talk] I HATE ROCKAUTO!!! (anyone else?)

To: John Mitchell <jmitch@snet.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] I HATE ROCKAUTO!!! (anyone else?)
From: Rochlin Robert <rrochlin@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2020 10:00:45 -0400
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I=E2=80=99ve grown careful of my dealings with  RockAuto.  Many times =
they have the lowest price on the face of it and great product =
descriptions, but when you put an order together the shipping sometimes =
negates the savings.  The last time I had a problem with RockAuto and =
was trying to get some assistance there was a dialog box along the way =
that said the site was fully automated and that there was no in person =
customer service. I believe there was a list with about every issue you =
could possibly have and a step by step to go through  and resolve it. I =
was able to resolve my issue in this fashion.  On the other end of the =
spectrum I got an OEM bumper for my truck at over $200 under the dealer =
price and the shipping was about $30.00 on that item.
        Best,
        Bob

> On Jul 16, 2020, at 6:59 PM, John Mitchell <jmitch@snet.net> wrote:
>=20
> I've had very good luck with Rockauto.  The prices were usually as =
good Amazon when shipping was figured in and the website is much better =
at picking the correct parts for my GMC Denali.  I live in CT and =
shipping is generally 2 days or less.  Sorry that you had problems.   =
John Mitchell
>=20
wrote:
>> OK, this is a partial vent, but it's also a warning to anyone out =
there about Rockauto.=20
>>=20
>> THEY ARE HORRIBLE!=20
>>=20
>> First, item shipping varies so much depending what verison of the =
part you buy, that you spend more time trying to figure out what the =
shipping will be then actually finding the product (which is sometimes a =
pain.)  I had a $365 shipping cost for a $45 part once (of course I =
didn't buy from them.)=20
>>=20
>> Then, if you have any issues with their products, GOOD LUCK!=20
>>=20
>> I got an oil pan and gasket from them.  The oil pain is .15" too =
large to fit, but I couldn't tell this until I was trying to install it, =
which meant that the gasket was opened (and therefore not returnable.)  =
So now I tried to return the pan, but they aren't able to tell me if the =
replacement will be the same one.=20
>> Then, instead of sending me a replacement pan, they send me another =
gasket!  So I want to return this gasket, but I have to pay for the =
shipping!  Also, they default to Fedex which doesn't pick up at your =
house, you have to bring it to them, which is about 45 mins away from =
me!=20
>> So, now i'm out the shipping of all items, I have an oil pan that =
doesn't fit, and I still can't even speak to anyone at the company.=20
>>=20
>> I WILL NEVER USE THEM AGAIN!!!!=20
>>=20
>> Anyone else have the same experience?  I've used them twice before =
and both times I had to re-select different options to not incur crazy =
shipping expenses.=20
>>=20
>>=20
>> "Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a =
rational being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your =
territory." Ralph Waldo Emerson=20
>> -Who is John Galt?=20
>>=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" =
class=3D"">I=E2=80=99ve grown careful of my dealings with =
&nbsp;RockAuto. &nbsp;Many times they have the lowest price on the face =
of it and great product descriptions, but when you put an order together =
the shipping sometimes negates the savings. &nbsp;The last time I had a =
problem with RockAuto and was trying to get some assistance there was a =
dialog box along the way that said the site was fully automated and that =
there was no in person customer service. I believe there was a list with =
about every issue you could possibly have and a step by step to go =
through &nbsp;and resolve it. I was able to resolve my issue in this =
fashion. &nbsp;On the other end of the spectrum I got an OEM bumper for =
my truck at over $200 under the dealer price and the shipping was about =
$30.00 on that item.<div class=3D""><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" =
style=3D"white-space:pre">      </span>Best,</div><div class=3D""><span =
class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre">     </span>Bob<br =
class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Jul 16, 2020, at 6:59 PM, John Mitchell &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jmitch@snet.net"; class=3D"">jmitch@snet.net</a>&gt; =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D"">
 =20
    <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html;
      charset=3Dwindows-1252" class=3D"">
 =20
  <div class=3D""><p class=3D"">I've had very good luck with =
Rockauto.&nbsp; The prices were usually
      as good Amazon when shipping was figured in and the website is
      much better at picking the correct parts for my GMC Denali.&nbsp; =
I
      live in CT and shipping is generally 2 days or less.&nbsp; Sorry =
that
      you had problems.&nbsp;&nbsp; John Mitchell<br class=3D"">
    </p>
    <div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 7/16/2020 3:02 PM, <a =
class=3D"moz-txt-link-abbreviated" =
href=3D"mailto:eric@megageek.com";>eric@megageek.com</a>
      wrote:<br class=3D"">
    </div>
    <blockquote type=3D"cite" =
cite=3D"mid:OF154C0FA4.E2B10FFB-ON852585A7.0067D224-852585A7.0068A3AB@mail=
.megageek.com" class=3D"">
      <meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html;
        charset=3Dwindows-1252" class=3D"">
      <font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif" class=3D"">OK, this is a =
partial vent, but
        it's also
        a warning to anyone out there about Rockauto.</font>
      <br class=3D"">
      <br class=3D"">
      <font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif" class=3D"">THEY ARE =
HORRIBLE!</font>
      <br class=3D"">
      <br class=3D"">
      <font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif" class=3D"">First, item =
shipping varies so
        much
        depending what verison of the part you buy, that you spend more
        time trying
        to figure out what the shipping will be then actually finding
        the product
        (which is sometimes a pain.) &nbsp;I had a $365 shipping cost =
for a
        $45
        part once (of course I didn't buy from them.)</font>
      <br class=3D"">
      <br class=3D"">
      <font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif" class=3D"">Then, if you have =
any issues with
        their
        products, GOOD LUCK!</font>
      <br class=3D"">
      <br class=3D"">
      <font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif" class=3D"">I got an oil pan =
and gasket from
        them.
        &nbsp;The oil pain is .15" too large to fit, but I couldn't tell =
this
        until I was trying to install it, which meant that the gasket
        was opened
        (and therefore not returnable.) &nbsp;So now I tried to return =
the
        pan,
        but they aren't able to tell me if the replacement will be the
        same one.</font>
      <br class=3D"">
      <font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif" class=3D"">Then, instead of =
sending me a
        replacement
        pan, they send me another gasket! &nbsp;So I want to return this
        gasket,
        but I have to pay for the shipping! &nbsp;Also, they default to =
Fedex
        which
        doesn't pick up at your house, you have to bring it to them,
        which is about
        45 mins away from me!</font>
      <br class=3D"">
      <font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif" class=3D"">So, now i'm out =
the shipping of
        all
        items, I have an oil pan that doesn't fit, and I still can't
        even speak
        to anyone at the company.</font>
      <br class=3D"">
      <br class=3D"">
      <font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif" class=3D"">I WILL NEVER USE =
THEM AGAIN!!!!</font>
      <br class=3D"">
      <br class=3D"">
      <font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif" class=3D"">Anyone else have =
the same
        experience?
        &nbsp;I've used them twice before and both times I had to =
re-select
        different
        options to not incur crazy shipping expenses.</font>
      <br class=3D"">
      <br class=3D"">
      <font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif" class=3D""><br class=3D"">
        "Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a
        rational
        being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory."
        Ralph
        Waldo Emerson <br class=3D"">
        -Who is John Galt?</font>
      <br class=3D"">
      <fieldset class=3D"mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset>
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