Mondays at the tire shop

wmtire said:
My stomach churned this morning when I was driving up to the shop as I saw a familiar looking Dodge Caravan sitting in my parking lot. I think I mumbled every curse word I knew as I pulled in....and was remotely cussing out her whole family for letting her get the keys again or at least not disabling the van where it couldn't start.

However, I got all bent out of whack for nothing. It wasn't the same Caravan after all. Just a lady needing some air. I hope I didn't scare this lady too bad with the way I was looking at her as I approached........using tires for shields and ducking down behind them.
Click to expand...
So, all that ducking, cover, tuck & rolling to the door was all for naught??:mmph:
 
Just had a guy in here asking for a quote on changing the tires on his 70's model dually truck. I think his mind is also still in the 70's. LOL

He had the old style truck with the 16" split rims and inner tubes. He had bought new tires online and now was finding out how expensive the proposition is to change these, even if can find someone who would.

I told him I don't do tires like that and his best bet would be to go to a place that serviced 18 wheeler commercial stuff. I recommended a place and he said they had already given him a price of $400 with new tubes as they would not attempt to reuse his old tubes.

Now for the funny. I told him that sounded like a good deal to me. He looked at me and said he wouldn't pay a penny over $50 to get all six mounted. I asked if that was per tire or total. He said total. I laughed, he didn't. Are you laughing?
 
wmtire said:
Now for the funny. I told him that sounded like a good deal to me. He looked at me and said he wouldn't pay a penny over $50 to get all six mounted. I asked if that was per tire or total. He said total. I laughed, he didn't. Are you laughing?
Click to expand...
Did you tell him that today (or any other day) is his lucky day given that he could keep his money because he wasn't getting them mounted for the $50?
 
Well I think this was a first. Guy comes in here wanting a specific brand/model tire. He wanted these cause they currently have a manufacturers rebate of $100 that expires in May.

If ya know how these rebates work, it is always for a set of tires and usually they will send you a prepaid gift card with the money loaded on it.....after you send in the rebate form (mail in or electronically) with your info and tire DOT codes.

What this guy wanted was for me to print him out a sales receipt showing he purchased four tires so he could get the rebate.......but he would only be able to afford to actually purchase ONE tire a month for the next few months.

I told him I could not do that as it would make me have to pay sales tax and recycling fees on all four tires now, even though he is only giving me money for one. I also stated the DOT codes may not match in three more months. He tried to argue me up but I wasn't having it.

He was never going to buy 3 more tires, as he was just trying to get the $100 back with only buying one tire. Almost like getting a new tire for free. LOL

It was a new scam for me. Giving him a E for effort though.....and an F for foot (which is what I wanted to put you know where for wasting my time)
 
Last edited:
wmtire said:
Well I think this was a first. Guy comes in here wanting a specific brand/model tire. He wanted these cause they currently have a manufacturers rebate of $100 that expires in May.

If ya know how these rebates work, it is always for a set of tires and usually they will send you a prepaid gift card with the money loaded on it.....after you send in the rebate form (mail in or electronically) with your info and tire DOT codes.

What this guy wanted was for me to print him out a sales receipt showing he purchased four tires so he could get the rebate.......but he would only be able to afford to actually purchase ONE tire a month for the next few months.

I told him I could not do that as it would make me have to pay sales tax and recycling fees on all four tires now, even though he is only giving me money for one. I also stated the DOT codes may not match in three more months. He tried to argue me up but I wasn't having it.

He was never going to buy 3 more tires, as he was just trying to get the $100 back with only buying one tire. Almost like getting a new tire for free. LOL

It was a new scam for me. Giving him a E for effort though.....and an F for foot (which is what I wanted to put you know where for wasting my time)
Click to expand...
I would have told him to pay for all 4 on his credit card now, and you'll install one per month for the next 4 months, and he can pay back his credit card company for one each month as they are installed.
 
esdill said:
I would have told him to pay for all 4 on his credit card now, and you'll install one per month for the next 4 months, and he can pay back his credit card company for one each month as they are installed.
Click to expand...
I'd bet he has no credit card and if he does it's maxed out!
 
wmtire said:
Well I think this was a first. Guy comes in here wanting a specific brand/model tire. He wanted these cause they currently have a manufacturers rebate of $100 that expires in May.

If ya know how these rebates work, it is always for a set of tires and usually they will send you a prepaid gift card with the money loaded on it.....after you send in the rebate form (mail in or electronically) with your info and tire DOT codes.

What this guy wanted was for me to print him out a sales receipt showing he purchased four tires so he could get the rebate.......but he would only be able to afford to actually purchase ONE tire a month for the next few months.

I told him I could not do that as it would make me have to pay sales tax and recycling fees on all four tires now, even though he is only giving me money for one. I also stated the DOT codes may not match in three more months. He tried to argue me up but I wasn't having it.

He was never going to buy 3 more tires, as he was just trying to get the $100 back with only buying one tire. Almost like getting a new tire for free. LOL

It was a new scam for me. For such types of folks online business like this website are best way to deal. Giving him a E for effort though.....and an F for foot (which is what I wanted to put you know where for wasting my time)
Click to expand...
It’s wild how far some folks will go for a $100 gift card. You handled it better than most would’ve. I get trying to stretch a buck, but scamming a rebate program and wasting your time in the process? That’s just bad form.
 
If they would only put the same amount of time, energy and ingenuity to a real job; they would be beyond successful.
 
When I got to the shop this AM. I glanced at caller ID on the phone to see if there were any missed calls over the weekend as per routine. I noticed an abnormality I had never seen with the display showing 50+.

When I started looking at the missed call directory, almost all were from the same number. I quit counting this number at 73 missed calls (they were more). They were from Saturday, Saturday night, Sunday, Sunday night, and 6 before I opened this morning.

That number showed up calling me as I was looking at all these on caller ID.

When I answered some guy was hollering at me "It's about 'dang' (not actual word) time you answered".

I asked how could I help him. He then starts telling me the balance beads I put in his tires last week made it worse. I knew he had the wrong place since I don't sell.... nor have installed any balance beads for anyone in a real long time. I told him he must have called the wrong place as I haven't put any balance beads in anything.

He starts calling me a liar and I am just about to hang up on him and decide to ask him where I am located. When he gives the wrong location, I tell him he is wrong and that's not where I am and maybe he needs to call that place instead of burning up my phone all weekend, as I saw from my caller ID.

Now the funny. He tells me this is the first time he called me, then hangs up before I could get my whole laugh out.

Mondays!

P.S. Maybe I should post his number and everybody here starts calling him asking about balance beads...and at all hours. LOL
 
I sometimes wonder if my shop is situated between a bar and a mental hospital whereas their patrons stop in here after leaving one or the other.

Guy drove up in a full size Chevrolet 3/4 ton van. He wanted his front two tires balanced. I told him to pull in the bay and he could just stay in his van. He now gets all bent of whack and says he can't sit in his van or he'll go crazy. I'm thinking "go", you already "are" crazy.

I tell him he can get back out once he pulls in the bay if he wants.

Mondays!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

paverdave
Can't shop at Costco...
wmtire
wmtire
BE
2007 Georgetown Motorhome 350DSSE - holding tanks
Larry-NC
Larry-NC

New posts

Try RV LIFE Pro Free for 7 Days

  • New Ad-Free experience on this RV LIFE Community.
  • Plan the best RV Safe travel with RV LIFE Trip Wizard.
  • Navigate with our RV Safe GPS mobile app.
  • and much more...
Try RV LIFE Pro Today
Back
Top Bottom