I went in needing 4 new tires, I knew the tread was miserable and I simply needed 4 tires that would work with my specific vehicle. To preface, I don't know much about cars or even tires, why else would I go to Discount Tire? I'm looking for service that I can trust and experts that will know what I need. Unnamed worker, because they were clearly just negligent, recommended I switch to a square tire setup instead of my staggered setup that is factory designed. He explained (which I learned now that what he said here is simply NOT TRUE) to me this would be overall beneficial because I would then be able to have the tires rotated as needed, opposed to staggered tires that cannot be rotated, sounded like a good deal to me! Of course he upsold me on the highest quality tires, I knew that and I was fine with it because I'll be driving this vehicle for the foreseeable future and wanted some SAFE and RELIABLE tires. I even decided last minute to add tire certifications. Well, it was a good thing the service was slow today (I get that it was a Saturday) because upon doing more *online research* into switching from staggered to square I learned that it was not optimal to do so without switching the rims first. This goes for any car where it would be a maximum fit, so I'm not sure why Discount Tire thinks this standard of procedure is okay. Putting smaller tires on the larger rims in the back would stretch the tires and even cause the vehicle to not drive as well in rain or snow. Is this company wide procedure to ruin peoples new tires? I guess, as long as they make the sale! I brought this up to the same worker and he showed me the tire specifications of the tires he already sold me on (of course, they take payment before performing any type of work) and assured me it would be safe and okay that I was driving tires at their maximum size capacity (no mention of blowouts or performance issues). Still, I went back onto my phone and read more about how unsafe it can be, Discount Tire had mentioned none of these drawbacks to me. I brought this up again to the worker and he admitted he wasn't well versed on the subject and referred me to his manager, Jaiden. Jaiden said that "it's fine" and wouldn't impact the vehicles performance. That is a lie and if you don't believe so, you can look it up yourself. In fact, another worker named Dustin stepped in and said that he himself drives a staggered vehicle and he *WOULD NOT RECOMMEND CHANGING TO SQUARE*. I'm not sure why Dustin didn't speak up earlier, but he actually helped me by picking out different, staggered, tires and even picking up the tires from another location *himself* on his lunch break. THANK YOU, Dustin, for speaking up and doing the right thing. I realize now the original worker and *Jaiden* were taking the *lazy* way out, reducing costs of transportation, and wanting to sell a full set of 4 tires, whatever's easier for the *business*. Maybe Discount Tire will give them a raise! No care for or mention of potential safety concerns, just make the easy sale with what's on hand at the shop. This whole ordeal made a simple trip to Discount Tire last 5 hours, I'm sure they put no rush on the car after I changed tire options, too. Lazy. Finally, they ran the tire alignment assessment on my car and recommended that I have it done for $90, a fair price if you exclude the fact Discount Tire had a serious oversight with my vehicle's tire specifications and told me lies to believe that it was okay. I told the, now different, worker that I've been waiting for hours and had to go through this ordeal so I would not feel happy to pay to have the tires realigned without a discount. Is that not a fair assessment? He said he would go talk with Jaiden, but of course I heard nothing back until the original worker took my vehicle to the front and handed me my keys with a shameful manner about him. No word about their mistake, no discount (tire, ha)! A great management strategy by Jaiden. In fact, my tires actually feel way more misaligned now with all of Discount Tire's poor work having been done on it. I *will not* be going back there. I denied the tire alignment because I would rather pay more somewhere else (a place that I can *trust*) than at this Discount Tire. They should be investigated by the Better Business Bureau. Management's actions toed the line of willful misconduct, definitely a lawsuit waiting to happen! Unprofessional and uninformed is an understatement when describing the management of this Discount Tire. Best of luck to you if you go here! Still, shoutout Dustin (again) for doing the right thing. That's important whenever, truthfully, people's lives are on the line. read more