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Tire mounting
September 24, 2012 at
09:05 AM
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I got in on the DTD deal a couple weeks ago as my car will need new tires by the winter. So now I have 4 tires sitting in my garage waiting to be installed.
I'm looking for a place to mount/balance them and to my surprise, a couple shops have refused. Their excuse is "if we tear it, then we owe you a new tire" .... Uh OK. I understand that some shops could refuse on principle (e.g. they want you to buy the tires from them for profit), but work is work - if it takes a tech 1 hour to mount and balance 4 tires and you pay him $20 and charge $100 - that's $80 in your pocket. I'm also looking for a 4 wheel alignment, which is pure profit. I can understand perhaps turning down this business when your shop is packed (better to sell tires at a profit, too), but why do it when you're not busy?
Has anyone seen this excuse before?
I'm looking for a place to mount/balance them and to my surprise, a couple shops have refused. Their excuse is "if we tear it, then we owe you a new tire" .... Uh OK. I understand that some shops could refuse on principle (e.g. they want you to buy the tires from them for profit), but work is work - if it takes a tech 1 hour to mount and balance 4 tires and you pay him $20 and charge $100 - that's $80 in your pocket. I'm also looking for a 4 wheel alignment, which is pure profit. I can understand perhaps turning down this business when your shop is packed (better to sell tires at a profit, too), but why do it when you're not busy?
Has anyone seen this excuse before?
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Our Township Building for Repairing vehicles, has a sign out front - "Wanted Used Motor Oil" - they too use it for fueling an oil burner in their shop. It's not just M&P Shops; it's anyone that has a shop and has a converted burner for burning used motor oil for fuel purposes. Many people do this, not just shops
Prices for tires may vary by volume on where your purchase them; and depending on the size of the Shop; depends on the discount you get when you purchase them. Same goes for any type of business when they purchase supplies at any business; they are given a discount based on their "volume" at that particular business, is the norm.
Alaska and Hawaii have higher shipping costs to move product to both of these states - therefore, the cost of purchasing items there is higher. Having been to Hawaii, we priced out items there; it is higher there for almost everything. I would suspect that the cost of goods in Alaska is the same. From what my son tells me, he has a friend who works both in Alaska and in Michigan; and he flys back to Alaska goods from Michigan, as it is cheaper to do so; than purchasing said items in Alaska. Tell me that prices in Alaska are the same as in Nevada or other states.
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I think I remember seeing that
I don't know why tires would cost more in Nevada, since in Nevada, Companies are able to Warehouse there "tax free" - as it is the most friendly environment for setting up Warehouse Distribution; unless this has changed recently.
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I don't know why tires would cost more in Nevada, since in Nevada, Companies are able to Warehouse there "tax free" - as it is the most friendly environment for setting up Warehouse Distribution; unless this has changed recently.
The simple fact is I was stating MY experience and you decide to always butt in as a know it all when and try to prove people wrong. I really don't care why things cost more it this shitty state. I really don't care about your "knowledge", I care more about how you were taken off my ignore list.
They were in Nevada, and the guy kept complaining how none of the backyards had any grass; that they were just rocks and dirt. Hello! You're In a Desert!
Really, though, lawn care is a lot easier when you don't have to cut any grass. Because it doesn't exist.
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Wow, such negativity coming from someone that we used to discuss a lot of topics together in the past. WTF happened here