Canadian Tire

I attampted to purchase a stack-on safe at the Canadian Tire in Windamere in Edmonton. The safe is in the exit area of the store and was on sale for $499. I needed to talk with three different people before I could actually try and pay for the safe. I was told to go to the loading doors around the back to have it loaded into my vehicle. I waited for over 30 minutes. When staff finally came to the door they told me that they didn't have any safes left. I asked if they could call another store and was told that they are all independently owned so I wouldn't get the same price. They offered the floor model to me but they didn't have the combination to the door so they 'could try phoning me next week if they can find the combo'. (I'm not kidding - they thought I would take it home without any way to get into it) I then had to back around to the front of the store to get my refund. That's when I noticed a sign saying that Canadian Tire will meet any competitors price. Apparently they can't even their your own bloody price across town! After this 45 minute shopping 'experience' I will be sure to avoid Canadian Tire at all costs in the future.

Does nobody except the original poster see that if Canadian Tire is scamming 30cents off of each return, every day, throughout the entire country, they are clearly STEALING money from consumers and keeping it for themselves? Lee is right, despite calling this 'money', it is a coupon for a discount off a future purchase. It's not legal tender, protected by the mint, and cannot be charged for.
What makes matters worse, is that Canadian Tire has no process in place for refusing the money. This is a mandatory program to enrol in with no option to opt out. A definite scam that needs to be dealt with. Don't be fooled by the low consequences of 30cents. I argue it is far more common that Canadian Tire is stealing from consumers, than it is that people are buying and returning thousand dollar items purely for the purpose of Canadian Tire money.

Watch out to where you go to change your seasonal tires! I went to the Canadian Tire in Brampton's Trinity Common last March and again in November 2008. It was suppose to cost me $26 and it ended costing me $145. They told me the wheel stud was spinning and had to be replaced. They also said that whom ever had changed my tires last, had over torqued the wheel nut. When I said they did it, they quickly changed their story. I've spoken to Service and Store Managers and they do not want to take responsibility for what happened. I will never take my car to CRAPPY TIRE again!

UPDATE: After emailing Canadian Tire, the message made it's way down the store owner in Windamere. He more than compensated by tracking down a safe somewhere else in town and delivering personally to my house. It turned out to be about the best customer service I've ever received! Thanks Jim! (I had to post this update in comments as complaintsboard won't accept my password, won't email a new one and there doesn't seem to be anyway to contact them.)

hahaha they straight up lied to you, i worked at ct for over 8 months and i know for a fact that if their out of stock even though they are independantly owned they can get stock from another store and sell it to you for the same price, they just have to show proof (sale tag or shelf tag) of what their instore price was. Im so glad i quit working there, they dont even know their own rules :P

I went into Canadian Tire today, in Gananoque Ontario. There is an employee there i feel is harassing me, this is happening due to something that happened off work campus, and i don't feel it should be brought to work. I don't even want to go into Canadian Tire anymore, due to the way i am treated by this girl, and other employee's when she is around. I was wondering if there is anything that can be done?

I went into crapass tire in Wainwritht Alberta the servus was rude and when i asked for a item that was in the flyer (for this week )... i was told they did not have that item in...how *ucking stupid is that ###...this is not the first time it has happen eather and when did they stop giveing rainchecks on items...every time i go in to the store they never have it or it is discontinud or it isnt comeing in and they dont know if it is comeing in and the staff they hire needs to go to some sort of course to learn how to behave with the costomers and take some aditude classes to learn how to deal with the public ... as far as i am concerned i have gone into crapy tire in wainwright alberta and if i go to any others ity will be a cold day in hell...sincerly Tony B W Ward

i went to canadian tire store in mississauga dixie and there is a manager there and she thinks she knows it all and she should not be working with the public at all...
she has bad customer relations with customers and does not know how to talk to them either ...She works in seasonal and also in houseware ...
SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THIS EMPLOYEE YOU HAVE AND SHE SHOULD BE SPOKEN TOO ...

I had a similar experience to the original poster; purchased something, then returned it and had the CT money deducted from my refund. I was highly annoyed - even wondering if this was legal, because they're essentially charging you real money for not having fake money.

On their receipts and signs, it says you have to return the CT$ but it doesn't tell you what the consequences are - it doesn't say "...or that amount will be deducted from the refund." I think that is the primary source of my irritation.

Now after reading the above comments, I see this all in a different light. Here I was concerned about my petty little $100 purchases and 50c in CT$, I never thought about buying/returning something worth $1500 and keeping the CT$ from that. So I guess I do now see the logic in requiring the return of the CT$ with the item. Thank you to David Beck for pointing this out.

On the other hand, I still think their signs should have the consequences for not having the CT$ clearly stated.

Canadian Tire has been issuing "money" since I can remember. Why is this suddenly a big deal?

My complaint concerns customer service, or I should say the complete and utter lack of customer service. I have just this minute returned from my local CT where I went to purchase a replacement Dremel. I asked two clerks and neither one of them had ever heard of a Dremel. One clerk at least tried to find out, but the other one just shrugged his shoulders and went on his merry way. I then found a third clerk and asked to speak to the manager, she said "Oh yeah" and then walked away to go and gossip with a colleague. I was ignored. I then spent 20 minutes trying to locate someone who would and could assist me, only to have him repeatedly answer his ringing phone. I was finally able to purchase my Dremel, but the way I was treated left such a bad taste in my mouth that I am going back to CT tomorrow to return the Dremel, together with the 70 cents in CT money. This kind of lousy service seems to be the norm in the Chateauguay, Quebec store, at least for the English speaking customers. I shall just go to Rona from now on.

I will NEVER go back to ANY Canadian Tire Auto Center to service my cars anymore, NEVER, EVER.
I bought a set of winter tires (Goodyear) at this Lasalle store and have them installed and I felt the vibrationg on the steering wheel. I went to Honda's dealership to check, and I was told that three out of four tires needed to redo balance, the other one (the right rear tire)"has wobble", not workable, have to be replaced. The mechanicians at Canadian Tire not only did bad job on balancing but also failed to notice the tire defect.
There are some good reasons that the mechanicians at Canadian Tire are SOOOOO bad on both experiences and skills. First of all, many of them are trainees, they just started to learn to repair, and they learn their skills and making errors right on your car. Just like Canadian Tire's Commercial says "I will start with you!". Second, they work on many different cars, cars that made in different countries, different brands, different models, how can you expect them to know all the requirements and specifications of all cars? It is IMPOSSIBLE.
So I went to the garage to claim my warranty repair and exchange. The employee who served me did not want to admit the problem at beginning, untill I showed him the service report from Honda. When I bought the new tires, they charged $11.96 +tax without informing me for inflating the tires with nitrogen gas. God knows what they really put in the tires. We all know that 78% of the air we breath is nitrogen. When they finished work on my CRV, they did not give me the original receipt back, which is the purchasing of the one set of tire and wheel, plus extended warranty, total $713.
When I got home. I realized that they did not put my wheel lock key back to my glove compartment. Having no other choice I went back to the garage the next morning. The employee gave the key back to me without apologize, not even a "sorry", no surprise either. It seams that this kind of things is very normal to them.
The same Canadian Tire garage, 6 years ago. I had my Honda Civic serviced there before winter coming. I requested a engine oil change and intallation of winter tires (already on wheels). The coming spring, when I want to change the four season tires back, I found out that they were still on my car, the mechanician at canadian tire did not install the winter tires on last autumn at all. I was driving the whole witer assuming had winter tires on my car. I know, I know, I did not pay attention. Because back then I trusted them. I thought they were professional. Believe me, they are not professional in any way.
Do not risk your life, do not service your car at canadian tire.

HaHa. That's why no one came to help you. They were probably talking about you in the back and laughing.

By the way, I'm sure you're one of those people who "spend thousands of dollars a year here and I won't be ever shopping here again!" Well good for you. We'll be GLAD to escort you out and pray for those people at Home Depot where you're probably going next.

Good Luck getting service anywhere if you act like that.

Agreed. This story sounds a little fishy to me. .

Customers tend to make things up to ...
a) get piety treatment
b) get special attention
c) believe that they will somehow have the employee in trouble
d) they are simply lifeless

By the way.

Canadian Tire is welcome for their amazing customer service abilities and hopes that you never come back to shop there again as your ### and yelling must have made shopping irritating for other customers.

Have a great Day.. thats what i would have said to your boyfriend...!

BULL... Sorry but you either are completely lying, adding in stories, or have that store confused with another location.

There is only 1 FEMALE MANAGER at that location and she is NO WHERE CLOSE to being that type to Swear like that.

And the bit about staff not wanting to OPEN A SHOWCASE for your because it's not their department? BULL again! Everyone has keys. It's not a special department requirement.

Principle learned here? Canada sucks.