Kristopher A.
Deceptive and misleading installation
I doubt i will go to tire buyer ever again. I booed this thru a work discount thought hey I’ll be saving 10%. Well that’s wrong!!! Yes the tires were $5 less than a big chain but they get you at the installation shop. What i thought would be $48.98 ended up being an additional $169.29 because the installation fee only covers outing the tires on not all the configuration (balance and alignment. Very deceptive but that’s not the only problem I had. I placed the order online and made the reservation for my install on a Friday for a Wednesday I get a confirmation for my reservation. The next day via email. I’m set right? Nope!! I arrive at the schedule time for my installation. I actually arrive 20 min earlier hoping they can squeeze me in. Well that did not happen. The tech tells me we don’t have any record of you booking an appointment and we did not receive any tires of that brand and model. I call Tirebuyer and it’s all apologies we sent them out and they were signed for. The tech says they are not here so I leave and deal with tirebuyer for two days asking what went wrong and how are we going to fix it. They tell me they can have an answer in 25 hours. Great 24 hrs longer. So i get a call saying the thebtires have shipped and will arrive on Friday. So they book an appointment for Saturday at 3pm Again Inarrive 20 min early for an appoint at 3pm. I am told you will have to leave the car till tomorrow. I hat to have two tires replaced that sounds a bit off I said why so long. The new tech says well it takes 2-3 hours to do the alignment. Again what? It only takes the big box stores 30-60 min max for the alignment and 30 min to change the tires so i ask again why am i dropping this off. They said because they got busy with walk-in so my car more than likely won’t be done till in the morning. I said well I’m not a walk-in i actually have an appointment to get my tires done at 3pm not in the morning the next day. I am not leaving my car all afternoon and night for an appointment at 3pm. They said then we will have to reschedule if you can’t leave it. So now i have to reschedule and come back a 3rd time. I go back to the shop on Monday 10 min before my appointment. First i get the additional charge and then told the car won’t be ready for four hours because why? I ask. The tech says well if you had brought it in 30 min ago I had no wait but now there is a line. What the… Why would i bring my car in for an appointment at 11 at 1015 that makes no sense. 1st tirebuyer needs to better manage appointments. I should have been seen the first time. If the appointment was not going to happen someone should have called me. I work nights and had to het up after two hours of sleep the first time for nothing. 2nd. The installation shop (a tirebuyer premier installer (listed when I made the appointment) should have a better system to handle reservations vs walk-in. If someone that make an appointment (4 days prior) should have their appointment honored not pushed to the next morning with leaving your car behind or told your in the back of the line because people that did not have a reservation are in front of you so that bumps your spot back. Come one I’m paying over $700 for two tires. Give me a little customer service!!! Never again it’s Big-O-Tires from here on hour. It would have been $30 cheaper than having all these added prices at the last moment. I thought I was going to save $100 going online to buy tires and booking online but i ended up paying $30 more than what Big-o-tire was going to charge. Very misleading and deceptive fool me once shame on you fool me twice ain’t happening !!
Response from TirebuyerSep 15, 2023
Hi Kristopher, I do apologize for the inconvenience caused, There was a technical issue with the Installer , hence this issue occurred. Can I please request that you to send us the invoice at [email protected] referencing this review, and we will refund you the difference amount that was not credited. We value your business with us and request that you give us a chance to serve you better.



