I know I'd get the, he's trying to sell his stuff over walmart quotes lol...I simply asked the guy what brand trailer tire he recommended. There is only a few brands most use that put a lot of miles on trailer, or if he would recommend put LT tires on. I was wondering what he recommended as he travels hundreds of miles weekly for racing. His store's are in a different state than where I live, so he knew I wasn't buying from him. He said brand x and 8ply was overall best value. I mentioned I had saw something like that on Walmart and I'd prolly get them there for the warranty issue, didn't even mention cost. And that's when he mentioned be careful brand x builds some tires of lesser quality for walmart/amazon to help their prices. As for proof, all I got is that he's been at the tire plant/facility of brand x to get his own spec vehicle tires made for his 'retail zone'. And no real reason to lie, he had nothing to gain.
Didn't know if anybody that worked at a tire manufacturer was a member here and could confirm.
PS some more possible proof could be a few threads down. I think someone went thru like 5 tires from walmart, 3 went bad, and then got 2 from dealer with no issues.
PSS remember I'm talking about trailer tires not vehicle tires. They don't have mileage warranty's, usually around 1yr warranty. They are just built cheaper from the beginning than a vehicle tire. Trailer tires usually rot/crack from not getting used, or blow apart in use. You'll very rarely run them down to wear/replace marks. I just wanted something that wasn't in the blow apart group.