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caseydenise
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 Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:58 pm Post subject: How would you spend $100 at JC Whitney |
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I got a gift card from a family member, what should I get?
Let the jokes begin- |
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Glenn 
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I'd get some boxes full of bubble wrap.
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OTO X58
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Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:02 pm Post subject: Re: How would you spend $100 at JC Whitney |
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| caseydenise wrote: |
I got a gift card from a family member, what should I get?
Let the jokes begin- |
Honestly, i would put it up for sale in the samba classifieds for 90 bucks. And then buy what you really want. Why waste money on shit you dont want, even if it's not your money?
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hazetguy
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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| i'd ask for a refund. |
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coW
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Location: New England
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Cash it in if you can. |
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TDodge7
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Location: WV
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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oh man , here is the list of cool jc whitney stuff you need
1. foot shaped gas pedal
2. "wood look" paneling for the side of your car
3. pig hood ornament with light up eyes
4. cobra shift knob with light up eyes
5. light up exhaust tip
6. "back off" mud flaps , with or without yosemite sam
7. light up windshield sprayers
8. spinning hub caps
9. the tornado , i hear it saves you gas and it's a real deal
10. stick on louvers ....as many as you can afford
all of that quality jc whitney stuff will increase the value and horse power of your car !!! you lucked out bro ! |
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Pinky
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Joined: December 31, 2003
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| Get a bunch of louvered running boards and sell them for scrap metal. |
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iowegian
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Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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Here we go again. 
There is nothing wrong with Whitney as long as you stick with "name brand" products and don't pick the cheapest things you can get in a particular catagory.
The same holds true with any mass merchandiser. |
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coW
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Joined: September 21, 2004
Posts: 2096
Location: New England
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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| iowegian wrote: |
Here we go again.
There is nothing wrong with Whitney as long as you stick with "name brand" products and don't pick the cheapest things you can get in a particular catagory.
The same holds true with any mass merchandiser. |
So you wanna buy a gift card, never used? 
Sure, some of their stuff is ok, just like any of the flaps. |
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coad
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Joined: September 12, 2002
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| I could spend $100 at Whitney a lot faster than I could at AutoZone. |
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53 0val
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Location: Irvine, CA
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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| coad wrote: |
| I could spend $100 at Whitney a lot faster than I could at AutoZone. |
dat true........
Get a great "Ahooga" horn. 
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SiggyManx#33
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Location: Southeast PA
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| a68veedub wrote: |
oh man , here is the list of cool jc whitney stuff you need
1. foot shaped gas pedal
2. "wood look" paneling for the side of your car
3. pig hood ornament with light up eyes
4. cobra shift knob with light up eyes
5. light up exhaust tip
6. "back off" mud flaps , with or without yosemite sam
7. light up windshield sprayers
8. spinning hub caps
9. the tornado , i hear it saves you gas and it's a real deal
10. stick on louvers ....as many as you can afford
all of that quality jc whitney stuff will increase the value and horse power of your car !!! you lucked out bro ! |
Got a link, I've been in the market.........? |
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YellowSplittie
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Might I suggest "Winky the Cat"?
http://jalopnik.com/cars/novelties/chmsl-not-bruce-enough-for-you-try-winky-the-cat-214865.php
My aunt ordered from JC Whitney and gave me one of these for Christmas in 1981.
I was horrified. 
From the catalog:
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Calisupastarz
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The Winky the Cat is awesome! Got quite a few chuckles out of me.
Since you've got the giftcard and a VW, why not use it on your car? I am of the same mindset that about 70% of what JC Whitney sells is pure crap, but I have found at least one item there that I've never seen for sale anywhere else, and they are high quality and very functional.
Stainless Steel Door Edge Guards
http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Product/tf-Brow...46/c-10110
If you need interior stuff, they also carry TMI products (just like JBugs, So Cal., etc.)
http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Browse/tf-Browse/s-10101/N-111+10110+4294965829/c-10110
As well as Bugpack parts, which I've found to be pretty good quality
http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Browse/tf-Browse/s-10101/N-111+10110+4294966661/c-10110
I guess what I'm saying is that if you need to buy appearance parts or accessories, I'm sure you'll find the quality is very similar to everything else that's out there with the exception of places like WW and OEVEEDUB. I think you'll also find that $100 worth of parts adds up very quickly, and if you don't like what you've got JC Whitney has good customer service and an easy refund policy.
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dogguira
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| I second sticking to name brand stuff like TMI. Also there always stuff like spools of wire. |
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Van-go108
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I've always wanted the whitewall tire stickers for my 51' Chevy way back when...and the spinner hubcaps til' I found real ones.
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coad
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SquareTone
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You should be horrified. There's no way you could have deserved a gift that freaking awesome!
I hope you gave her a really big hug.
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coW
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LMAO!
I had never heard of winky the cat until now.
Yeah, certain gifts make you wonder what people were thinking. You can't toss the gift out and you can't recycle it.
After thinking about the gift certificate some more, I think I'd buy however many Winky cats one could buy with $100 and hook them all in parallel and put them all in my rear window.
This way I can blink Winky's possessed eyes when they follow too closely.
That'll learn them.. |
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YellowSplittie
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I told my aunt that "I installed Winky in my back window, but the first week I had Winky running, the cops pulled me over because he wasn't legal. Winky had to go, Aunt Pat."
Dodged that bullet.
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