Jim,
The following is intended to be constructive although, unfortunately, this
kind of direct comment comes-off somewhat snotty.
Do you have an aversion to planning ahead? I konw this Question might sound
a bit harsh but Knocking ADDs over a half-day (or full-day, for that matter)
"out-time" seems like an excuse for not having done your part as well as you
might have.
I'm not a regular ADDS customer (geographically it doesn't work) but, ive
had good support from Barry in the past. These days when I order from Tire
Rack ( delivery to my house), I recognize the possibility, in advance, that
the tires may not be in their Indiana Warehouse and order early,
accordingly. Also, if ypu want heat Cycling it makes sense to plan for the
time it takes to get that accomplished.
Thinking ahead, next time, might make life easier for you.
Sorry to be a crusty old bastard but, "that's my job"
Don
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>From: Jim Burwell <jimb@broadvision.com>
>To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
>Subject: ADDS Wheel Warehouse
>Date: Thu, May 23, 2002, 5:08 PM
>
>One thing to note about ADDS Wheel Warehouse is that for all practical
>purposes, they're not open on Friday. The Tire Rack web site shows that
>they're open M-F 9-5, but Barry seems to reserve Fridays for car
>dealership work he does. This type of work is likely the largest source
>of revenue for the business, so you can understand why they do this.
>
>This probably isn't a problem for most, but for some reason the last two
>times I've drop shipped from Tire Rack to ADDS, the tires managed to not
>get there until Friday :-(. They're also open on Saturdays, but only
>for half a day, and seem to take off Saturdays once in a while (such as
>this weekend). So I wouldn't count on Saturday either.
>
>So basically, there's a four to four and 1/2 day at best window in which
>you can have your tires installed at ADDS. Since Tire Rack reserves a
>two day window from the time you order your tires to the time which your
>tires are shipped, even with their fastest two day shipping, it makes
>hitting ADDS' M-Th four day window more difficult than it might appear.
> So if you're in a hurry to get your tires on (I'm on a donut tire right
>now, so I'm in a hurry :-), ADDS may not be the way to go unless you can
>get your tires to arrive M-Th. Best bet is to order from TR on W-F I
>guess, so they get there (hopefully) M-Th.
>
>I'm going to try out Used Tire Warehouse in Santa Clara this time. A
>few people have said good things about this place on other lists. Any
>other opinions ?
>
>- Jim
>
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