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Madison has lost another longtime business, Holmes Tire closes after nearly 90 years in business
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Never went there, but I do remember the rodeos and enjoyed the witty signs through the years. Sounds like they’ve earned this retirement
This is what happens when a consumer is not willing to pay a few bucks more to support a local small business. Everybody thinks they get such a great deal buying goods from Costco, Sams, Tires Plus, Discount Tire… When you have an issue, is the salesperson who got you the guaranteed lowest price still going to be there? Probably not. Is corporate America going to give a rat sass about your concerns with your purchase? Of course not, they got your money already.
I sell tires. I go through the “Will you match their price” stuff every day. I like to explain that when they spend money at my facility, that money gets redistributed back to the local economy, where when you spend at a bog box store the community sees none of it. And if my clients have a problem, I will be there for them, because I am not going anywhere.
I also love when I lose out on a tire sale, and get to make it up on repairs to wheels, brakes, and other components because the unskilled or educated “technician” at the big box store left the lugnuts loose, or mounted a directional tire on the wrong way, or any other scenario I see after someone got “a great deal on tires.”
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