Extremely disappointing. I feel like everyone I have come in contact with at this store, has lied.
Mercedes quoted me $1,800 for new run flat tires. My friends told me to go Les Schwab but they don't have one in this area. I was referred to Discount Tires because a few friends have them and have had great experiences with them. I've never had to purchase tires before. I always trade in or buy a new car before I need to do anything with tires. I am planning on driving across country, so I wanted to make sure I had the proper tires to make that journey. My vehicle does not have a place for a spare tire, so I need run flat tires.
I called on Friday around 3:00 pm and spoke with Jeremy. I took a picture of my tire info before I made the call so I had all the information for him. I asked him about run flats, prices, etc. He quoted me $171 a tire and $22/tire for labor, totaling $772 plus tax. I asked him for an appointment and he told me I didn't need one because they do walk-ins and the store opened at 8:00 am and could come then, when it's not busy.
I came in on Saturday morning and it was extremely busy. I spoke with Jaden. He walked me to my car to get the piece to unlock the rims and get my car's mileage. I told him I spoke to Jeremy and gave him the information he provided me. We walked back into the store and Jaden was having a hard time finding the tires. He told me the tires I have on my car were discontinued. He grabbed Jeremy, and Jeremy claimed to not have any knowledge of our call.
Then Jeremy tells me the cheapest tires he can find are $279. More than $100 extra. When he went to put them in the cart, those weren't available. He found other tires that were $299 and he discounted the to $279. The total cost came out $1,543.18, which included the tires, labor, certificates, and trashing the other tires. I paid this amount because it was still cheaper than Mercedes. He never explained what the certificates were. He told me those tires were in the warehouse and would be delivered on Monday so I could come at any time. I told him I would be in when they opened, but then he said I couldn't because the tires wouldn't be delivered until 11 or 12. I made an appointment for 2:15 pm and was told I would be in and out in 20 minutes.
On Monday, I arrived to my appointment 10 minutes early. I got in line and spoke to Adam. He told me he put me in the cue and I was immediately confused and frustrated. He explained how the cue works and told me I'd be there for about an hour, but the car is done in the bay in 20 minutes. I explained to Jeremy the need for the appointment and having to take time off from work to be there. I sat down, annoyed, and waited.
Adam came back and asked for my keys and before he could say much, I asked to speak to a manager. He told me that he was the manager and I went on to explain my frustrations. He agreed that Jeremy gave me the wrong information, he tried to find the tires we discussed over the phone and confirmed that they didn't exist, and explained that he may have been looking at a different tire size. I asked about the certificates and Adam said those are the warranties for the tires. I told him that my friend said you don't need to purchase the certificates because the tires can be found and looked up by the customer's name, and they do repairs for free. Adam told me that wasn't the truth and that the certificates were the reason for being able to repair the tires at no cost. At the end of our conversation, he ended up refunding me the certificates because he said he wanted to make things right and apologized for my experience.
I did not believe him, since so many friends said you don't need the certificates so I went ahead and called three other locations, one in Washington, one in Arizona, and one in California. They all explained that the certificates can be purchased with the tires and it covers the lifetime of the tires, BUT ARE NOT REQUIRED/MANDATORY, and if I happen to get a flat or nail in the tire, to just bring it to any of the stores, nationwide. So they added the certificates to my total cost, without informing me what it was, and then refunded it as if they were doing me a favor to "make things right".
This place is so ridiculous. I asked Adam, the manager, if there was something I could have done differently to get a better result. I called ahead of time, I asked the questions, I was quoted for my vehicle and tire size, asked for an appointment and was told I didn't need one, then I get there and have to wait because I didn't have an appointment, paid nearly double what I was quoted... this facility is trash and so are the people working there. They are a bunch of liars, from start to finish. Once these tires are done, I will never be back to Discount Tires. read more