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Tess rants about Pep Boys<\/a>. The scary thing is, I have had very similar experiences.<\/p>\n

They have everything. Really. A passenger side windshield wiper for a 1976 Gremlin SX? Got it. A car air freshener in the shape of the Great Wall of China? Got it — you want Lime or Pine scented? <\/p>\n

But they never ring up service visits until you actually arrive to pick up your vehicle, and it always takes them at least ten minutes to do so. Unbelievable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tess rants about Pep Boys. The scary thing is, I have had very similar experiences. They have everything. Really. A passenger side windshield wiper for a 1976 Gremlin SX? 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