Local parts stores

[Hashiriya415]

Went to kragen on Taravel in SF. I tell you guys this one old Russian guy is an ass to deal with. Rode my bike there and I'm going in and see him and another younger kid. The kid was busy with another customer and old man was free, so I walked around the isle. When kid was free I showed him a 3/8in heater hose which is an L shape one side is 3in another is 1in. And the exact words that came out of my mouth was "Do you have something like this, it's 3/8 with 90degree bend heater hose". The old Russian man see's me with my helmet in my hand and yells out "we don't have anything like this, you have to go to bike shop!". I just wanted to punch him, for being rude interrupting me while I was talking to the kid. I ignored the old man and asked the kid if I could check the back of the store, cuz I've been in the back before, thanx to some other great kragen people. Found tons of heater hoses. The first incident that happened with me and the old Russian guy was months back, I bought something at one kragen and tried to return it at another kragen. He said, "ohh no we can't take this, you have to bring it back to the kragen you bought it." I said wtf? I said let me talk to a manager and he said he is the manager. I told him, quit playing games this is not Russia. He said "I don't have money". It was 2pm and my stuff was about $50. I told him put it on my card then. His response was he cannot do that.
Bottom line, ignore the old Russian guy
I just remembered another funny incident. I'm in kragen's and I ask for this rotor and hub assembly and they are all out, but they have just the rotor, so I buy it. Price difference is around $5bux, but it's waste of time to separate the 2. I go home, look online and find the rotor and hub assembly, I pay online and go back to the store and they have it. When I buy it online they can find it, but when I'm in the store they can't find. I guess I'll buy all my stuff online and pick it up in the store.