Was treasured on etsy by an unknown party.
This at times is a bit uneasy when someone I do not know uses my artwork to hopefully sell there's and others. Does one take it as a compliment, perhaps as there are times where selling artwork is hard to do. It is even harder to sell artwork on a website of all art- ie etsy.com- which I am on- convo.etsy.com--- I have had other feelings as of late...
I recently had my oil changed and on my way home my car had car problems and the muffler completely feel off of my car. I asked when taking the car from the car place how the tires were, the oil, if it was good to go, any problems the machnic saw? I thought I was a smart consumer in asking them. The manager informed me, nope nothing wrong at all. So off I went and not even a mile away from the place bam tail pipe gone- thanksgiving plans changed. All in all my feelings were almost unsettling. I pulled over and called the shop. He said he could fix it but not today. Really, I thought to myself. Here you tell me nothing is wrong with the vehicle and this happens. I was an angry consumer. I called a different shop, and got the repairs done days later at a different shop.
So the new shop, quoted me 500.00 - I was like no!!! I said how about in the 150 range as I would not pay that kind of money for this vehicle to be fixed as I just paid a ton for my husbands vehicle for brakes and everything else. So then I said, "Isn't there a universal part." All of a sudden the manager new, I new cars and said, "let me check." He called me back and low and behold there was. So the 500 went to 275 he said, when I picked up the car it was 282 and some change but whatever right.
So I show up, pay for the repairs with the lovely credit card. Talk to the manager as I have never been to this place before. He showed me what was wrong and why I needed a gasket and pipe. Then I told him I apprechiate him for looking for the universal part and saving money. In a way, I did not as I new there should be a replacement, but whatever. He checks me out. I tell him I volunteer at a homeless shelter, go to school, and have a child. All of a sudden he hands me a free oil change. Now is that his way of saying to me thanks for volunteering at a shelter or his way of feeling bad that it cost more than the 275 as discussed on the phone, who knows. I am not sure all I know is that I got a free oil change which by the time my car needs one done will be lost somewhere in my home or expired. All in all I still have not found a good automotive place to take my car too, I miss my old repair guy in Saint Cloud, MN- Family run and operated Kennedy Transmission. I can honestly say, he was the best repair guy I had! There are days where I feel like driving to his shop even though he is hours away instead of having someone here over charge and over price me and be dishonest with me.
