When a part store offers free installation when you buy a set of windshield wipers, do you take them up on it or put them on yourself?

16 comments

1. I ask them to do it. If I fuck up, I have to resolve it. If they fuck up, they have to resolve it.

2. The first couple of times I had them do it just so I could watch them and learn and then afterwards I took a stab at doing it myself and since then I’ve been replacing them on my own. There’s no shame if you don’t know how to do it or you’re having difficulty with the wipers.

3. I’ve never had them do it

4. I do it myself but I’ve taken them up on the offer once or twice. If it’s really hot out and I just got cleaned up and showered they can do it.

5. I misread this as free sterilization and I was very concerned.

6. It depends on which car it is.

7. Free installation!? What is this?? Wipers £10. 2 mins of shop grunts time to install £5. It’s a racket. If you can get them done free, hell yea. But where??

8. It depends on what I’m wearing and how dirty my car is.

9. I just do it myself. It takes like 15 seconds.

10. I don’t think they’ve ever offered

11. If I can do the job myself, I don’t let anyone touch my car. For free or not.

12. I don’t take them up on it. It only takes seconds to change wipers

13. I do it myself, takes about a minute and I know it’s done right.

14. It’s so easy to do, that I wouldn’t trust some punk at a parts store screwing it up.

15. if it’s raining no, if it’s nice out yeah absolutely they do it quickly

16. I always take free service in things that could go south. Not being liable for damage is something I would pay money for and they are offering that for free.