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Used tire purchased from and installed by Tires and More for Less in NE Minneapolis on 03May2016, pic09. After the mechanics saw my flat tire on 05May2016, they quickly offered to replace it with an identical used tire. I said OK, but realizing that both beads were damaged on the flat tire, and that one sidewall was damaged, and a tar-like goo was smeared around both tire beads, I advised that I also needed to have the other three wheels removed from my car so the tires could be deflated to allow me to inspect the beads for damage on all four tires before reinflation. They told me to go to the waiting room. I did briefly go up front, but quickly returned to the garage to find they'd already inflated the replacement used tire (mechanic shown in photo with replaced tire), so I was unable to inspect the bead for damage which might be caused by an untrained mechanic. They did not seem to care, and they repeatedly told me to trust them. I repeatedly told them I did not trust them. They repeatedly asked me what I wanted, and I repeatedly told them I needed to inspect all the beads prior to tire inflation. They did not show any interest in removing the other wheels from my car, but they did show interest in getting this wheel back onto my car and getting me out the door. I told them I needed to buy new tires and return these, but they only offered a partial refund, which I turned down. I left, with the factory spare tire still mounted and the inflated replacement tire in the trunk, went to a major-brand store and bought four new tires, and returned these four used tires the same day without getting a refund.
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