At 10:14 PM 6/7/99 -0700, you wrote: >Getting my MXT's put on at America's Tire Co, aka Discount Tire Co >outside California, I watched a flat being repaired from the inside >out with a drill and the mushroom shaped patch. Asked how much to >fix a flat. "Nothing". OK that's if you sell the tires. >How about if it's a tire from some other company? "Nothing". >Verified this with two people. They fix any flat for free. >They're such quick, friendly people, it's a marketing tool >because it's fun to go back there and talk to them.....and buy tires. >Many shops in the midwest, southwest, and west....USA. > >Cheers, Tom Neal > Ditto here - same situation, same experience - a model for other companys that deal directly with the public. Austin |
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