Hey TC, Discount Tire on Lakeway Dr in Bellingham is very close to online pricing but without any shipping charges. A good shop to deal with. On 10/18/07, TC <trclark@shaw.ca> wrote: > > > why do all break houses try and just rake ya threw the coals these > days.. > pisses me off > > they act like we dont under stand our vans.. this list is built on > friendship/knowledge.. > > something money cant buy.. :) > > > > I wont name the place i needed to use, since i have no where to work on > the van at this time > > but i wont go back.. > /me looks up figures must be close to Friday, so I have good winter tires > but the other are getting need of replacement > so for various reasons I have opted to go 15" so I call around to get > pricing on 215/65R15 locally > I am just blown away why canadian dealers like kal-tire, BigO, discount > tire etc want 2X for a tire > i can buy at tirerack.com, discounttire.com tireeasy.com etc > So I then ask em how much to mount balance well 2 of the 3 above local > franchise operators > WONT mount/balance new tire because I did not buy from them !!!! > Unbelieveable since they cant get their GIANT margins outta me they think > they gonna force me to buy from them > by denying simple service bizzzre biz tactics > > nb. and if they are really getting shafted by their distributor then the > should take out their frustration on the distributor > not piss me off tell no service unless you buy my over prices tires > > /rant over >
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