On May 12th 2023 I went to Tractor Supply in Frankston to purchase dog food. When I tried to leave the store my car would not start. It acted like a dead battery. The store manager, Don, jumped off my vehicle however, after cranking and trying to drive I realized that my alternator was bad. I spoke with Don about purchasing a battery to put on my vehicle just to get me home so that I could reach out to a mechanic on Monday. Don sold me a battery and instructed his employee Keith, to put the battery on my car for me. The battery was the wrong battery for my car and Keith put it on backwards, sending sparks flying everywhere and which has caused massive electrical problems with my car that have persisted even after the alternator was repaired. Now Tractor Supply is blaming my husband saying that he put the battery on backwards.
My husband was diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme, an aggressive brain cancer, in February and has been undergoing Chemo and Radiation which has left him weak and unable to do these tasks. I have two children, a sick husband, and one income. All I was asking Tractor Supply for is to help me finish fixing my car. I have paid about $1400 to get my car drivable but it still has electrical issues and my AC is not working. All I have asked Tractor Supply for is to do the right thing and help me finish fixing my car.
When given the opportunity to make this situation right, Don and his employee lied. Don says he did not tell the employee to install the battery and the employee says he did not do it. Looking into it further it appears that they were going against tractor supply policy by offering to help so I assume they lied to try to keep out of trouble. The lack of integrity of the Tractor Supply employees in question is the reason why Tractor Supply will loose my business and that of my friends and family. I expect better from a company that lists its top value as Ethics "Do the "right thing" and always encourage others to do the right, honest & ethical things."
I am not posting to be lectured about how people like me are the reasons no one helps anymore, I have heard that plenty in other groups. Just be ware when dealing with the local tractor supply that you can not count on them to be honest about an issue. read more