I have been shopping around for tires for a month or so now, and not having a pep boys around where I live, but always seeing their commercials on tv, I decided to stop in when I passed one today. I found some tires I liked which were $80 a piece, figured in my head $80x3=$240. So I asked the guy working the counter how much total mounted, balanced, old tire disposal, tax, basically out the door price, he quoted me $460. To get the "free" 4th tire, you need to purchase their road hazard waranty first, then purchase the "free" 4th tire, which is a mail in rebate and said I would get a check in the mail for $80 in a couple months. $460-$80=$380 total. I knew the price would go up once tax and mounting and old tire disposal where added in, but seriously, $140!!! Having been shopping around for a month, $380 is on par with 4 name brand tires out the door (mounted, balanced, ect.), let alone 3 1"free" off-brand pep boy tires. Needless to say, I passed on the tires.
As for service, I have no complaints there. The guy who waited on me was as nice and polite as could be. I just hope to inform someone else out there to shop around some, the 4th tire free seems somewhat of a ripoff to me, seeing that the only reason I stopped in there was because of all their commercials for 4th tire free I saw on tv.
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