Shopping new tires - is my shop confused or am I?

You can get Kenda Klevar AT2 in that size for under $200. 3 peak snow rated, fairly aggressive pattern, but still have low road noise and a 50k mile warranty. The only downside I've seen is that the tread is big enough that it likes to pick up 57 stones from my driveway and stick in the tread until I get 1-2 houses down the road and then flying into the wheel well.