The other day, when I was at the tire store, there was an elderly man in there arguing with the store manager.  It seems that several years ago, he bought 4 new tires for his Mercedes and a warranty for the tires from the store.  And, he now had a defective tire on his car and wanted a free replacement.

Unfortunately, the defective tire was a different brand than the ones that he had purchased from the store.  But, the man claimed that these were the tires that he had purchased.  So if the tire was a different brand then is was the fault of the tire store.

Needless to say, the store manager was skeptical but offered to replace the tire for half price.  The man however demanded a FREE replacement.

Like the store manager, I too was skeptical.  Reputable tire stores will always sell you tires as a set of four and not a mixture.

I suspect that the fourth tire was replaced for some reason with a different brand after the sale.  Maybe it was the spare.  But, more to the point, if you can’t afford $100 for a replacement tire, then maybe you shouldn’t be driving a Mercedes.

10 cent millionaires are a dime a dozen in GR.