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Topic: u know kragen price matches?
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venomous99
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just found out yesterday that not only does kragen price match partsamerica(which is a sister company of kragen) but they also match competitors' prices plus a 5% discount. so u can take a printout from online from rockauto or summit and they'll price match on the spot. i was going to place a large order for maintenance parts with rockauot, which seems to have the lowest prices on oem parts but now will go through kragen.
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GTChink
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damn I wish I knew that before I went to Autozone to get a starter for my wife's Corolla.
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Posts: 477 | From: Bay Area, CA | Registered: Jun 2001
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93grbrGT
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They have been doing that for a long time. Some Kragen's managers might give you a hard time about price matching Summit, Jeg's and any out of the area competitors though.
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rgtrahn
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I did that w/ my intake manifold, saved me 150$ and you dont have to wait for shipping!
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89 FAKE SNAKE
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actually we dont do summit and places like that..they have to be like pepboys or auto zone...not a big warehouse..sometimes u can actually jus go in and if ur cool bout it tell em u saw it online for a bew bucks cheaper the honor it...
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89 FAKE SNAKE
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and let me know wha u need..i work for kragens..haha
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sharkattack
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quote: Originally posted by 66backinblack: yea, theyve been doin that since before i worked there in 2000
Up go back even further to 1989 when I worked there in High School.
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venomous99
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shit, i never knew they did it. they dont really advertise it at all from what i see so im surprised many of u guys know about it already.
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N8
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I knew they matched but if you ever have to return the product as in using the warranty you will have to pay the price difference. I just had that happen on a alternator. I brought it back in because it stopped working. The gave me a new one, but I had to pay that price match difference since it was not the store price. Its like a glitch in their system, where they cant issue the return unless its paid for and since your old part was cheaper when applied to the new part it wont release it from their inventory so you have to pay the diff. May not matter in a long run, but it pissed me off.
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93grbrGT
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quote: Originally posted by N8: I knew they matched but if you ever have to return the product as in using the warranty you will have to pay the price difference. I just had that happen on a alternator. I brought it back in because it stopped working. The gave me a new one, but I had to pay that price match difference since it was not the store price. Its like a glitch in their system, where they cant issue the return unless its paid for and since your old part was cheaper when applied to the new part it wont release it from their inventory so you have to pay the diff. May not matter in a long run, but it pissed me off.
They ripped you off. They could have just did a warranty exchange or modified the price during the return. If they did this recently you should go talk to a manager or ask to speak to their district manager.
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89 FAKE SNAKE
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quote: Originally posted by N8: I knew they matched but if you ever have to return the product as in using the warranty you will have to pay the price difference. I just had that happen on a alternator. I brought it back in because it stopped working. The gave me a new one, but I had to pay that price match difference since it was not the store price. Its like a glitch in their system, where they cant issue the return unless its paid for and since your old part was cheaper when applied to the new part it wont release it from their inventory so you have to pay the diff. May not matter in a long run, but it pissed me off.
thats bullshit..when someone comes in with taht and i have to do it i can do the price..long as u got the recpit it shows..i jus need to change the price and put my mang. pass numbers and its set to that..thats the point of price match and warranty..id take it back and tell them..u shouldnt have to pay more unless its and upgrade
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N8
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quote: Originally posted by 93grbrGT: quote: Originally posted by N8: I knew they matched but if you ever have to return the product as in using the warranty you will have to pay the price difference. I just had that happen on a alternator. I brought it back in because it stopped working. The gave me a new one, but I had to pay that price match difference since it was not the store price. Its like a glitch in their system, where they cant issue the return unless its paid for and since your old part was cheaper when applied to the new part it wont release it from their inventory so you have to pay the diff. May not matter in a long run, but it pissed me off.
They ripped you off. They could have just did a warranty exchange or modified the price during the return. If they did this recently you should go talk to a manager or ask to speak to their district manager.
yea this was like 2-3 weeks ago. Now I am really mad, I spent a good 45 minutes in there with them trying to figure this crap out.
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CLEEN 50
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Thanks I didn't know this. Great info
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Posts: 2534 | From: Peninsula | Registered: Jul 2005
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NorCalRydaz
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quote: Originally posted by sharkattack: quote: Originally posted by 66backinblack: yea, theyve been doin that since before i worked there in 2000
Up go back even further to 1989 when I worked there in High School.
Kragens were around back then?
Posts: 2963 | From: San Jo | Registered: Sep 2003
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sharkattack
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quote: Originally posted by NorCalRydaz: quote: Originally posted by sharkattack: quote: Originally posted by 66backinblack: yea, theyve been doin that since before i worked there in 2000
Up go back even further to 1989 when I worked there in High School.
Kragens were around back then?
Yep Nationwide but under 3 different names. Kragens, Schucks, and Checker Auto. I made $5.50 an hour and gas was .79 cents, man I feel like I am getting old
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