best buy.

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

i would rather chop my fingers off.

i wanted to a few times. try telling pissed off pakistanis at 11 pm you have to keep their 70 thousand dollar vehicle in the garage overnight when you told them earlier it would be done about 7.

 

[Injected54 10+ year member]

well i went to best buy today and was messing around in the car section.on display was a alpine 9883 and i was fixin the settings cause some dumbass fvcked everything up.

so the manage of that section comes up and goes

"you need help with anything??" said it nicely

so im like nope just lookin,

so he walks away.

now i must say for best buy they had a nice selection of alpine and rockfos stuff.

i went over to the 4channel and noticed both pass settings were on low pass so i slowly mumbled.

what the fvck? and i guess the guy heard me and goes whats wrong?

i was like whoever setup the amp did a crappy job with the tuning.

so he was like what do you mean.

so i was like you cant have the components and co-axils running on lowpass. you get no highs.

so he is like orly?

and i moved the switch too high pass and is like, holy shit your right.

he goes, so you know alot about car audio?

i was like not alot but enough to know how to install and tune and set the settings and shit.

so he says well if you need anything just ask. and walks away.

so my mom comes over and as he is walking back he sees me talking to her and goes " is this your son?, he knows quite a bit about the car audio stuff"

my moms like " yea he has been messing around with stereos and that kind off stuff for a couple years now.

so she asks how old you have to be and the guys says 16-17.

so then she asks about hours cause im still in school and he goes we can pretty much make any shifts.

so i asked you know what do i have to do to work in the caraudio section.

he is like first you have to go to a course to be mecp certified to do installs.

then you can pretty much do anything with the caraudio section.

if you dont get the mecp you can switch out and setup all the equipment on the switch boards and do sales and stocks.

so i was like whats the usual starting wage. he goes around 8.50 an hour.

so i was like is there an application or is it online?

he says go online and then fill out the application with the section you want to work in and we will call if you get accepted.

so i was like well if i do get accepted could i just work the floor and do the equipment swaps and stuff like that? cause im not really interested in installs.

he goes sure, as long as there is someone willing to do it you can do whatever in the area your assigned too.

and he goes usually when your changing all the equipment you get payed a little bit more.

and then he goes " and the discounts are pretty good on the stuff too. you can get up to 35% off."

so should i fill out an application?

Gnarly dude

 

[Jared530 10+ year member]

dude, i wish i got payed to do installs when i was 16

 

[350_regal 10+ year member]

i worked at bb for 2 years installing and its not to bad of a place to work i say apply and see if they call you. and the discount is 10% over cost.

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

i wanted to a few times. try telling pissed off pakistanis at 11 pm you have to keep their 70 thousand dollar vehicle in the garage overnight when you told them earlier it would be done about 7.

i learned to tell people that i expected their vehicles to be done within the day, rather than giving them a specific time... leaving me the opportunity to take an extra day if need be due to an implied uncertainty. I got used to customers rushing in on a whim with minor problems [usually related to improper operation of said overhead dvd players, navigation, remote starts, etc.] expecting to be fit in no matter what. Often times they were dealers etc. who had such leverage. No matter what i always felt guilty if i couldn't honor my obligations. I'm glad i dont have to deal with that anymore but enjoyed the challenge..../cluster****

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

i applied had an interview and am waiting to hear back i guess i wanted a summer job doing something i know and plus free training that means you can work at better shops!!

 

[350_regal 10+ year member]

Hail yea, do it. Would be nice to walk into BB and not have to hear "Yea man, my 6x9's have sick bass".
I like going into BB and CC with my Alpine remote control. Freaks them the hell out when no one is there playing with shit and the voulume goes up to 30.

circuit city doesnt carry alpine, they havent for a couple years.

 

[Jared530 10+ year member]

what level MECP is required for BB or CC whatever it is?

 

[BIGsherm7272]

what level MECP is required for BB or CC whatever it is?

for BB you need the MECP basic certification. You do not need any for CC. Just basic knowledge and BS.

 

[hoxie08 5,000+ posts]

since an alarm is the easiest 12v accessory to install right? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

i would rather chop my fingers off.

thats how i felt after installing mine... took basically 2 winter days of ****ing around and calling my buddy at the toyota dealership to get my trucks wiring diagram (no books at the auto stores for tacomas) and surprisingly it all still works lol...

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

Hail yea, do it. Would be nice to walk into BB and not have to hear "Yea man, my 6x9's have sick bass".
I like going into BB and CC with my Alpine remote control. Freaks them the hell out when no one is there playing with shit and the voulume goes up to 30.

One time some years ago an installer told me he had a dedicated amp on every speaker in his car. Swear to God. Said that is the way it's supposed to be done. They swear by caps as well. Not trying to rag on them as a whole, but when I didn't know any better I had them install a radio in my 89 5 series and 240 dollars later I had to do the shit over. For whatever reason they had to cut the wires from my factory amp and I guess straight wire them to the HU. Sometimes the best lessons are the ones you pay for.

 

[nismos14 5,000+ posts]

I want my 30 seconds back.

 

[yourchamp23 10+ year member]

I am a manager for a Best Buy. I am lucky and do not have morons working in my car electronics department. Sadly, the equipment is not all that great. We can help the average person though.

However, keep this in mind, that department is 70% GPS now and very little actual car audio...

Ohhh and the discounts are not 10% over cost.. try better..

And there are vendor deals that are even better than that. But they are few and far between.

In my state you have to be over 18 to do installs as well. Overall for someone in HS or College it is a GREAT place to work..

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

and sometimes they hire hot chicks there at BB. So id work there just to hit on em //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/sneaky.gif.7189749b3a3f769e8815b47e8ae87f88.gif

 

[Bigbear 10+ year member]

i used to wrk at cc and had friends at bb. u also get wat they call vendor accomodations whereu get like 75-85 percent off direct from manufacturer. i used it and left those assholes