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Move over bad boys the girls are taking over the tire business it's a battle of the sexes after one mother and daughter duo decide to open an all female tire shop.
In San Antonio Texas -- -- we'll.
Is conveniently located -- cross the street directly across the street from Tyre giant Pep Boys now.
How are they convincing customers that boys -- and girls rule joining us to discuss this change.
And we alone Margaret Rodriguez along with her daughter and store manager -- -- thank you for joining us where did you get the idea to do this.
Thank you only got -- can live with the ideas -- is likely only -- -- an open up a tire shop.
You know we -- -- try something different that he would Wear X and -- land that's in an all female thing.
Well okay site I've gotta confess -- my grandfather had a junkyard when I was a kid and in world were to my grandmother drove a truck.
So I'm not.
You know it's not alien to see women doing these kinds of things but in all female tire store how to people reacted I mean you actually have for lack of a better term.
Women -- who you know grease monkeys changing the tires and -- in this thing.
We have a lot of supporters we have -- -- parties we.
You know it's it's not it's not a pretty damn -- do we get a lot of supporters -- and it's a mixed it's a mixture.
-- your customer and a mixture of customers.
For instance this is not your first time at the rodeo I know that you come out of and automotive kind of family I think.
You're connected in -- -- transmission shop but would the reaction you get from the customers to they think nothing of this.
-- very John's job.
Ready -- find out where our all female -- Sound again and they're pretty surprised.
And grab what what do you think would be -- -- advice to people who might wanna take this business and another step for women who are watching right now thinking you know I never thought autos and maybe that's where I belong.
Deathly given HI don't exist Jack gave you and I as a hard job I mean there isn't pretty -- -- Eight.
And -- he definitely do you want to try a and I definitely.
Give -- ago.
I'm I'm gonna disagree with you there's a very pretty -- travel -- -- I personally like you know -- and I think a little grease on your face is not necessarily that ugly.
Let let me ask your mother this question when -- -- first approached you with this idea what was your reaction.
Why are all open mind and we I'll listen to each other we are we don't keep secrets it's like when she first said we're like okay let's -- -- I mean.
We never turn anybody down.
And very quickly pet boys are they getting -- hard time are they worried.
Now the eighth they've they've been good neighbors but -- -- pretty sure they'll be worried since -- taking allow one tired at times.
I'm -- -- time we wish you the best continued success.
Threads tire and wheel in San Antonio Texas to right here franchise in the offering all the best of both of you thank you very much for joining us they.
