NEVER call for a tire- RIP OFF

onrecess wrote:

Lantley wrote:

onrecess wrote:
It will always be cheaper to NOT use good sam? Funny, their website claims otherwise. So I'm sure good sam is going to start advertising that they charge you hundreds more than doing it yourself and you only pay because of charity. You think people pay hundreds for a service ADVERTISED as saving them money and then overcharge you hundreds and the customers will be fine with that? BS
There is a reason the website lies.
And the guy supposedly told GS 750? Um, then why tell me he is the 750 guy? The chances of selling me anything in the future is astronomically low. I'm not a local. Why not just say 500 and do it? There is no reason to tell me you are the guy gs called BEFORE I even ask for a price. He immediately said I knew they tried to overcharge you when they called back and said nevermind. Why? He doesn't want anymore referals from gs?? That makes zero sense.

He would rather deal with you the consumer and get paid promptly vs. dealing with goodsam for more money but not getting paid for 60 days.
"A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush." THat saying has been around a long time for a reason.

Maybe we read their website, you know, the one where they lied their azz off. I guess if you just say something completely different in the contract it isn't false advertising? Funny story, our school board stopped giving step raises. When it turned out their ads running in NY said yearly step raises they had to reinstate them for the year until they dropped the ads. Turns out the contract does not exempt you from false advertising, funny, huh?
I was already trying to buy one from him. All he had to say was the price. He brought up good sam (actually, some other company good sam uses)and said they were trying to overcharge. When he asked if I already called HE said they had called. Why? It makes no sense. He already had a cash customer on the phone. Why insist they had called him? He gains nothing and possibly loses any more business from them (or any service, they all seem to use one company to actually do service calling.)
Why do you want to defend a company you pay money to and they lie on their website to get you as a customer? Honestly, if you are not an employee or stockholder why defend liars and cheats? Just to argue? To prove you read the contract and found a loophole? I just don't get it.

I'm not trying to defend GSRA but I know how business works. I'm not naive enough to believe GSRA is going to get involved with getting a tire and bring it out free of charge despite what the literature might say. They are in it for the profit. THey need to cover their time spent on the matter
The harder it becomes to get that tire the more it is worth.
Sunday's holiday the price goes up.
The more hoops one jumps thru the more it cost.
GSRA maybe a good source for work but I imagine they pay slow. As A independent contractor I trust they apply a PIA (Pain in A..)to their rates when dealing with GSRA. So when 60 days has passed and they still have not been paid, they are still covered because they charged GSRA a higher rate. GSRA passes along the rate because ultimately it's not their money. Cut GSRA out of the picture and you can cut the rate.
Do you really believe all the literature especially when it appears to contradict the contract?
Truthfully none of us truly know what happened, or what conversations took place between GSRA and the tire supplier. However I would not be so quick to throw GSRA under the bus in this case. I doubt the dealer charges GSRA the same rate they charge the consumer. Maybe GSRA get a better rate? But I can see GSRA be charge a higher rate as well. WE are all speculating.
Getting $750.00 for a tire job is not such a great deal/windfall if the money come 60 days later.