Archive for September 22nd, 2002
AutoDrone

So I’ve been looking for the new Mobil1 0W-40 for baby and finally gave up and checked the Mobile1 site and determined that AutoDrone should have it if anyone does. So, stubbing out any remaining bit of self respect I may have retained over these many years I dragged into “The Zone” to search out the elusive Mobile1 0W-40 with SuperSyn™ Technology.
I headed to the back, passing the neon shifter handles and gold-plated chain license plate frames and other assorted bling bling without looking up. Lo and Behold! There it was, in all its reformulated glory: Mobile1 0W-40 with SuperSyn™ Technology.
The only catch is that they had a bunch of bottles, but no cases. I wanted to buy in bulk, I didn’t want to have to do this again soon. And this is where I made the fateful decision: I would talk to the clerk, I would ask him if they had a few cases in the back.

<Me>: Hello. I wish to purchase several cases of the Mobile1 0W-40 with patented SuperSyn™ Technology. I see that you have the product I seek, but I do not see any full cases.
<Drone>: Uh. What kind of car is it?
<Me>:(My stock answer) McLaren F1.
<Drone>: Uh. What year?
<Me>:(“What year?”!) ’55.
<Drone>: Uh. I think that uses 10W-30.
So I jumped over the counter and began thrashing and beating the clerk with a huge Borla exhaust tip I pulled off the wall display. When I got tired of beating him I walked back to the back, made a basket out of my shirt and loaded it with 17 bottles of 0W-40 Full-Synthetic Texas Tea (with SuperSyn™ Technology), grabbed a bottle of Red Line WaterWetter, crumpled up a $100.00 bill and threw it at the manager on my way out the door.
When I got back to the car I remembered that I wanted to see if they had those squeegee things, but after the big scene I decided to try somewhere else.