trailboss

thats what I would have done.....


oh yea....I DID do that.......




"Jim85CJ" <jim_85cj@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> buy the tires and have them mounted elsewhere?
>
> Mark12211 wrote:
>
> > Begin laughing now....
> >
> > I bought tires at Walmart for my 1989 Wrangler.
> >
> > Ok, now stop laughing.
> >
> > They had a great deal on Goodyear Wrangler Radials 235-75/R15, $50 a
tire!
> > Can't beat it. They are discontinued and Walmart got the last batch. I
needed
> > tires, and I had the same Wrangler tires on my Jeep for the last 7
years, and
> > got 40,000 miles out of them. So I was happy to hear about the deal.
> >
> > I had a 215-75/R15 spare tire on my matching spare wheel, and I wanted
them to
> > take the best looking old 235 and make it the spare. So 2 hours later
they
> > tell me they can't get one of the back wheels off, it's stuck. Ok, well
this
> > happens on drum brakes, and you just hit it with a hammer and it
unstucks.
> > Well, they wouldn't do it. They refused to get a hammer and knock the
thing
> > off. So I asked them to leave the stuck wheel on there, and change out
the
> > spare... So when I got home I would just knock the wheel with a hammer
and
> > switch the spare and the back wheel/tire. I was about 20 miles away
from home.
> > Well they said they wouldn't do it. They said leaving the half worn
235 on
> > the Jeep would ruin the 4 wheel drive system. They said if one tire is
not
> > like the others, it will break the 4 wheel drive system because one tire
would
> > slip. They just wouldn't do it. So I asked to talk to their district
manager,
> > she said she was the district manager. So I asked for the Regional
Manager's
> > phone number. AHHHH! I was pissed.
> >
> > So I drove around to 5 different places to find someone to knock the
wheel with
> > a hammer, everyone said they couldn't do it today. So I finally went to
Monroe
> > and they took out a huge hammer, hit it, and the wheel came off - no
problem.
> > I went back to Walmart and got my tires. So then I went back home and
then to
> > a birthday party, many miles the other way. When I got to the party I
noticed
> > they charged me $8.01 per tire for a warranty. What? The work order
said,
> > "customer accepted the warranty". They didn't say anything to me about
a
> > warranty. They just added it to my bill (illegal in NY, by the way). I
called
> > them and they said I was crazy to want to return such a great deal like
a$8.01
> > warranty on tires. I said, ok, what if I tire does go bad, what do you
do?
> > They said we'll replace it. Well, if the Goodyear Wrangler Radial tires
I am
> > buying are discontinued, what are you going to replace it with? "A tire
of
> > equal quality" At this point I was going crazy. Didn't they just tell
me that
> > if one tire was any different it would break my 4 wheel drive
system?!!!!!
> > AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> > So I called them back and they said I could bring it to the nearby
Walmart for
> > a refund. Fine, so I went there, and they said they can't do it because
they
> > don't have a Tire place in that Walmart. By this time it was 9pm and I
> > couldn't make it back to the original store before they closed. So I
called
> > back up, and they said I could get my refund at the 24hr Super Walmart.
(I have
> > to work for the next 9 days, then I go on vacation, so today is the only
day I
> > can do it) I said put me on hold, call them and make sure it's alright.
They
> > did. So I went up to the 24hr Super Walmart and they gave me a hard
time. I
> > just stayed there, until they gave me my money back.
> >
> > I still have to call the regional manager and complain about the
district
> > manager. This is the second time she has given my girlfriend and I a
hard
> > time. Last time we special ordered tires for my gf's Grand Cherokee we
were
> > told it would take 2 weeks, cause it was Christmas. Well, we called
every 2
> > weeks and they said they were on order. In May we had enough and had to
talk
> > to the District Manager, and she was rude to us.
> >
> > Walmart sucks for tires, but they have the lowest price on them.
> >
>

trailboss

thats what I would have done.....


oh yea....I DID do that.......




"Jim85CJ" <jim_85cj@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:xaNCc.25623$Y3.18823@newsread2.news.atl.earth link.net...
> buy the tires and have them mounted elsewhere?
>
> Mark12211 wrote:
>
> > Begin laughing now....
> >
> > I bought tires at Walmart for my 1989 Wrangler.
> >
> > Ok, now stop laughing.
> >
> > They had a great deal on Goodyear Wrangler Radials 235-75/R15, $50 a
tire!
> > Can't beat it. They are discontinued and Walmart got the last batch. I
needed
> > tires, and I had the same Wrangler tires on my Jeep for the last 7
years, and
> > got 40,000 miles out of them. So I was happy to hear about the deal.
> >
> > I had a 215-75/R15 spare tire on my matching spare wheel, and I wanted
them to
> > take the best looking old 235 and make it the spare. So 2 hours later
they
> > tell me they can't get one of the back wheels off, it's stuck. Ok, well
this
> > happens on drum brakes, and you just hit it with a hammer and it
unstucks.
> > Well, they wouldn't do it. They refused to get a hammer and knock the
thing
> > off. So I asked them to leave the stuck wheel on there, and change out
the
> > spare... So when I got home I would just knock the wheel with a hammer
and
> > switch the spare and the back wheel/tire. I was about 20 miles away
from home.
> > Well they said they wouldn't do it. They said leaving the half worn
235 on
> > the Jeep would ruin the 4 wheel drive system. They said if one tire is
not
> > like the others, it will break the 4 wheel drive system because one tire
would
> > slip. They just wouldn't do it. So I asked to talk to their district
manager,
> > she said she was the district manager. So I asked for the Regional
Manager's
> > phone number. AHHHH! I was pissed.
> >
> > So I drove around to 5 different places to find someone to knock the
wheel with
> > a hammer, everyone said they couldn't do it today. So I finally went to
Monroe
> > and they took out a huge hammer, hit it, and the wheel came off - no
problem.
> > I went back to Walmart and got my tires. So then I went back home and
then to
> > a birthday party, many miles the other way. When I got to the party I
noticed
> > they charged me $8.01 per tire for a warranty. What? The work order
said,
> > "customer accepted the warranty". They didn't say anything to me about
a
> > warranty. They just added it to my bill (illegal in NY, by the way). I
called
> > them and they said I was crazy to want to return such a great deal like
a$8.01
> > warranty on tires. I said, ok, what if I tire does go bad, what do you
do?
> > They said we'll replace it. Well, if the Goodyear Wrangler Radial tires
I am
> > buying are discontinued, what are you going to replace it with? "A tire
of
> > equal quality" At this point I was going crazy. Didn't they just tell
me that
> > if one tire was any different it would break my 4 wheel drive
system?!!!!!
> > AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> > So I called them back and they said I could bring it to the nearby
Walmart for
> > a refund. Fine, so I went there, and they said they can't do it because
they
> > don't have a Tire place in that Walmart. By this time it was 9pm and I
> > couldn't make it back to the original store before they closed. So I
called
> > back up, and they said I could get my refund at the 24hr Super Walmart.
(I have
> > to work for the next 9 days, then I go on vacation, so today is the only
day I
> > can do it) I said put me on hold, call them and make sure it's alright.
They
> > did. So I went up to the 24hr Super Walmart and they gave me a hard
time. I
> > just stayed there, until they gave me my money back.
> >
> > I still have to call the regional manager and complain about the
district
> > manager. This is the second time she has given my girlfriend and I a
hard
> > time. Last time we special ordered tires for my gf's Grand Cherokee we
were
> > told it would take 2 weeks, cause it was Christmas. Well, we called
every 2
> > weeks and they said they were on order. In May we had enough and had to
talk
> > to the District Manager, and she was rude to us.
> >
> > Walmart sucks for tires, but they have the lowest price on them.
> >
>

Ted Azito

>walmart sucks for most anything....but they do tend to have
the lowest
>prices. i hate to spend a dime at wal mart because of their
"imminent domain"
>issues (getting local governments to force private citizens to sell
their land
>to walmart) but sometimes it just doesnt make sense to shop
elsewhere.


It's "eminent domain" and, one, it always makes sense not to do
business with thieves and fences-which is what WalMart then amounts
to- and two, going elsewhere isn't that much more expensive. I decided
that Walmart was going on my list of shunned vendors when I realized
that the difference between WM and the rest of the world was roughly
four percent. We decided to buy our groceries from union supermarkets
and clothes from clothes stores, and I figure it costs us an extra
$400 a year or so. I figure that other considerations aside I save
$400 in time alone because the lines are a lot shorter, since everyone
else is at WalMart.

I'm funny. We have aircooled Volkswagens in the family and one of the
secrets to keeping them going is using the correct oil-an ashless
dispersant oil formulated for air-cooled engines. We use Chevron AD
aircraft oil (Aeroshell is tough on seals,something that took me a lot
of case-splitting to figure out)and getting it from chain auto joints
is out of the question. There is one mom and pop auto store left in
town, and I buy all our motor oil from him despite the fact he can't
buy "regular oil" as cheap as WalMart retails it for.

In the long run, we'd all be ahead to think that way. WalMart isn't
going away, but whether everyone else does is up to us.

Ted Azito

>walmart sucks for most anything....but they do tend to have
the lowest
>prices. i hate to spend a dime at wal mart because of their
"imminent domain"
>issues (getting local governments to force private citizens to sell
their land
>to walmart) but sometimes it just doesnt make sense to shop
elsewhere.


It's "eminent domain" and, one, it always makes sense not to do
business with thieves and fences-which is what WalMart then amounts
to- and two, going elsewhere isn't that much more expensive. I decided
that Walmart was going on my list of shunned vendors when I realized
that the difference between WM and the rest of the world was roughly
four percent. We decided to buy our groceries from union supermarkets
and clothes from clothes stores, and I figure it costs us an extra
$400 a year or so. I figure that other considerations aside I save
$400 in time alone because the lines are a lot shorter, since everyone
else is at WalMart.

I'm funny. We have aircooled Volkswagens in the family and one of the
secrets to keeping them going is using the correct oil-an ashless
dispersant oil formulated for air-cooled engines. We use Chevron AD
aircraft oil (Aeroshell is tough on seals,something that took me a lot
of case-splitting to figure out)and getting it from chain auto joints
is out of the question. There is one mom and pop auto store left in
town, and I buy all our motor oil from him despite the fact he can't
buy "regular oil" as cheap as WalMart retails it for.

In the long run, we'd all be ahead to think that way. WalMart isn't
going away, but whether everyone else does is up to us.

Ted Azito

>walmart sucks for most anything....but they do tend to have
the lowest
>prices. i hate to spend a dime at wal mart because of their
"imminent domain"
>issues (getting local governments to force private citizens to sell
their land
>to walmart) but sometimes it just doesnt make sense to shop
elsewhere.


It's "eminent domain" and, one, it always makes sense not to do
business with thieves and fences-which is what WalMart then amounts
to- and two, going elsewhere isn't that much more expensive. I decided
that Walmart was going on my list of shunned vendors when I realized
that the difference between WM and the rest of the world was roughly
four percent. We decided to buy our groceries from union supermarkets
and clothes from clothes stores, and I figure it costs us an extra
$400 a year or so. I figure that other considerations aside I save
$400 in time alone because the lines are a lot shorter, since everyone
else is at WalMart.

I'm funny. We have aircooled Volkswagens in the family and one of the
secrets to keeping them going is using the correct oil-an ashless
dispersant oil formulated for air-cooled engines. We use Chevron AD
aircraft oil (Aeroshell is tough on seals,something that took me a lot
of case-splitting to figure out)and getting it from chain auto joints
is out of the question. There is one mom and pop auto store left in
town, and I buy all our motor oil from him despite the fact he can't
buy "regular oil" as cheap as WalMart retails it for.

In the long run, we'd all be ahead to think that way. WalMart isn't
going away, but whether everyone else does is up to us.

Ted Azito

>walmart sucks for most anything....but they do tend to have
the lowest
>prices. i hate to spend a dime at wal mart because of their
"imminent domain"
>issues (getting local governments to force private citizens to sell
their land
>to walmart) but sometimes it just doesnt make sense to shop
elsewhere.


It's "eminent domain" and, one, it always makes sense not to do
business with thieves and fences-which is what WalMart then amounts
to- and two, going elsewhere isn't that much more expensive. I decided
that Walmart was going on my list of shunned vendors when I realized
that the difference between WM and the rest of the world was roughly
four percent. We decided to buy our groceries from union supermarkets
and clothes from clothes stores, and I figure it costs us an extra
$400 a year or so. I figure that other considerations aside I save
$400 in time alone because the lines are a lot shorter, since everyone
else is at WalMart.

I'm funny. We have aircooled Volkswagens in the family and one of the
secrets to keeping them going is using the correct oil-an ashless
dispersant oil formulated for air-cooled engines. We use Chevron AD
aircraft oil (Aeroshell is tough on seals,something that took me a lot
of case-splitting to figure out)and getting it from chain auto joints
is out of the question. There is one mom and pop auto store left in
town, and I buy all our motor oil from him despite the fact he can't
buy "regular oil" as cheap as WalMart retails it for.

In the long run, we'd all be ahead to think that way. WalMart isn't
going away, but whether everyone else does is up to us.

MontanaJeeper

>Subject: Re: I hate Walmart - a little long
>From: Jim85CJ

>"getting local governments to force private citizens to sell their land
>to walmart"
>hmmm... shouldn't you be pissed at the local government? THEY make the
>decision, not walmart...

sure. but walmart solicits the local governments with promises of jobs and tax
revenue. i say be pissed at both, but i can only show my disapproval with the
local governments at election time (though it wont matter, promise most any
politician tax revenue and the result will be the same). with wal mart i can
show my disapproval every time im able to buy what i need elsewhere.

MontanaJeeper

>Subject: Re: I hate Walmart - a little long
>From: Jim85CJ

>"getting local governments to force private citizens to sell their land
>to walmart"
>hmmm... shouldn't you be pissed at the local government? THEY make the
>decision, not walmart...

sure. but walmart solicits the local governments with promises of jobs and tax
revenue. i say be pissed at both, but i can only show my disapproval with the
local governments at election time (though it wont matter, promise most any
politician tax revenue and the result will be the same). with wal mart i can
show my disapproval every time im able to buy what i need elsewhere.

MontanaJeeper

>Subject: Re: I hate Walmart - a little long
>From: Jim85CJ

>"getting local governments to force private citizens to sell their land
>to walmart"
>hmmm... shouldn't you be pissed at the local government? THEY make the
>decision, not walmart...

sure. but walmart solicits the local governments with promises of jobs and tax
revenue. i say be pissed at both, but i can only show my disapproval with the
local governments at election time (though it wont matter, promise most any
politician tax revenue and the result will be the same). with wal mart i can
show my disapproval every time im able to buy what i need elsewhere.

MontanaJeeper

>Subject: Re: I hate Walmart - a little long
>From: Jim85CJ

>"getting local governments to force private citizens to sell their land
>to walmart"
>hmmm... shouldn't you be pissed at the local government? THEY make the
>decision, not walmart...

sure. but walmart solicits the local governments with promises of jobs and tax
revenue. i say be pissed at both, but i can only show my disapproval with the
local governments at election time (though it wont matter, promise most any
politician tax revenue and the result will be the same). with wal mart i can
show my disapproval every time im able to buy what i need elsewhere.