First off, I accidentally wrote my initial review for the incorrect location, so that one has been deleted and is now being submitted for the correct location, which is this one...my apologies.
I initially went to Dunn Tire's website to see if I could get an inexpensive tire to replace a damaged one on my car. I didn't need anything expensive as I intend to sell my car in the near future and just wanted something to tide me over. I selected a tire that was discontinued with limited stock that their website touted could be purchased and installed for $59. I selected this tire and made my appointment online. Now to be clear: my interpretation of a "discontinued" item is one in which a retailer or business still has stock of a said item, but said item is no longer being manufactured and hence they will no longer have stock once it is sold out.
The next day I called this location to confirm my appointment and was told by the gentleman on the phone that they no longer carried this tire, but he was able to get me a similar tire that I could purchase and have installed for $75. Now again, I didn't push the issue, but: Dunn Tire's website said this discontinued tire was still in stock, allowed me to select it for order, but now I am being told less than 24 hours later it isn't available? The point is you shouldn't post things on your site as being available, irrespective of whether they are discontinued or not, if they truly aren't available. I am not a web designer and haven't the slightest clue how to create websites, but most retailers' sites are able deduct items from inventory once a customer purchases something from them online (usually with a "only insert number here left in stock" warning). Perhaps Dunn Tire should look in to this as to prevent this issue in the future.
The fun doesn't stop there. I was able to find a tire/installation that was less expensive that what Dunn quoted me at $75, so I called this location to cancel my appointment at around 8:30 am that day. The gentleman thanked me for informing him. Approximately two hours later, I get a call from this Dunn Tire location with a gentlemen telling me that he was unable to get the tire I ordered for $75, however the best he could do was a similar tire for $104. Actually enjoying the parody of the situation at this point, I politely informed the gentlemen I already called earlier in the day to cancel and I wouldn't be needing their services.
Being one who has worked in some realm of sales or customer service for almost 20 years, one facet that is always steadfast in any environment I have worked in has been, "Put yourself in the customer's shoes." Dunn Tire, I am going to ask you to put yourself in my shoes, just for a moment: I go to your website to order a product you say (despite being discontinued) is still available. I am informed the next day by someone at this location this product is not available, but I could spend an extra $16 to get something similar. I call to cancel my appointment, but this is not acknowledged as the very location I canceled with calls me back to tell me the tire they already upsold to me at a higher price due to my original request being unavailable is also unavailable, but I can get something similar for $25-$30 more than the product you initially offered as a substitute.
I see that you have someone responding to yelp reviews, which is great; However, if you choose to respond to my review, I challenge you to answer one question instead of providing the typical, "We are sorry for your experience"-type response. If you choose to respond, I would like to know one thing: If you were in my shoes, considering what I experienced, would you ever go back to Dunn Tire? read more