Local muffler shop shows how to compete with the larger box store chains.

The bracket which holds up the muffler on her vehicle rusted through and began dragging the ground.  After looking closely, we decided that it would be a good idea to replace the exhaust system.  My fiancée decided to take the vehicle to a couple of places and get an estimate.   The results makes me wonder how the conversation would have gone, had I been the one who took in the vehicle and question if women are still viewed as less educated when it comes to business? In an effort to be fair and forthcoming, I did not retrace her steps with the vehicle and these companies.

·         Midas Muffler- 3012 North Main Street, Rockford, IL 61103 quoted her a fee of $277.00

·         Mieneke Muffler- 905 West Riverside Blvd, Rockford, IL 61103 quoted her a fee of $372.00

·         Warshawsky- 4315 South Main Street, Rockford, IL 61101 quoted her a fee of $150.00

What this did prove beyond a shadow of a doubt is how a local muffler shop can compete with that box store muffler places. Many know about or have heard of Washawsky’s and it has been in the same place now for years.  Not many speak about the outstanding job that these workers do everyday and the bargain it offers the residents of Rockford, Illinois.   That is until now.

For those struggling to make ends meet the difference between getting your vehicle safely back on the road could be as simple as the price of Warshawsky and another one hundred and twenty-seven dollars ($127.00) at Midas or two hundred and twenty-two dollars ($222.00) at Mieneke.  While Warshawsky is a locally owned and operated business and do not have the advertising budget of these big box store chains, it still stands as a testament to how real small businesses should operate.  Hats off to Warshawsky for refusing to succumb to the pressures of those big box store chains and stay true to that which is kept them in business all these years; customer satisfaction and loyalty.