I picked up a winter tire and wheel package this morning from our new Tire Rack local distribution center. I did not know before I went online a few days ago that they opened one in Minneapolis, just 11 miles from my house. I saved almost 2 bills in shipping charges which more than offset the $45 in sales tax I had to pay. Tire Rack was about $60 cheaper including rebates than Discount Tire for the same package.
I saw the inside of the warehouse and it was very clean and very well organized. The concrete floor was very smooth and shiny, and all their lift trucks had urethane wheels on them. I did not see any mounting and balancing equipment inside, and am almost sure that they did not have this equipment onsite. My wheel/tire package came from Indiana, so since I ordered it on Sunday morning, they pulled it, mounted and balanced it, and trucked it to Minneapolis ready for pickup. The email I received stated that it would be ready for pickup TUESDAY afternoon actually, so that is fast service.
I saw the inside of the warehouse and it was very clean and very well organized. The concrete floor was very smooth and shiny, and all their lift trucks had urethane wheels on them. I did not see any mounting and balancing equipment inside, and am almost sure that they did not have this equipment onsite. My wheel/tire package came from Indiana, so since I ordered it on Sunday morning, they pulled it, mounted and balanced it, and trucked it to Minneapolis ready for pickup. The email I received stated that it would be ready for pickup TUESDAY afternoon actually, so that is fast service.