# It's not free anymore

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/its-not-free-anymore/83200>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 17, 2014, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/its-not-free-anymore/83200 "2014-01-17T23:13:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/its-not-free-anymore/83200/41 "2014-01-22T19:51:46Z")

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I buy most things online now and the convenience is great, I buy online at Walmart too, but be careful with them to make sure you are getting the same product as you are comparing to at another store. For example, I bought some Goodyear Viva ll tires at Walmart and they were terrible, wore down to 3-4 32 in 21000 miles. I later found out this particular tire is made only for Walmart and is from China.

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**Author:** ![meanjoe75fan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meanjoe75fan/32/552_2.png) [@meanjoe75fan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meanjoe75fan)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2014, 8:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/its-not-free-anymore/83200/42 "2014-01-24T08:34:58Z")

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I buy auto parts online for pickup ONLY because I get 20% off. It is an unmitigated PITA and leaves me skeptical that its even worth the aggrravation.

It’s a kinda stupid business model when I’m ordering online on my mobile AT THE STORE. Id love to tell the clerk what I want, and probably make the clerks life easier, but Rube Goldberg demands his vigorish…

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