I've already reviewed this location but apparently there are two pages and this one is the claimed page. So most of what I have to say is the same, although my latest visit was during COVID19.
I came by on a Monday at 4:30pm without an appointment and I knew this was not ideal, but I was juggling a few too many things to be able to guarantee I could make an appointment and with my commute I was lucky to be able to do this at all.
This was my first visit to any of their locations since the pandemic and I saw them forming a line at the beginning of the driveway to check people in. They got my name and what I needed and directed me to park. It's difficult for them to social distance with the wind being a bit loud, but they were wearing masks.
Maybe about 20 minutes later I was checked on, they checked my tire pressure and mileage and gave me the opportunity to stay in my car or go to the waiting room. I chose to go to the waiting room where the AC was working extremely well! They had redone the waiting room where every seat was social distanced and that put 5 seats outside, there were markings on the floor and they were no longer offering bottled water.
They have plexi glass up directly in front of the registers but I noticed while the layout promoted social distancing among the customers that the customers were subconsciously doing their best to close the gap with the employees.
Considering the entire waiting room was packed and there were several people outside, I consider myself lucky that this whole thing only took about an hour and fifteen minutes. I normally come first thing on a Saturday and am usually out of there in half an hour or less, with or without an appointment. Though I would say if you need to replace all your tires, an appointment is necessary.
Location wise this is easy to get to on the corner of University and I35. Even better, it's easy to exit as you can exit onto the access road or you can take advantage of the linked driveway between businesses and exit onto University from the gas station.
I really thought the staff was doing a good job juggling the crowd and were giving good service. As I said in my review from the other page, this is the crew from the old 288 location that relocated here where there is more space. It's my favorite Discount Tire crew of anywhere I've been and I find them to be honest and efficient.
Now if you've never been to a Discount Tire and are considering, the best tip I can give you is to get the warranty. You spend the money once when you are getting new tires, but end up with free rotations, balance and air pressure checks for the life of your tire! When a tire needs to be replaced due to damage (got a nail in the wall, dammit) then you're paying less than $25 as long as it still has tread. Fantastic deal!
When I purchased the tires brand new they were $65 less (per tire) than my dealership and were for 60k miles instead of 45k. To me, that's a no brainer.
I also appreciate that they are located all over the country. This means I'm in the system and don't have to remember how old my tire is or when I got my last rotation. I have OCD tendencies so I set reminders in my phone 6 months after my visits, but they also send email reminders. Anyway, if something happens to my tire at work or while travelling, I can easily find a nearby location and all I have to do is provide my phone number- so easy!
If you're on the fence, you can check out prices on their website or call them. I'm glad to have them here and recommend! read more