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Date:         Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:34:44 -0700
Reply-To:     Aaron Pearson <Aaron.Pearson@GXT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Aaron Pearson <Aaron.Pearson@GXT.COM>
Subject:      Re: costco 15" tires
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i'm surprised your charm didn't win him over. :)

aaron '87 syncro gl (for sale) '87 syncro westy ej22 (on it's way)

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of John Bange Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 3:21 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: costco 15" tires

> has anyone successfully bought 15" tires (215x75R15 bfg at's in my > case) from costco? they say they will only sell me stock size tires, > no exceptions. >

Sounds like they follow the same moronic procedure WalMart does. In a pinch, I brought my dangerously ancient spare in to get a $20 cheap crap tire that'd last long enough to get a few miles down the road to the tire place that had the tire I REALLY wanted. I had even called first to ask if they could do it. Sure, bring it in says the tire dept monkey. So I drag that damn spare in (on foot!) and the tire dept monkey behind the counter (same guy) says: "What car?" I says "VW Vanagon". He says "I show no tire specs for that vehicle. I can't sell you a tire." I says "You told me you could twenty effing minutes ago on the phone." "Sorry" he says "Company policy. "What if I told you it was for a different car you DO have tire specs for?" I said. "I could put it on if you told me a car I have specs for and it says that tire is OK." "Can you look up a car that with a 14" wheel that takes the size I need and put that down?" "No, I'm not allowed. Company policy." "Eff walmart and all you robots who work here" says I. Walked down to the goodyear tire center a half mile further and they said "sure. we'll mount anything you want." Got a BETTER crap tire for $5 less too.

If you can find another plausible car for those wheels and bring them in off the vehicle, they'll probably do it. Just have your story straight beforehand so the (robots/employees) can properly execute their (software/corporate policy). I hate big-box discounters.

-- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"


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