Comments on: I Got Robbed at Canadian Tire

By: Jomo

Jomo — Fri, 13 May 2011 13:38:31 +0000

Here is how I see it :

There is NO corporate policy regarding tire pricing . All pricing for labour is set at the store level , and store specific .
55 series of tires are not low profile .
50.00 per tire is ridiculous .
Have you never before had a supplied tire installed at any location ( even excluding CTC ) ? If you did , you would know that 50.00 per wheel is insane pricing .
If you felt that the pricing was too high , why did you sign the contract ?
I agree you where ripped off .
I would suggest that a call to Customer relations will sort it out and you will get your refund , as that stores actions where criminal .

By: Brock

Brock — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:40:34 +0000

You sign the quote and leave your car and are surprised when they charge you the amount you agree to pay…COME ON MAN?!?! You will never get reimbursed with that argument. May I suggest you not get a tattoo anytime soon either. Much like a contract, they are final sale. LOL

By: Oxana

Oxana — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:21:55 +0000

That is why they call it Crappy Tire Inc.
I bought at Walmart. They installed and rotated all 4 tires,for free!With purchase from them. You just need to look around…

By: secretsmartcanuck

secretsmartcanuck — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 17:36:50 +0000

Hey Vlad, that’s tough luck. I feel bad for you because it is not right to be deceived by anybody. However, I think the most you should expect from Canadian Tire is an explanation of why this deception happened and possibly a coupon or what not. Like everyone is saying, car services frequently do not abide by the same rules as retail products. They’ve done the work so there’s no way to get money back from that. Lesson learned though, shop around next time before deciding on anything. Try Costco too, their service installation is fantastic!!

By: EEE

EEE — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 04:44:34 +0000

I had a horrible experience at my Cnd Tire service center. In the end I decided to let it go. It wasn’t worth my sanity.
The biggest loser was Cnd Tire. I used to shop there weekly, and since my bad experience a year ago I’ve only gone twice to get small things that were on super special.

By: Brock

Brock — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:50:43 +0000

If you sign an agreement, you are bound to it. It’s too little, too late to complain after.

By: John

John — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:27:21 +0000

My local Ford dealership charges $8.00 per tire installation if they are NOT purchased there and if they are NOT on the rims. No other purchases or fees are rquired. With tax this costs me about $40 bucks to get the tires changed over. I can’t see how someone can charge $50 per tire!?!

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:22:18 +0000

I’m sorry I find it very hard to sympathize since you signed the quote AGREEING the price was ok. If you felt it was too high, you should have called around to find a better price.

By: B.Mcphee

B.Mcphee — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 07:39:29 +0000

i would say this is bad luck.you signed it,so unfortunately that means to them that you understood the terms.i have heard of privately owned canadian tires doing whatever they want.that includes changing prices,rules,etc. its sad.i don’t think there is much you can do,but you can fight them tooth and nail and maybe get an in store credit or something

By: TJ

TJ — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 03:03:31 +0000

WOW !!! $ 200 just to install tires ..that’s insane !!!

My bro called Wal Mart for a quote ..for $ 330 they were going to give him 4 brand new winter tires + Balancing + Installation …..the 4 tires were around $ 280 ..so only $ 50 for installation & balancing ..even if he had bought his own tires the installation/balancing was pretty much the same ..nowhere close to $ 200 JUST for installation

By: RCSS Customer

RCSS Customer — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:02:18 +0000

as a female who doesn’t know a lot about cars, i make it a point to NEVER EVER EVER go to canadian tire alone when having to deal with their service department! sorry to hear about your problem - hope it works out

By: Theresa

Theresa — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:39:41 +0000

I thought it was a well known fact that if you live in Canada you NEVER get work done at Cdn. Tire. Have yet to meet a single person who has not been scammed by their service department.

By: jona

jona — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:58:54 +0000

If you thought the prices were out of wack, why not shop around before signing the quote? If I was in your situation and found that the price quoted to me seem high, I would have left and shopped around. But unfortunately, you got scammed/convinced into believe that it was a reasonable rate. Once you have signed the quote and they have started the work, your out of luck.

Not that I think its morally right to rip off customers, but you agreed to the price so pay it and chalk it up to a lesson learned. I doubt you will get anywhere with the corporation unless this store is a company store and not a franchisee.
Think of it this way, you have someone build you a swimming pool for X number of dollars and after its finished you find that another pool company that would have built you the same pool for $5000.00 less are you going to go to the guy who build your pool and say that you want $5000.00 back? No, you agreed to the price, they did the work and you paid them and you live with the agreement you signed.

Its called a signed contract….