I went to Kragen Auto supply this morning to pick up 6 quarts of Mobil 1. The list price was $6.99 per quart. At the register the clerk rang me up and pronounced the total. I looked him straight in the eye and said, "don't I get a discount"? He said "sure", and charged me $4.99 per quart, or 29% off list. I thanked him and left.

Moral: always ask for the discount!

 

I do the same and it does work alot of the time.
coup[le days ago i bought 5 gallons of gear oil and asked for a christmas special. the lady gave me ten dollars off.

 

once you master the jedi mind trick, they give you discounts everywhere!

 

. . . . you can also say you work for XYZ garage one county over to get your discount

military personel also get a discount at some stores

 

I pull the military discount sometimes, Hell , my mom gave the navy 22 years of her life..I should get a discount..shouldnt I...

 

you can also just register for a discount card at some places and make up a company

 

this is cool! i basically live at my local napa so the discount me on everthing anyways but i will def ttry this when i go anywhere else

another way to get a discount is to buy everything possible at one place and make friends with all the people there

 

or if ur a firefighter or cop u get discounts as well i walk into any autoparts palce and show them my firefighter ID and get 10 to 20 perent off depending

 

Find it kind of funny that it was the OP's one and only post. Someone was bored.

Or maybe a part of a grand scheme?

Speaking of discounts, My local Toyota dealerships does that if you show your business card from a mechanic shop.

 

I agree that if youre a repeat customer, most places wont mind giving you a deal.
I worked at a wrecking yard doing sales and I had a guy coming in and asking for a discount. Every second word was 'where is my discount?' Needless to say, it agravated me to the point where I sold him his bumper at 15% over list price for being an idiot.
I say ask for the discount politely, once. If the guy is able to, he will give a little at first. After a few return visits and he knows you, he will treat you like an old friend and you wont even have to ask.....

 

I'm new here and am more of a reader than a talker.

Yeah, my Toyota Parts guys always give me discounts, which is pretty cool of them.

Anyway, I just thought I'd pass on my experience. It doesn't hurt to (nicely) ask.

 

Damn i'd love to get a discount at toyota,what kinda of discount are we talking about? Ive always wondered what the employes get to pay for parts=(

 

When I worked retail I used to hate when some Joe off the street asked for a discount.

Rob

 

When I worked at Cingular/ATT I used to be able to give discounts at my discretion. Just so you all know phone accessories are marked up like crazy. A twenty dollar charger would really cost the company 2.50. If you buy enough or you ask nicely and be patient you'll be able to get large discounts!

 

I used to work at a Toyota dealership, and I still do a lot of the work on my truck out there.

The oil filter for my runner comes out to about $5.36 or something like that. Thats in Canadian dollars though...

Air filter i think is around 24...I paid full price once when I was in Fort Mcmurray and paid 38 or 42 or something ridiculous like that