Larry Cohen
Mobile, AL
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I'm shopping for tires and stopped in the Robertsdale, AL store Saturday...the girl had a 'deer in the headlights' look as she was trying to pull up some info on them..size 305 70 22.5..I think I am stuck with Michelin....the computer was stalling with the dreaded hourglass.....after about 10 min she handed me off to a guy who apparently JUST started there....he didn't know anything about much at that point...he looked from a different working computer and told me they have a brand new account being set up and can't give me a quote until next week, where the tires would likely come from Michigan....he would call me back this week...
Then I asked if they can install them and balance for me...he said he thinks he saw a balancing machine in the back....
How do these places stay in business???????
Not a real warm fuzzy feeling for about a $5000+ pending purchase
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Ron3rd
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Go to a real tire dealer.
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rk911
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Ron3rd wrote:Go to a real tire dealer.
and be sure to tell the store manager why.
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dqdick
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I wouldn't buy tires from anyone other than a tire store.
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Raymon
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rk911 wrote:Ron3rd wrote:Go to a real tire dealer.
and be sure to tell the store manager why.
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Sooner Schooner
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Tires Plus or Discount Tires, you can't go wrong with them.
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Larry Cohen
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except for my size tires....
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fla-gypsy
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Sooner Schooner wrote:Tires Plus or Discount Tires, you can't go wrong with them.
Sooner Schooner I haven't seen an update on your blog lately. Where you folks at nowadays?
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Dog Folks
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Don't be to sure about tire stores. Recently a "tire expert" put our spare back under our truck UPSIDE DOWN. When it started to rattle, because it did not fit the holder, my wife and I had to fix it, as we were 500 miles away from the store at the time.
ANY business is only as good as the people that work there.
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past-MIdirector
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It's like any other big store. Some stores are way better than other in the chain. I won't even step inside the WalMarts in our area since I find the Meijers and K-Mart way more customer friendly. I buy my tires from were I get the service I want and the best deal. When they mention nitrogen in the tires I turn and walk right out.
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