Originally Posted By: cchase
Originally Posted By: CapriRacer
I can easily see people getting confused about the true cost of a purchase.
I can also see where people would object to the cost rising as the fees, labor charges, etc are added into the total. Seems to me that that is the OP's objection. But I can also see people objecting if that doesn't happen - until it is time to settle the bill. A "[censored] if you do, [censored] if you don't" sort of thing.
The funny thing is, Sears is very upfront about additional costs. See my previous (ignored by all involved) post with results from the Sears web page.
Of course it was ignored, this is a thread about ranting, not actual consideration of what the website said or how many other tire retailers market tires the same way.
I agree with you. Sears advertises their tires the same way many places do, but it somehow confused and/or angered the OP. Perhaps if he had checked more sites he would see that it's common for tire shops to advertise only a tire price without services to try to catch your eye with the tire price.
Just another example,
Check out the Firestone Auto Care website. They're basically the biggest chain in my area. On the website they advertise the tire-price only and say this:
http://www.firestonecompleteautocare.com/tires/
Quote:
Price: $106.99 ea.
taxes & fees not included
Goodyear auto service is the same way:
http://www.goodyearautoservice.com/home.jsp