[Ccass]

Originally Posted by pggto

I'm sorry but currently I do not like your new parts website, nothing shows up, I prefer to download the catalog a shop that way. Where do you even download a catalog? It pulls up items I'm not even looking for, for only a few models??????????? Very difficult to find anything.

I would say that you are searching by putting in a description. example; 'radiator cap' If you do this, then you will get nothing or almost nothing because if the description says 'rad cap' it doesn't match. If you put in 'cap' then you get too many results. With the restoration supply business, there are far too many descriptions to yield good results by trying to shop by description. It is much better browsing experience if you use the various categories and sub categories to find what you want. If you have our hard copy of the catalog, then it's easiest to just key in the part number.

You download a catalog by clicking on 'catalogs' from the home page or scrolling to the bottom of the home page where each catalog is displayed.

[AdamIsAdam]

Originally Posted by Ccass

I would say that you are searching by putting in a description. example; 'radiator cap' If you do this, then you will get nothing or almost nothing because if the description says 'rad cap' it doesn't match. If you put in 'cap' then you get too many results. With the restoration supply business, there are far too many descriptions to yield good results by trying to shop by description. It is much better browsing experience if you use the various categories and sub categories to find what you want. If you have our hard copy of the catalog, then it's easiest to just key in the part number.

You download a catalog by clicking on 'catalogs' from the home page or scrolling to the bottom of the home page where each catalog is displayed.

This is a problem. A bad search engine probably does me damage than no search engine. If I search and come up empty, I assume you don't sell what I need so I'm forced elsewhere.

After reading ask these issues, I tried something different: I worked in the downloaded catalog in Adobe using that search function. VERY effective. That led me to the part number which i then looked up on PY site.

In general, I appreciate what PY does, I like the web chat function a lot, but as a consumer, I have come to expect a lot from my on line shopping experience, like summit's site. I understand they have more money. I'm just explaining where I'm coming from and what I'm comparing to.

I will still turn here first wherever possible, in part because of this forum.

So keep asking for feedback. Just knowing that you ask, and hearing from you first hand where you can't deliver and why, goes a long way in my being more sympathetic to the situation, which will lead to my trying to buy from you more.

Communication is king.

Thanks for all you do

[PMD1969]

Originally Posted by AdamIsAdam

This is a problem. A bad search engine probably does me damage than no search engine. If I search and come up empty, I assume you don't sell what I need so I'm forced elsewhere.

After reading ask these issues, I tried something different: I worked in the downloaded catalog in Adobe using that search function. VERY effective. That led me to the part number which i then looked up on PY site.

In general, I appreciate what PY does, I like the web chat function a lot, but as a consumer, I have come to expect a lot from my on line shopping experience, like summit's site. I understand they have more money. I'm just explaining where I'm coming from and what I'm comparing to.

I will still turn here first wherever possible, in part because of this forum.

So keep asking for feedback. Just knowing that you ask, and hearing from you first hand where you can't deliver and why, goes a long way in my being more sympathetic to the situation, which will lead to my trying to buy from you more.

Communication is king.

Thanks for all you do

Adam has nailed it dead on and couldn't have said it better.

[AdamIsAdam]

Corrected a few "smart phone" errors (corrections in all CAPS). Who came up with that oxymoron of a term, anyway?

Originally Posted by AdamIsAdam

This is a problem. A bad search engine probably does MORE damage than no search engine. If I search and come up empty, I assume you don't sell what I need so I'm forced elsewhere.

After reading ALL these issues, I tried something different: I worked in the downloaded catalog in Adobe using that search function. VERY effective. That led me to the part number which i then looked up on PY site.

In general, I appreciate what PY does, I like the web chat function a lot, but as a consumer, I have come to expect a lot from my on line shopping experience, like summit's site. I understand they have more money. I'm just explaining where I'm coming from and what I'm comparing to.

I will still turn here first wherever possible, in part because of this forum.

So keep asking for feedback. Just knowing that you ask, and hearing from you first hand where you can't deliver and why, goes a long way in my being more sympathetic to the situation, which will lead to my trying to buy from you more.

Communication is king.

Thanks for all you do