Are auto tires, bought at a regular tire store, a better grade than those purchased, say at walmart?

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• correcto,here is 6

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  by Anonymous on April 22nd, 2007

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• IF. However I have yet to see that at our local discount chain store.

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  by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on April 21st, 2007

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• Everything?! Are you a WalMart basher? Oreos are Oreos, whether purchased at WalMart or a grocery store.

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  by Little Miss Dangerous on February 8th, 2007

• ewwww I hate oreos.
  as far as apperal car stuff furniture and everything big yes its cheap crap

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  by littl_foggy on February 8th, 2007

• the reason i asked this question, a friend in the tire business, told me a tire shop had the grade a or best tires and stores like walmart ordered tires with a different composition, so to sell the tires cheaper. anybody else heard this??

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  by Anonymous on February 9th, 2007

• I haven't heard that, but I wouldn't be at all suprised considering it's Walmart.

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  by tekkie2800 on February 9th, 2007

• I don't believe it. They may sell cheaper quality tires, sure, but under a different model or brand name too. Tire manufacturers wouldn't allow them to be sold under the exact same model# for their brand if they differed in composition. They have a quality control reputation. (i.e. you decide if you want to buy Great Value sandwich bags or Ziploc, but if you buy the Ziploc, you're getting real Ziploc brand).

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  by Little Miss Dangerous on February 10th, 2007

• littl_foggy, I'm not saying it's top quality stuff. You get what you pay for. If you're buying Pop Tarts, a loaf of Wonder bread, Granola Bars, or Pampers (whatever you prefer to Oreos) they are what they are and are no different than the same products sold elsewhere.

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  by Little Miss Dangerous on February 9th, 2007

• Yes, if a customer was to ask for a specific brand and model of tire, they would get the same tire at Walmart as they would get anywhere else. BUT, if a person was to go to Walmart and say something like "I'd like to buy new tires", they would almost certainly be sold cheaper, lower quality tires and drive away never knowing what had just been put on their car. I just have a feeling that Walmart prefers to sell cheap, crappy tires more than they want to sell nicer, pricier tires.

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  by tekkie2800 on February 10th, 2007

• thats bull. wal mart buys the names and the ability to put a brand name on a piece of crap. nothing you buy from wal mart is brand. it's like when you buy a mongoose bike from them your just buying a pile of crap with a mongoose sticker on it you have to go gto a bike shop to buy a bike built by mongoose!

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  by littl_foggy on February 10th, 2007

• Thanks, tekkie, for understanding my point. I don't know why you'd expect a 'discount' retailer to carry top-of-the-line specialty merchandise. WalMart, Target, Meijer and others don't carry the same merchandise/models as high-end specialty stores. They often sell different models built specifically for distribution at their stores. Is it lower quality for a lower price? Sure! All I'm saying is that if you match specific brand and model/style, you'll get the same product. For example, Pop Tarts are only made in Battle Creak Michigan and they're the same no matter where you buy them. Littl_foggy, if you want to buy a Mongoose performance bike, yes, I agree you should buy one assembled by the trained professional mechanics that also offer service. The Mongoose bikes sold by WalMart, Target and Toys 'R Us are different models mass manufactured, but are 'generally fine for recreational use, and the lower quality frames and components reflect that' (Mongoose's words, not mine).

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  by Little Miss Dangerous on February 11th, 2007

• the question was "Are auto tires, bought at a regular tire store, a better grade than those purchased, say at walmart? " and no you can't buy the same tire at walmart than you can at a tire store. it may have the same name on it but it's not the same tire!

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  by littl_foggy on February 13th, 2007

• Tires have brand names AND model names. I don't know whether you can buy the same brand/model tire combination at WalMart as say, Discount Tire or not. *I* don't presume to know what each store offers. All I'm saying is IF you find the same brand AND model at both places, they are the same. If they aren't the same brand AND model, they aren't the same--agreed! It's not enough to say 'they're both Goodyear', you need to know the model name within the brand for adequate quality comparison, just as you would anywhere else.

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  by Little Miss Dangerous on February 15th, 2007

• Exactly!

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  by tekkie2800 on February 15th, 2007