The last episode of Corey’s Quick Tips is here, and this one is all about organization. When your shop is organized, your team moves faster, nothing slips through the cracks, and you spend less time chasing details and more time turning wrenches. Corey shows how he keeps Freedom Autoworks running smoothly with Shopmonkey tools designed to handle the day-to-day. Want the full breakdown? Visit Shopmonkey.io to learn more about shop organization. | Shopmonkey

Running a busy shop means every second counts, and retyping the same jobs over and over? That’s time lost. Shopmonkey’s Canned Services let you build out common jobs once, with parts, labor, pricing, and notes, then drop them into any estimate in seconds. Faster estimates More consistent pricing Fewer mistakes Less back-and-forth at the front desk Whether it’s oil changes, performance packages, or alignment services, canned services keep your workflow moving. Want to speed up your estimates? Lea

The golden rule for protecting your shop against fraud and chargebacks is: Trust, but verify. This means always staying alert for anything that seems off, whether that’s suspicious behavior, inconsistencies in customer information, or unusual transaction patterns, notes Crystal Anderson, who's seen it all over 15-plus years in fraud protection and risk management. And most important, she says, is to document everything. Too often, shops let this slide. Why? Because they’re busy: Phones are ringi

Customers at a spirit Halloween store in Plano, Texas were in for a surprise when a pet monkey escaped from its owner while shopping. The monkey was seen on police body cam video swinging from the stores ceiling. A worker at the store told police they spent more than half an hour trying to get the monkey down. | AP

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