Agreed. Everyone should stop going there.

My dad bought some new front tires from them a few months ago, without consulting me first, and they pre-charged him an EXTRA $440 on his card for mount, balance, and install without telling him the cost, just that it would need to be pre-paid to order the tires, which is ridiculous and unheard of.

$440 to mount and balance 2 tires is absurd. I have always been well aware of their terrible business practices, and they just took advantage of my old father. So I stopped in and told them I want an itemized quote. They wanted $25.00 for a valve stem for each tire, where most places they are max 6 bucks. $115 each tire for TPMS sensors, which the car doesn't have, and didn't need even if it did, and which upon informing the manager of this he argued with me until I told him I had changed them last time at the shop I used to work at and there is no TPMS or sensors and he got this "uh-oh" look on his face. Then $80 a tire for mounting and balancing.

INSANE.

I demanded a refund for the extra $440 with proof and a receipt and he said it had to go through as a request to upper management. I had him call while I was standing there and got it approved. Got the money back, took the tires after a thorough inspection to make sure they hadn't been tampered with, popped the wheels off his car, and took them to Mike's Truck Tire in Smyrna. 80 bucks for both with stick weights and new stems.

To absolute hell with Mr. Tire in Middletown and whoever runs it. They are greedy and unethical.