I bet it's a combo of using an Internet meme to try and look cool, and auto spell-check
I bet it's a combo of using an Internet meme to try and look cool, and auto spell-check
I spelled it porpoise on purpose, I assure you.
I was talking about your use of the apostrophe, I know that is how to spell porpoise. I am not an idiot cmon. Joking. You guys are fun sometimes.
They are being really thorough for your safety.
The only thing they are thorough at is rumaging thru your crap in your car.
I worked at a walmart TLE during college. The one in Okmulgee to be exact.
Lot of the guys that work in those things are complete idiots and wouldnt trust them with a rubber mallet in a sandbox. I had previous experience with tires so I never had to be taught. I can do anything from bicycles to combines/tractors to split rims (I got the skill if i have the tools).
For the volume of customers they are generally under staffed for the fact the managers know nothing about that line of work and dont realize how much man power it actually takes to conform with walmarts labor policy. Things like must take break every two hours, mandatory lunch if working more than 6 hours, and the fact that they RARELY allow overtime. All of that interferes with getting work done.
Also its first come first served gotta go in order. So if there are 5 oil changes in front of a tire ticket technically the oil changes must be done first even if can only do two at a time. We generally bent these rules and treated tires and oil changes as two separate lines when we had enough people (so not often).
So aside from the fact it is generally a bunch of idiots working there their policies slow things WAAAAAY down, but thats the walmart way. But if i had time to kill I would not hesitate to take my truck through the one in okmulgee depending on who was working for the facts that i know them and know how they go about doing the work and know i can trust them. One day i hope to have a tire machine and balancer instead of a tire hammer and irons so i can keep more peoples paws off my vehicles.
Lot of the guys that work in those things are complete idiots and wouldnt trust them with a rubber mallet in a sandbox. I had previous experience with tires so I never had to be taught. I can do anything from bicycles to combines/tractors to split rims (I got the skill if i have the tools).
For the volume of customers they are generally under staffed for the fact the managers know nothing about that line of work and dont realize how much man power it actually takes to conform with walmarts labor policy. Things like must take break every two hours, mandatory lunch if working more than 6 hours, and the fact that they RARELY allow overtime. All of that interferes with getting work done.
Also its first come first served gotta go in order. So if there are 5 oil changes in front of a tire ticket technically the oil changes must be done first even if can only do two at a time. We generally bent these rules and treated tires and oil changes as two separate lines when we had enough people (so not often).
So aside from the fact it is generally a bunch of idiots working there their policies slow things WAAAAAY down, but thats the walmart way. But if i had time to kill I would not hesitate to take my truck through the one in okmulgee depending on who was working for the facts that i know them and know how they go about doing the work and know i can trust them. One day i hope to have a tire machine and balancer instead of a tire hammer and irons so i can keep more peoples paws off my vehicles.
Tell me about their stupid policies, the hole was 2" from the edge of the trie and the sob told me if it was any closer it would be unrepairable.
WALMART wont patch one if it is to close to the side wall. 2" is not to close. I prefer to have the patch halfway centered over the puncher We had 1" and 2" patches. If it is in the transition area from road surface to sidewall it will eventually work loose from the amount of flex there. Seen it happen. when they are close like that they need be plugged really. Not my favorite method but it works. Also according to walmart policies they will not use a plug. they will use the plug patch combo though (those are pretty slick).
Other thing they wont do are touch an oil change with a damaged pan or plug or one with no oil on the dipstick or one making engine noise.
They wont balance a tire after (I think maybe a bit more) 5 oz of weight. Truck tires on 3/4 and 1 ton trucks (esp dual rear wheel) sometime need that much and more.
They wont change tire size on the vehicle, it's either OEM size or the current size thats on it.
They make you sign a waiver if you want just the front two tires replaced.
If a lug nut is missing or lug stud is broke wont do the work. They carry lug nuts and if one is able to be installed they will continue with it
Think i hit the high points on the jacked up rules. All of these are in place to cover their but so it does not become RebelRacer79's Big Azz Tyre Shoppe lol
On the bright side if you take the car in for tire work it takes two people to sign off on the computer one does the work one does a quality control check to make sure the lugs are tight to OEM specs with a torque wrench
Other thing they wont do are touch an oil change with a damaged pan or plug or one with no oil on the dipstick or one making engine noise.
They wont balance a tire after (I think maybe a bit more) 5 oz of weight. Truck tires on 3/4 and 1 ton trucks (esp dual rear wheel) sometime need that much and more.
They wont change tire size on the vehicle, it's either OEM size or the current size thats on it.
They make you sign a waiver if you want just the front two tires replaced.
If a lug nut is missing or lug stud is broke wont do the work. They carry lug nuts and if one is able to be installed they will continue with it
Think i hit the high points on the jacked up rules. All of these are in place to cover their but so it does not become RebelRacer79's Big Azz Tyre Shoppe lol
On the bright side if you take the car in for tire work it takes two people to sign off on the computer one does the work one does a quality control check to make sure the lugs are tight to OEM specs with a torque wrench
