What would you do?

[teddy52food]

I needed 6 grade 8 bolts for a project. After calling around I located them and was quoted a price of around $7.00 for all 6 bolts. My wife picked them up while in town yesterday and was charged almost double($13.44).Should I call them on it? It's only 6 bucks but it's not right in my opinion.

 

[Two Dogs]

If you sent her to get a gallon of lawnmower gas and she was charged $8 what would you do?

 

[Sean Feeney]

absolutely !!!!

 

[Anonymous-0]

In my local store the price is on each compartment of the store box and you mark the bag for the cashier yourself.Maybe the first guy was looking at a smaller size by mistake.

 

[Randy-IA]

Depends on if it'll cost more than that six bucks to get back to town I guess. I'd call them and find out if it was a simple error as another poster mentioned , like looking at the wrong size bolt bin for the price. At our farm and fleet, bolts etc. are sold by the pound. At the hardware store and Fastenal , by the piece. FWIW ...Randy

 

[guido]

Hello teddy52food.
I would call them as well . Grade 8 bolts are maked with 6 lines on the head.
They were some bolts circulating with 8 lines and FM marked in the center of the head. They were cheap imitation of the real thing, and are not to be used in a grade 8 application!
Guido.

 

[Lanse]

At our local hardware store everything is screwed up. 3/4 bolts are marked as 9/16. I tried to convay that to the eye candy at the register but she just shrugged. Still way more expensive then yuppie supply.

 

[Don L C]

You bet,call them....I always get the clerks name, I have found they are more careful if you know who they are.....Don

 

[Anonymous-0]

Now that would depend on the kind of bolts and the Hardness --- there are 3 kinds of hardness bolts and all have a price difference

 

[Anonymous-0]

I'd check to see if she didn't spill it on the ground !!!!!!!!
it's like McCain picking a Little Known Woman for his ticket --- He's just hoping to play on other Women stupidity (and some men) and get their vote cause of a woman on his ticket -- what a joke !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ericlb]

how big were the bolts? that makes a bunch of difference in grade 8, i needed 1/4 x 6 inch grade 8 bolts for something awhile back they were a buck each for just the bolt

 

[Anonymous-0]

take em back, f-em next time ya need something, yaknow just go somewhere else!

 

[Anonymous-0]

Honest mistake. Bulk bolts are sold by the lb. and tough to guessimate over the phone.

 

[teddy52food]

9/16 x 3 fine thread.

 

[teddy52food]

He said he had 25 in stock. I wouldn't call that bulk.

 

[teddy52food]

It's 13 miles to town.

 

[Anonymous-0]

sorry about that, i get a little crazy sometime about these simple things. when i pick up something for my junk i do it on way to work or back! but just a hobby for me,this old iron dont make me no money but does save me some. I GUESS!!

 

[Randy-IA]

I'd say they quoted the wrong price over the phone. A fine thread grade eight of that size is going to be over a buck apiece. But they shouldn't be two bucks apiece I don't think. I may be wrong since I haven't bought bolts in a month or so. With the wild swings in steel prices two bucks each wouldn't surprise me though. It would annoy the manure out of me but not surprise me. ...Randy

 

[Anonymous-0]

^Now this whiner will but in with politics, and get the post evaporated!

 

[Anonymous-0]

Tell that to the guy that brought up the Subject.

 

[George G]

Mcmaster Carr wants a little over $10.02 for a pack of five 9/16-18x3 Hex Head Cap Screws

 

[Anonymous-0]

I believe the post was originally about bolts, not your political rantings!