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2.5

A FEW YEARS AGO I NEEDED A SET OF HEADLAMP BULBS AND WIPER BLADES FOR MY 2006 MAZDA 5. THE SALESLADY TOLD ME THAT IF I BOUGHT A DIFFERENT SET OF WIPER BLADES THAT COST MORE, I WOULD GET A BETTER SET WITH A $10.00 REBATE LIMIT OF 2. SO, I BOUGHT THEM!

AT THE CHECKOUT SHE DIDN'T HAVE THE REBATE COUPON, AND SAID I COULD GET IT ON LINE! I GOT HOME, INSTALLED THE BLADES, (WHAT A PAIN TO INSTALL) THREW OUT THE OLD BLADES AND WENT ON LINE TO FIND THE REBATE FORM. MANY REBATES FOR MANY DIFFERENT ITEMS TO INCLUDE THE WIPER BLADES. I PRINTED OUT THE FORM AND PUT IT ON THE SIDE. A FEW DAYS LATER, I WENT TO FILL IT OUT AND NOTICED THE REBATE FOR THE BLADES HAD EXPIRED. IN FACT, MOST OF THE ITEMS HAD EXPIRED A MONTH AGO!! WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE STORE, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME AS I HAD ALREADY INSTALLED THEM!!! O'REILLY'S IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE OTHER 3 AUTO SUPPLY STORES IN TOWN AND I WOULD NOT BUY THERE AGAIN UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY! IN FACT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME, BECAUSE OF THIS WOMAN.

OMG! NOW, 1/27/16, AN EMERGENCY!! EVERYBODY OUT OF STOCK EXCEPT O'REILLY'S!

I LOOKED AT THEIR SITE TO FIND A BATTERY FOR MY 2007 NISSAN VERSA. ALL OTHER AUTO STORES ARE OUT OF STOCK. AFTER DAYS OF SEARCHING I FINALLY FOUND A BOSCH BATTERY AT PEP BOYS THAT IS, (A MUCH BETTER BATTERY, FOR $32.55 LESS, EVEN AFTER PAYING FOR INSTALLATION!! $125.77 (WITH NO MILITARY DISCOUNT) VS $158.32 (WITH A 10% MILITARY DISCOUNT!!

I GOT A REAL KICK IN THE BUTT, WHEN I READ THEIR REVIEWS! I ALMOST MADE ANOTHER FATAL MISTAKE!

THANK GOD I DID MORE RESEARCH FOR MY BATTERY.

TOMORROW, PEP BOYS WILL INSTALL MY NEW BATTERY!!

Reason of review: EXPIRED REBATE OFFERED, HIGH PRICES, WIPER BLADES DIDN'T LAST 1 YEAR!.

Monetary Loss: $20.

Oreilly Auto Parts Pros: Female employee talks up products with rebates, Female employee talks up produc.

Oreilly Auto Parts Cons: Female employee talks up, Products, With expired rebates and, Prices are much higher than, Other local stores.

Location: Clayton, North Carolina

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Kaveh Rgg

The wiper blades you regarded as a pain to install because you bought them from this parts store... All wiper blades are a pain in the butt to install if you don't know what you are doing, it takes patience. The only warranty available for return on most wiper blades are manufacturer defect warranty, which means if you bought them and within 90 days they fail, you would be able to return them and swap them for new ones.

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