I had an extra long weekend and spent part of today questing
new shoes for Howie. Mission accomplished! And very easily.
Before setting out I did some research online. I had three destinations chosen. Two of the three listed tire price then
charged for all add-ons such as installation.
They both had some rebates available that would have brought the price
down, though not down to where I wanted it.
The third had no deals on the tires in my price range but
their price included everything.
Mounting, balancing, new valve stems.
Everything. I’d been there before
when I needed a slow leak patched and had a good experience so I decided to
start there first even though they were a bit more expensive after the rebates
at the other places.
It’s a rainy Tuesday so there was no waiting when I walked
in. I told the salesman what I
wanted. Yes, I am capable of reading the
sidewall of the old tire to find out what size Howie wears. He was about to go into his whole speech but
I cut him off, asking only for the options below a certain price, a price lower
than either of the other two rebated prices.
I also only needed to say no thank you once to all the other services
they offer before he understood that I was truly not interested and no amount
of coercion would get me to spend more today.
I always appreciate that.
Guess what! They have
leeway in their prices that are adjusted on the spot. All the customer has to do is ask. Hey, can’t fault them for that. If you don’t at least ask you deserve to pay
the higher price, right? So in less than
an hour and no extra driving around, Howie has brand new, bright and shiny
shoes. He is happy. We are safer on the road since his old ones
were looking really, really shabby. And
it was accomplished at less than I expected to pay. In fact, I have enough left that I can now go
have a nice lunch. What more can you ask
for?
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