Topic: any folks buy from tirerack.com?

[EV Dan]

I guess it's the way to go. I ordered a set of alloys + winters for my dad and shipping alone is about $250, then there is duty, brokerage and so on, so Id better be happy with what they'll get me. Ordered from TR.

That seems like alot.  I've ordered from them before shipped to my house and shipping was never that much.

Thats what I mean. I suppose they go by weight and 10 spokes with tires are never too light. I tried a few brick-n-mortar stores before and couldn't find everything at one place, let alone look of the rims offered.

[rrocket]

I guess it's the way to go. I ordered a set of alloys + winters for my dad and shipping alone is about $250, then there is duty, brokerage and so on, so Id better be happy with what they'll get me. Ordered from TR.

That seems like alot.  I've ordered from them before shipped to my house and shipping was never that much.

Thats what I mean. I suppose they go by weight and 10 spokes with tires are never too light. I tried a few brick-n-mortar stores before and couldn't find everything at one place, let alone look of the rims offered.

Well next time you need something, hit me up.  You can send em to my US mailbox, I'll pick them up and then send them along your way...generally $80 for a set of tires/rims via FedEx ground from Windsor to TO

[EV Dan]

I guess it's the way to go. I ordered a set of alloys + winters for my dad and shipping alone is about $250, then there is duty, brokerage and so on, so Id better be happy with what they'll get me. Ordered from TR.

That seems like alot.  I've ordered from them before shipped to my house and shipping was never that much.

Thats what I mean. I suppose they go by weight and 10 spokes with tires are never too light. I tried a few brick-n-mortar stores before and couldn't find everything at one place, let alone look of the rims offered.

Well next time you need something, hit me up.  You can send em to my US mailbox, I'll pick them up and then send them along your way...generally $80 for a set of tires/rims via FedEx ground from Windsor to TO

Thanks. Next time I'll keep you in mind.

[aquadorhj]

bought my winters and black steelies from TR.

shipping came to 220, duty and handling about 50.    still 200~400 cheaper than local brick and mortar places offering similarly performing winters..

[sailor723]

This story is on the local CBC site this morning.....Accepting UPS and Fedex  shipments for Canadians has become quite a lucrative sideline for several stores in Calais Maine. I've used the tru-value several times for Tire rack shipments.



Big business in parcels for U.S. border city
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 | 11:22 PM AT Comments2Recommend3CBC News
Jan Ellis gestures toward the packages stored at True Value Hardware in Calais, Maine. (CBC)Businesses that handle parcels in the border city of Calais, Maine, say Canadians ordering items over the internet have made them busier than ever.

Ronnie Hanbury, who works at True Value Hardware, said the store is one of three in Calais that receive packages and hold them for a fee until the people who ordered them — usually Canadians — come to pick them up.

"It's a welcome part of our business," he said. "The good part about it is when [the store] slows down, this doesn't."

Hanbury estimated that about 90 per cent of what is delivered to True Value Hardware is bound for Canada. The store handles more than 200 orders a day from customers from all three Maritime provinces.

"Storage is a big problem for us, this time of year especially," he said. "That's why we had to move into the tent. I mean, it's real full."

Among the packages stored at the depot is an insect deflector for cars and a 1,040-kilogram children's playhouse bound for Moncton, N.B.

Jan Ellis, who handles the orders at True Value Hardware, said the service allows Canadian shoppers to get items that aren't available in Canada. She said even with the gas money it takes to drive to Maine, customers are saving money on products that are cheaper south of the border. Fees charged by the store are based on weight.

"Some people are saving 50 percent or more," she said. "I have people that say, 'I would love to shop on my own side of the border, but they can't compete.' And it's all about the dollar."

Ellis said it's "absolutely crazy" how many packages the store is handling this year and said it's likely because of the near-equal values of the Canadian and U.S. dollars.

"I get calls almost every day that somebody has told a friend, a relative, a neighbour — whatever — that this is available."

[y2chuck]

Friend's of ours bought rims/tires from Bailey's in Buffalo last week.  They offer 10% discount for Canadian customers so I'll probably go that route.  Can get a set of snows for both cars a bit cheaper than TR because of the shipping and still less than 1 set for the CX-9.