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Old 03-09-07, 05:50 PM
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Nothin' goin' on here (at work)...
and nothin' goin' on here (BMX forums)
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dont you work at a bike shop?
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i OWN a bike shop that's only open part time (mornings)...I work at a NAPA so I can pay my other bills...I'm at the NAPA now...

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whats NAPA
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I worked at NAPA up until a while ago, then I quit because the pay sucked, the work sucked and the management sucked.
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I need to get a job. Suggestions?
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I worked at NAPA up until a while ago, then I quit because the pay sucked, the work sucked and the management sucked.
+1 on all that
BUT it pays the bills

Once the Shop gets going, I hope to quit (but having medical insurance is nice)
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I need to get a job. Suggestions?
sell youself out...build bikes for wal-mart!
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Word. Medical insurance has kept my family out of the slumbs. Breaking a leg + surgery + many doctors appointments + physical therapy twice a week for a few months = a large sack of money
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sell youself out...build bikes for wal-mart!
I'm rather sell semen and blood.
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We don't have health insurance, I'd be screwed if I broke anything that bad.

And it's spelled semen.
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sell youself out...build bikes for wal-mart!
Or just work for a local bike shop and get good parts cheap.
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Or just work for a local bike shop and get good parts cheap.
I was going to say that. I like all my LBS's and hope to work for them when im 16.
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Originally Posted by FitRider 921
I'm rather sell semon and blood.
i think you spelled semen wrong.

Go work at a bike shop.
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Or just work for a local bike shop and get good parts cheap.
The local bike shop around me sucks and is run by old people. The not so local one isn't much better, and is wayyyy overpriced. $50 for unsealed, non-magnesium, jimmy c's.
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you should ask them to start matching dans/albes/empire/staff
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Not really, they wouldn't do it. They would probably lose money, as they can't afford to sell products for 30-40% less.
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why not, other companies do just fine
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Other companies probably get better prices from their distributors, hence why they can sell parts for so much less.
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They have to stay in business, so they have to mark stuff up. Our mark-up on USB cables is about 90 percent, which compensates for the fact that we have to sell the printers pretty close to what they cost.

I'm thinking about seeing if my bike shop has a job open, although I'd probably make even less I think I would enjoy it more, and I like working for small shops a lot more than retail stores.
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