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On his thirtieth birthday Joe was proud of himself. He was the
owner of the biggest little business in town. Every week the same
ad ran in the local paper: Get your oil changed by a friend.


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Written By: Malcolm Uffelman
Copyright: 2008
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Oil Change Reminder Stickers
Copyright (c) 2008 Malcolm Uffelman
Estampe, Inc.
http://www.estampeinc.com



On his thirtieth birthday Joe was proud of himself. He was the
owner of the biggest little business in town. Every week the same
ad ran in the local paper: Get your oil changed by a friend.

Joe changed the oil and greased the chasis for lots of friends.
That afternoon his best friend, Bill, walked in Bill's face was
grim, determined. “Joe, I thought I was your best friend, but we
can't be friends any more. I had to come to let you know why.”

There was something devastating in the way those words came out.
Joe sat down and watched as his friend Bill brought out a stack
of those little stickers that went on car doors back then and go
on windshields now, the kind that help you see when it is time to
change your oil. Bill had a stack of them, one a week, going back
for more than three years. Bill had been a friend for a long
time.

“I depended on you. You knew that I drive constantly, mostly on
lonely mountain roads. I trusted you to take care of me. The
front U-Joint went out on my car yesterday and the garage called
me down to look at it this morning. That U-Joint was as as dry
inside as a case of gun powder. It had not been greased in a long
time. Every week you gave me the old sticker and put on a new one
that told me that told me that YOU, not one of your hired hands,
had changed my car's oil and greased its chassis. Your signature
was on the line and I trusted you.”

Bill took the latest oil sticker out and ripped it to pieces.
Then he picked up the rest of the stickers and walked out.

Joe remembered that zerk on Bill's car. It had been so hard to
get to, and after a while he hadn't even tried. Joe got out his
keys and shut the little shop down, never to open again. Joe went
driving on a lonely mountain road and at midnight he found
himself looking down through the trees of a shaggy bluff. Joe
sighed miserably. “People think friends are the most important
possessions on earth. Integrity is much more important than
friends. Self respect is a thousand times more important than
integrity.”

Joe got out and walked home. He never went back for the car.

These days there isn't even one zerk to grease on most cars and
it is always easy to get to. People don't even think about the
chassis getting greased when they take their vehicle in for
service. “Integrity in greasing isn't important any more,” some
people say. They never look at their oil stickers.

Estampeinc.com has sold thousands of oil change stickers. The
company believes that when it comes to servicing your car,
integrity is more important than ever because the things that
still need professional attention are more critical than ever.
Motors still burn up if the coolant level drops too low. Cylinder
walls still get scratched to shreds if the air filter gets
clogged. Your car could plunge off a cliff on a sharp bend if the
brake fluid falls short and air gets into the system.

The professionals you choose to service your car should take care
of it as if service was important enough to demand their
integrity and guarantee their self respect. Professionals will
check your engine coolant, inspect your air filters, verify the
level of your brake fluid, and add washer fluid for free if your
car needs it. Then they'll proudly place an oil change sticker
on your car like it was a guarantee stamp that they HAVE done
your work to professional standards and above.

The most popular variety of oil stickers provided by
Estampeinc.com go on the windshield now, right where you'll see
it when you get in the car. It doesn't get in your way when
driving, but that little reminder sticker should serve up a
subliminal reminder to see if professional service is needed
every time you get behind the wheel.

It really is important.




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Malcolm Uffelman offers Oil Change Reminder Stickers
(http://www.estampeinc.com/oil-change-accessories.html)
through Estampe, Inc. Estampe, Inc offers a large collection
of auto dealer and auto service center supplies.
http://www.estampeinc.com


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