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Views: 33,253
Featuring: Mike Masiello; mechanic
Value: Integrity
Average 3.4/5 (588 votes)
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Left_quoteI couldn't fix it. I won't take your money.”  Mike Masiello


As the idea of this billboard campaign was being created, we wanted to focus on those people that were making a difference in our communities. It just so happened that our Creative Director, Jay, took his car to have it repaired. Jay searched for an “honest” mechanic and Mike Masiello was highly recommended by the people that knew him well. After Mike spent nearly 3 hours trying to fix Jay’s car, he realized there was nothing he could do. The problem was unfixable. Jay suspected that news, and reluctantly asked how much the diagnosis was going to cost him. Mike simply said, “I couldn’t fix it. I won’t take your money.”

As Jay stood there, in a small shop on Long Island, he knew that people like Mike were exactly who we were looking for in this campaign. Everyday Heroes.

By his neighbors and peers, Mike is known as the “Mother Teresa” of the automotive world. He’s an honest guy, making an honest living, and never tires of helping those around him.

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Cheryl about 1 month ago from Danville,IL
Integrity, like all these values or virtues are choices we all make every minute. The cost of holding values such as integrity can be very high when confronting those of no values. Still,Integrity, Honesty,Responsibility can not be tossed aside and picked up again casually. I wish more people understood this.
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Joshua 2 months ago from Clearlake
I love us recognizing small, but powerful actions. I had a similiar experience just last week when I took my car in, his diagnostics and initial action plan didn't fix the problem and I knew he had put time and effort in it but he refused to let me pay him for the work he put in, knowing that a strong reputation will bring in more business. I know where I will be taking my car in the future!
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Maddie 4 months ago from Omaha Ne
So refreshing to go on a website with wonderful uplifting comments! Integrity is sadly lacking in our communities and churches. All is not lost! Well done Mike. There are still some good people in the world! Also Kudos Mike! Your actions exemplify that wonderfully grand quotation from Samuel Clemens, "Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."
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Paula 4 months ago from Barbados
So refreshing to go on a website with wonderful uplifting comments! Integrity is sadly lacking in our communities and churches. All is not lost! Well done Mike. There are still some good people in the world!
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Beverley E. 9 months ago from Sacramento, CA
Kudos, Mike! Your actions exemplify that wonderfully grand quotation from Samuel Clemens, "Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest." Especially in a day and age in which most mechanic shops charge a hefty diagnostic fee to cover their cost of doing business before they will even look at a customer's car.
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Tanner E. about 2 years ago from Dubuque, Iowa, United States
Ladies and Gentlemen, This is what the United States of America was formed on. I'm 16 years old, and I was addicted to drugs at age 12. I've now been clean for over a year and have a 3.9 GPA. Let this be your poster, Let this be your sign to strive for whatever it is in your life. Just do it.
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Terje L over 2 years ago from Norway
I find that compliance to sound moral has given a LOT of joy and appreciation of life! I can ONLY recommend it to others. Maybe there's a Heaven behind it. Cheers!
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Vasudha over 2 years ago from Kanpur, India
All about being TRUE to oneself...!! By being True to oneself, we can win accolades.. Hats Off and Thanks for Inspiring Mike.!!
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Human Being over 2 years ago from Earth
Wished all company's followed his creed.
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Miriam W over 2 years ago from New York
This billboard has been a source of encouragement to me since I first saw it in LaGuardia Airport in 2004. Thank you!
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Sebastian Andres V. V. about 3 years ago from Chile, Santiago
It takes a lot to have integrity but this guy did it. Not everybody has this quality.
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Emily N. about 3 years ago from Cairo, Nebraska
It's hard to find such an honest character in today's world. I applaud Mike for his actions.
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Fnoase F. about 3 years ago from Maldives
I am convinced that if we have such more and more Mikes in the world it would be a nicer place to live.. Thanks Mike. It really affected my life..
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Bonnie H. about 3 years ago from Georgia
I'm glad to hear that my dad's not the only mechanic out there like this. We need more people who refuse to take money for something they couldn't fix, instead of charging a ridiculous amount for some reason or another.
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Isaiah C. over 3 years ago from McMinnville, OR
Changed my life FOREVER AND EVER.
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Michael M over 3 years ago from Mcminnville,OR
So touching, I've never cried more in my life. It really touched me it changed my life forever and ever.
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Mitchell M over 3 years ago from McMinnville, Oregon
I think it's good what they are doing and what they do to help the world to be a better place.
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M.S.C over 3 years ago from Ohio
I can't imagine anything better!!!
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Kim M. over 3 years ago from Virginia
Go Mike Masiello! You're restoring my faith in people!
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Ben G. over 4 years ago from Memphis, Tennessee USA
It's easy to highlight the life of someone famous or recite a historical event or fact that's fairly common knowledge. But it is the "every day people," like Mike Masiello, that surround us and are living "here and now" that are equally significant. They remind us that those traits we've learned to admire and that truly are important for the good of mankind are STILL alive and well.
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Sarah R. over 4 years ago from New York, USA
I agree - this billboard shows us that every day brings an opportunity to do the right thing. Bravo, Mike!
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Bridget M. over 4 years ago from Massachusetts, USA
Mike is truly an inspiration, thank you for calling attention to him, and I am sure there are many more Mikes in this world. I have been reading the billboards in order and Mike was the 23rd but the first one I had never heard of. Thanks Mike for making this world a better place.
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Brittany E almost 5 years ago from
These are the people who inspire the most -- ordinary, fame-less men and women who do what's right because it's right and not because anybody is watching. A call to goodness from the common man is the most powerful of all.
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Susan B. about 5 years ago from New Berlin, WI
I loved this billboard the first time I saw it! Bravo, Mike, for your honesty and bravery to do the right thing! You are a great role model for all of us in the service industry.

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