I have ZERO confidence that this store knows what they are doing. I dont review things often, but i want to share my awful experience at this walmart location in order to inform other potential customers what they are getting into if they purchase tires from this location:
1st visit: I purchased three 115$ from this location, a month before i came back home to st. louis . Being that i live in Colorado now, and i eventually needed to drive back i thought it would be smart to pre-order. That didn't help, 2 out of 3 tires were the incorrect size. Since i had purchased a matching tire outside of Walmart, i said "no big deal im in town for three weeks. Just expedite my order and put the two tires that are correct on the car" . I was told that they would have my car done soon, but not given a time frame. I thought they would also expedite this process for me, because the auto manager had to personally take care of the issue. Wrong. I sat in this Walmart for 9 hours while those who came after me had gone and left. The auto store was now closed, and i was the last person there. The computer system shut down, i had to find the head manager of the store to tell her what happened and that i needed a receipt. She delegated the task to a customer service representative who was extremely rude when he realized that he couldnt access my receipt. I left after 10 hours, with no receipt, incomplete tires , missing the blues playoff game, and still being a decent sport about it.
Visit 2: The two tires arrived correctly this time, but still no receipt from the last visit. I dropped off the car, explained that i would be back instead of waiting this time. When i return, the cashier is adamant that i owe them hundreds of dollars for the whole thing, even though i had already purchased the tires, and the service came with them. Sat and argued until they realized that im right. More time wasted, but at least my tires are good to go now, because i have to go back to Colorado the next morning right? Also wrong..
Visit 3: I had only driven my car back to my parents driveway (a block away) when i noticed that one of my tires is now COMPLETELY flat. I drove back to the Walmart, and asked for a manager immediately. Same manager as before, we walked outside so that i could show him the car and i asked him why my brand new tire is now flat. He told me, "acts of god happen all of the time" like i could have hit a nail or something on the way home - but it wasn't their fault. It was probably mine... okay? They promised to take the tire off and have a look, I promised to video tape them to make sure they didn't destroy my tire on purpose because the manager had already mentioned his obligation to keep his operating costs down by not giving away free stuff. I never asked for free things, i just wanted my tires done correctly and the ordeal to end. I also pointed out that i did not trust them because 3 of the new tires were even missing valve stems, they couldn't get me a receipt, correct prices, or even order the right tires. He assured me that his head mechanic would be on the job and would get to the bottom of it. An hour later they had reached the conclusion that my tired had popped itself, because of my rims - but they would still give me a mismatched tire for free so that i could drive home to CO. Fine, but i've already spent so much time here, that i have to leave a day late now. The time wasted cannot be replaced by a free mismatched tire, and the free service - but i took it anyway because i was in a hurry and tired of dealing with them.
The whole affair took 3 weeks. After this point i was going to forget about it and go on with my life; never taking my car near that place again. That was until recently (4 months later) when i found that they had ALSO PUT 2 OUT OF THE 4 TIRES ON BACKWARDS. COME ON!! I cant decide if this was an elaborate trolling, or the store is just completely incompetent. Customer service, actual service, and attitude at this location are an absolute ZERO. Don't waste your time or money here. read more