I had 4 almost brand new tires that needed to be put on my Ford Escort, plus the car needed an inspection. I made the mistake of taking my vehicle to Shilbys only because they were the only people that said they could get me in right away. I dropped my vehicle off at 8:30am and they said it would be done by 11 at the latest. I call back at 11 and they tell me it won't be done until 11:30, but for sure by noon. At noon, I arrive at Schilby's only for them to tell me that the tires are done, but they haven't done the inspection yet and it will take another hour. Since when does an inspection take an hour?
Two days later, my fiance, who is a former mechanic and has a degree for automotive, is driving my car and the wheel pops partially off the rim. We take the tire to the closest shop and they say that because the tire popped off the rim, the valve stem is ruined. Thus, the tire is ruined. I called Schilbys to report that someone there isn't doing their job correctly and I believe they need to do something to compensate me for the tire. The manager says that the only way that the tire came off the rim was if the tire was flat. He said since the valve stem was broken that only could have happened if my fiance was driving for a long period of time on a flat. I informed him that the tire wasn't flat when we took it off the car. It simply popped off the rim because someone couldn't do their job. Even the mechanic at the shop we took it to said so. My fiance has a degree in automotive and he knows what he's doing. He would know when his tire was flat and he would know better than to keep driving it. The manager proceeded to scream at me over the phone and say that it was my problem and they didn't do anything wrong. He also blamed my fiance for ruining the tire and said there was nothing he could do.
I will NEVER take any vehicle of mine to Shilby's again and I will NEVER recommend them to anyone. I have a lot of experience in retail and customer service, and employees in the office at Schilbys treat their customers in ways that was trained never to treat people. From now on, I will take my vehicles to places where the employees actually care about the customers and will at least attempt to do something in order to fix a mistake.
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