# Best day to buy tires at Costco **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [December 25, 2015, 9:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-day-to-buy-tires-at-costco/92048 "2015-12-25T09:03:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2015, 9:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-day-to-buy-tires-at-costco/92048/1 "2015-12-25T09:03:54Z")
Who knew. The parking lot is full, the store crowded. I think what better way to spend the next hour or so that to get a price on tires from Costco. I go into the tire center and all the techs are in the lounge. I order a set of tires while my wife is have a screw replaced in her glasses and before we can get through the check out with 7 items, the car is done. So, December 24 is the best time to buy tires at Costco. No wait, no line. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2015, 9:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-day-to-buy-tires-at-costco/92048/2 "2015-12-25T09:32:48Z")
Makes sense. Everyone else has Christmas on their mind. **Except** if that means you have to drive in bad winter weather on worn tires to wait for Dec 24th… we often have winter storms where I am starting about Thanksgiving. Last year we had a doozy on Thanksgiving day. I lost power for three days. ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-day-to-buy-tires-at-costco/92048/3 "2015-12-25T18:27:51Z")
NEVER go to Costco for tires just after the first snow fall… ---
**Author:** ![BillRussell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billrussell/32/3179_2.png) [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-day-to-buy-tires-at-costco/92048/4 "2015-12-25T18:32:13Z")
unless the Costco is in a mall, and I’ve seen malls in a huge gridlock just before Xmas. Once I was stuck for hours in a mall. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-day-to-buy-tires-at-costco/92048/5 "2015-12-25T19:02:55Z")
**^** Although I normally buy my gas at Costco, the lines at the pumps yesterday were so long that I opted to go elsewhere to fill up. The good news is that I saved some time on a busy day. The bad news is that the local Shell station charged 24 cents per gallon more than what Costco was charging for regular gas! ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-day-to-buy-tires-at-costco/92048/6 "2015-12-25T20:10:02Z")
Almost NO one buys tires as a Christmas present so makes sense the line is short. Well, no one but keith! Merry Christmas, enjoy the new tires! ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-day-to-buy-tires-at-costco/92048/7 "2015-12-25T21:20:24Z")
I was at Kroger yesterday to buy eggnog. They were out along with dinner rolls, eggs and low prices. I hate lines so I paid about double for eggnog at Dollar General. I drove there in my car which was full of $1.69 gas from the day before. Merry Christmas! ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-day-to-buy-tires-at-costco/92048/8 "2015-12-25T23:19:10Z")
Merry Christmas! speaking of car maintenance and Christmas . . . My Christmas present for some relatives is that I will do select repairs/maintenance “on the house” That means I pay for the parts, also. Because I never charge relatives for labor, anyways. That is a useful and thoughtful present. Better than some random gift card, IMO I never get my gas at Costco, because the lines are ALWAYS too long. At least on the days I go shopping there, which is usually on the weekend. Sure, saving money is a good thing. But how long do you want to wait in line, to save a buck or two. Some people get gas at Costco on the way to work, or on the way home. Unfortunately, it would be a major detour, so I can’t really justify that, either. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-day-to-buy-tires-at-costco/92048/9 "2015-12-25T23:32:51Z")
**“I never get my gas at Costco, because the lines are ALWAYS too long”** Because I am retired, I have the luxury of going there in the middle of the day on weekdays, and the lines are either very short or non-existent. If I was limited to weekends, I would avoid them too. **“how long do you want to wait in line, to save a buck or two.”** It can be more than a buck or two, at least in my neck of the woods. By opting to go to the local Shell station yesterday, I wound up paying almost $4.00 more for my tank of gas than I would have paid at Costco. However, I decided that my time yesterday was worth $4.00, so I paid the higher price at Shell. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 12:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-day-to-buy-tires-at-costco/92048/10 "2015-12-26T00:10:31Z")
Everyone used to start going home at about 2 on Christmas Eve. Someone just had to cover the phones till 4:30 which usually was me. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-day-to-buy-tires-at-costco/92048/11 "2015-12-26T00:19:08Z")
We put in a full day of work at the shop yesterday