“...they still provided free service including windows, gas, tires, oil, water, tranny fluid, hose and belts checks.
I know because i worked it.”
In my pump jockey days we called that an “island overhaul.” It was usually the same customers ... come in and buy $2.00 worth of gas and request most of the services you listed - and don’t forget to check the battery fluid level.
My parents bought a brand new home on one income and the total price they paid for the home,((Listen to this)), was less than what people pay today in 3 or 4 months of mortgage payments!
Every time I think of that it blows me away.
indeed!
it was just fine.
we all understood that customers deserved good service
it was, needless to say, a very different culture then than today’s “customers be damned” attitudes