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Monday, July 25, 2011
Auto Parts For Your Shop
Get the Parts You Need When You Need Them
Running an auto repair shop today is no walk in the park, the cars have become extremely complex, parts no longer interchange and your customers have about as much patience as a ten year old with ADD. This is not a pretty picture and when you have to call a customer to tell them that they are not going to be seeing their car for a few days because you can't get the parts you need, the picture can get very ugly.
Cars may have changed, but people never change and everybody wants their car repaired yesterday and they want it done practically for free. So when you have to call a customer and tell them that either there car is going to be sitting for a few days because no one in the area has the parts you need to fix or that the price is going to high because the only parts in the area are seriously overpriced, you better hold the phone away from your ear.
When you find yourself in this position, it seems that no matter which way you turn, you are going to come out looking like the bad guy. Such is the way it is when you run an auto repair facility. A recent poll showed that the only place people hated going to more than to have their car fixed was to the dentist. Not much of a distinction in this, is there? Fortunately there is something you can do to get the parts you need in a hurry and at prices that your customers won't mind paying quite so much.
As you have probably already noticed, the Internet has changed the way the world shops for just about anything they want or need. While this might not necessarily be good for a number of local businesses, it has made it much easier for us to find the things we want at prices that we can afford to pay. The best part is that we can do all of this with the click of a mouse sitting at home or in the office. It only stands to reason then that the automotive parts industry would turn to this medium to sell their parts.
The Internet retail world has grown to span literally millions of online retailers, many of which do not even have a physical location. Today you can buy practically anything you could ever need online from ant farms to zoology books and millions of items in between. Not only can you buy everything you are likely to ever need, you can buy it for far less than you can in your local stores, even if you have to pay for shipping.
So what does this have to do with getting that anti-lock brake control module you need for the Caddy in the third bay? If you look online, you are going to find thousands of online automotive parts retailers who all claim to have the best parts and the lowest prices. Does this mean that you should buy your parts from the first site you come across that has the parts you need? Definitely not, you are going to need to look very carefully at these retailers and be prepared to do a little research first.
Not all online auto parts retailers are created equal and you are going to have try and sort out the good ones from the bad. You are going to find that some have large inventories, some have low prices and others offer excellent customer service. The hard part is finding one online auto parts dealer that is going to be a combination of all three.
What you really need is an online parts retailer that has prices that are in keeping with your budget. These days your customers are watching their pennies more closely than ever before, so you need to be able to buy top quality parts at prices that are low enough that you can pass them on to your customers. Even more importantly, you need a supplier that is going to ship your parts to you in a timely manner so that your customers' cars are not sitting for days on end.
At Auto Parts Tomorrow you will always find the parts you need in stock and ready to ship directly to your shop. With 30 trained professional auto parts personnel on staff to ensure that the right parts are always pulled, you can shop with full confidence. We also guarantee overnight shipping on all orders over $50 along the eastern half of the country and prices that are 30% lower than our competitors.
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