Walmart

[akman47]

I think the age old saying that Walmart only hires mentally disable and physically disabled as their main work force was proven this evening when I stopped at my local Wally world to get tires for my Camry. Factory tire size is 195/70/14 which they had in stock at 57$ per tire. Brand -Douglas extrac 2. Ok cool, but upon signing in I notice the same brand size 185/70/14 at 52$, I think wow I can save 20$ by shaving 10 cm of height! Now when I ask the desk man, a bewildered look comes over his face and he replies "that's not the size on your car". And I think "here's your sign"! So after multiple explanations as to why I want that tire to save money, the deskman and tire guy are still puzzled. So we get the manager involved, I explain the situation to her and she doesn't get it. Finally after a long heated discussion they install the 195/70/14 (the 57$) on my car and charge me for the 185/70/14(52$ per tire). No wonder our country is falling apart, all the government must have worked at Walmart. Retards!

 

[EZBS35]

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You should have asked them to be sure & use the ( AIR ) from the old tires so not to waste it . LOL .

I shouldn't pick I need to go there next week for my truck tires .

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[77REBELBOWTIE]

I went there to buy some BFG 35x10.50-15 tires a couple of years ago, because they had the best price. Told me they could not put them on my jeep, due to it not being the factory size. When asked if they would mount and balance on my wheels, they refused to do that also. They would sell me the tires, but I would have to have them mounted elsewhere, which voids the warranty. why the hell would they even sell them, since they are not a factory size for anything I can think of?

 

[akman47]

Lol

 

[jtsikes]

Me and my roommate used to work it the sporting goods department in Statesboro. They didn't pay us enough money to afford cable, so we started buying sudoku books......I be dern if they didn't fire us a week later for being "over qualified"!

 

[ARCman47]

Me and my roommate used to work it the sporting goods department in Statesboro. They didn't pay us enough money to afford cable, so we started buying sudoku books......I be dern if they didn't fire us a week later for being "over qualified"!

somehow that does not surprise me.... at all Haha.

 

[CCW]

10cm in tread-width reduction on a 14" rim is more than you think and you wouldn't have been shaving 10cm in height. Not to mention, treadwidth reduction also results in diameter reduction because the profile (70) actually refers to 70% of the treadwidth. Saving $5/e and going down in size on this size tire would have been a foolish decision IMO. It's best to stick with factory sizes on factory cars due to speedo calibration, etc.

 

[ARCman47]

I went there to buy some BFG 35x10.50-15 tires a couple of years ago, because they had the best price. Told me they could not put them on my jeep, due to it not being the factory size. When asked if they would mount and balance on my wheels, they refused to do that also. They would sell me the tires, but I would have to have them mounted elsewhere, which voids the warranty. why the hell would they even sell them, since they are not a factory size for anything I can think of?

walmart "michelins" and "bfg's" and such are not what a local tire dealer would get, they are made SPECIFICALLY for walmart/sams club and are junk. wal mart knows nothing about tires except that they hold air

 

[77REBELBOWTIE]

walmart "michelins" and "bfg's" and such are not what a local tire dealer would get, they are made SPECIFICALLY for walmart/sams club and are junk. wal mart knows nothing about tires except that they hold air

So I've heard. I just drive the jeep periodically, mostly during the warmer time of year. I wound up buying a set of tires and wheels for less than two c-notes.

 

[potenza]

10cm in tread-width reduction on a 14" rim is more than you think and you wouldn't have been shaving 10cm in height. Not to mention, treadwidth reduction also results in diameter reduction because the profile (70) actually refers to 70% of the treadwidth. Saving $5/e and going down in size on this size tire would have been a foolish decision IMO. It's best to stick with factory sizes on factory cars due to speedo calibration, etc.[/QUOTE
It's actually mm not cm, it would affect some thing but on that old a Camry probably not much. They did you a favor installing the correct size, lawyers sue for much less than that had you got in a accident and they said your life was in danger over that. The tires they sell are the same as all us tire folks sell just named different so you can't price check it to other competitors , in my brand it's usually a tire the company stores no longer sell and is now only a dealer only tire.