[Shop-talk] Buying tires online (or is it Tyres?)

[Wayne]

On 12/20/2011 10:55 AM, Todd Walke wrote:
> As for the problem of shops not liking you bringing in tires bought
> online to mount, Tire Rack has a Recommended Installer Program.
> It works like this. You select on the website which of their installers
> you prefer to use. The tires are then shipped directly to that shop so
> you don't have to lug them around. You then call the shop, tell them you

I've looked at their recommended installers directory, and called some 
of them and the prices they quote are sky high.  Like $20 - $40 per 
tire, which completely kills the pricing.

OTOH, when I've just walked into some of the same places they're only 
$10 - $15 /per

-Wayne