Canadian Tire review: poor policy and bad customer service! 29

My weekly store visit has been Canadian tire were trough the years I spent thousand of dollars. Not all the experience have been good but I let it go. One year ego I bought sander for over 100 dollars. It was a Maximum. Return exchange within 3 months ans after that guaranteed for 5 years. Only recently I made use of it and only for approximately 6 times then it stopped starting. Went to the Chilliwack store and told my story. Once there they asked me for my receipt which I managed to loose, so they looked on the computer and found it. Their conclusion was that it passed the 3 months so the product had to be sent in for repairs but I had to pay for them. I mentioned that it was guaranteed for 5 years and they found the sale on the computer. So no deal for me, I left with the sander and told them they will never see a penny from me again. There are plenty of stores that will accept returns with no problem as long as they know it come from their store. Also I guess Maximum should change their name to minimum.

I know that there are many rude employee in Canadian tire. It is terrible company.

I went to the Canadian Tire store near my home to ask for the keyword that is required to enter the dodge challenger contest on line. No one knew what I was talking about and five people tried to help me.. Should you not inform your employees when these contests are running. One of the girls did check on line and confirmed that I did need to get this keyword from a Canadian Tire Store.

Recently my daughter and her husband purchased a lawn mower from a Canadian Tire Branch store in Surrey/Langley. When they got it homw and began to use it a rather large piece of the mower flew off and just missed slicing off my 3 year old granddaughter's head. They immediately pack up the lawn mower into the van and went to return it to the store of the original purchase. They were told by an employee that they had to send back to the manufacturer of the lawn mower in order to get a credit or to exchange for another machine that this was not Canadian Tires responsiblity. My daughter was so appalled by this that she and her husband made a tour of the Canadian Tire stores in the Fraser Valley and Surrey before they finally got some satisfaction and their money back. They went to a different store and purchased one. My point is that Canadian Tire is selling merchandixe on behalf of the manufacturers and when someone has a faulty piece of equipment they should either replace it or refund their money not give the customer the run around like they did with my daughter and her husband. So my family is totally boycotting Canadian Tire Stores throughout BC and we are spreading the word that Canadian Tire does not stand behind anything they sell and their customer service leave 100 % room for improvement.

Canadian Tire staff are extremely rude here in N.E. Calgary! We bought a gas Featherlite Weedeater which in fact was not feather light at all. We filled it with gas/oil and found that it did not perform very well, it was very heavy, the ripcord was very hard to work and it did not have a guide like some models which helps to ensure you do get too close to plants or hedges. Because I am only 5 foot tall when the gas was filled it was difficult to ensure that it would gouge into the grass.

I emptied the unit and cleaned it up and took it back to the Franklin CT Store. The return clerk was extremely rude, she said "too bad you put gas in it, we won't take it back" yes I know that doesn't sound rude but it gets better! She then said you should have looked at your receipt it states repair only, I told her that after you pay for the item looking at the receipt is not helpful so if that is the policy then it should be posted next to the item, that way customers would know the policy up front. I asked to speak to the Manager, she said "why, he's just going to repeat what I've already told you, I asked her to contact him anyway, she said "HE IS JUST GOING TO REPEAT WHAT I SAID!" That is when I told her that that was fine but call him anyway! She pick up the phone and said "There is a customer who put gas in a weed eater come and repeat what what I've just told her...so you have to repeat it!

The Manager "Fred", who doesn't have a last name apparently, was no better when I told him that I didn't appreciate the way she spoke he just looked at me he then looked at the weed eater and said "you put gas in it, we can't take it back".

Just as well she fed him the line because I don't think he could think for himself.

It is not like I don't understand but it is the way they treat you that is unacceptable! I can assure you I will never ever shop there again.

Lesson learned ... cost $89.00 & GST!

I hope corperate office see this message Yesterday sat.nov. 9th my wife and i went in your douglas st. store in victoria bc to buy a sander they were in a locked in a cabinet after waiting for about 15 minutes and asking for help nobody had a key but they would find someone a sales clerk was going by so i asked him if he had a key no but i will page for someone . I said they have already done that plus we have asked other sales peaple and we are tired of waiting his answer to that was if you dont treat me with respect i will not get you anybody. I left him as my wife still was trying to figure this guy out i found somebody who had a key we walked by this guy i said he was rude he came charging at me my wife was between us he said what did you say i said your a store clerk and your rude he said at least i am not a f...king old man then he touched my wife then yelled at her dont touch me. The person that had the key happened to be the manager he told the clerk to go take a walk about three or four times before he finally left . The manager he said i will have a talk with him later .My wife not used to hearing the F word said to the manager did you here him say that with me standing there to which he said he didnt say that.WE LEFT VERY UPSET AND WITHOUT A SANDER AND WILL NEVER SHOP CANADIAN TIRE AGAIN Ron and Joan

Canadian Tire car repair service in Belleville Ontario is a den of thieves. Here's how they work; the mechanics get commissions so they will find work that is not a priority and overcharge for it by about 300%! After they fix what you complained about they will say they found something else and quote you a price to fix it. When a friend removed the hose that they said was leaking it was found with a long clean cut in the middle that cannot be forensically explained. The explanation was not long in coming because another friend, a licesed mechanic said he walked out of the Canadian Tire garage job because he thought it was wrong to damage people's cars and then overcharge them to fix it. Another trick they use is to quote four hours of labour for a job that is done in under 2 hours. They refused to charge for the real hours when I asked them to saying that was their policy. Their policy is thievery and one day they will cause a death by cutting people's cars apart because of course not everyone can afford to fix it. Pass the word around, the Belleville Canadian Tire repair shop is a dangerous place to go.

I bought a mini bike for Francis on her birthday back in July. It has broken down twice and been repaired. I bought it from Canadian Tire. I told them I wanted my money back and there didn't seem be a problem. Today I went to the store to get my money, $420.00. The manager came out, a beautiful man with groomed look and a poise that Satan would admire. He told me that the machine is repaired and there would be no refund. I kept asking him for his supervisor and he said he didn't have one. "I am the end of your line here, fellow". There will be no refund! Take the bike and leave. I refused to take the bike because I know it will break right away. I'm tired of letting Francis ride it for an hour or two and then having to put it up for a month. The manager wouldn't budge. He said, "I can see your are geting upset". Oh Really! I just want my money back. Then I said if you won't give me my money back I will do something drastic. He asked if I was threatening him and I told him that I was leaving, but would be back.

I went to cool off and couldn't find a part I needed at Home Hardware. I really needed to go back to Canadian Tire. I prayed and asked the Lord for direction and He gave me the perfect plan. No, I'm not writing from the Yellowknife Jail. I went back and found the nice mechanic that reparied the bike twice. I gave him the manuel and told him to either give the bike to his grandchildren or to some poor family that he was willing to repair the bike for. At first he refused, of course, but then I said, "Rob, I don't want to leave Yellowknife today with bitterness. The only way I know of to be rid of the weight on my chest is to give this bike away. I said that you are the only one who should have it because you know how to repair it, and it will need repairing. I shook his hand and gave him the paperwork. But the receipt wasn't in it. Oh well, I thought, I've lost the receipt so I might as well just leave it like it is. When I turned to walk away, Bob said, "Thank you Pastor, God bless you".

Then I went into the store to buy what I had to have. When I was headed for the checkout I heard my named called by the lady who witnessed the confrontation with the manicured manager. She had my receipt and so I asked for a pen and then I asked what Bob's name was. I wrote on the receipt, "Gift to Bob by my name". She looked at it and said, "God bless you". then she said how sorry she was that the manager treated me the way he did. I purchased my parts and left. The Lord is working with me tonight to be at peace and full of joy. The money doesn't matter, but when policy takes the place of personal concern and when a person is treated like a "mark" in a poker game, I really get upset. I have met people like him before. I had a business partner who was just like him. He tried to steal the company from me. He was smooth.

Success! This happened in Calgary @ 40 Hunterhorn Dr. NE

I bought a Mastercraft impact drill (with a 5 year warranty on the drill and 2 years on the batteries ) a couple of years ago on sale with a mail-in rebate coupon. The drill worked fine, but just under two years the two batteries died. So I went to claim another two batteries under the warranty, but they had discontinued the batteries and the drill itself. So I expected that they would replace my drill for a similar model. So I gave them my photocopied receipt (because I had to mail in the original to get the rebate) along with an extra mail-in coupon to prove that it stated that I needed to send in the original and that is why I had a photocopy. I also kept the flyer in which the drill was advertised. I know Canadian Tire had a policy to jerk their customers around so I wanted to protect myself. Anal, I know, but bullet proof.

Anyways, she said that she couldn't accept a photocopy receipt because it could be fake. I showed her the rebate coupon where it said they needed the original receipt. She said the manufacturer made a mistake. WTF! That's not my concern. I'm just going with what the instructions state. Then she searched the computer for my purchase and said she did not have record of my purchase. Huh? I already have proof that I bought it from your store, again what do I care if you have a record or not, I am within my warranty period. Then she said I would have to send it in the manufactuer. I told her it is your own brand and you are the manufacturer! How can you fix dead batteries, they can only be replaced, which you can't do because you discontinued them! Then she said she needed my original credit card (which I didn't have) as proof of purchase. I already gave her my drivers license as proof of identity. The whole time she made me feel like I was pulling a scam. I swear, she was reaching for every excuse not to honour the warranty and frustrate me. Eventually, after 20 minutes of pointless arguing I demanded to see a manager, who was probably a trainee at the time. He looked at the flyer, mail-in rebate, photocopied receipt, my drivers licence, the drill, the batteries, me (twice) - he said you did good and we will give you your money back. I can guarantee that if I didn't have all of this in order, I would sitting here with a dead drill.

Humiliated and exhausted, I went to Home Depot and bought a much more expensive Makita on sale for Father's Day. Even though everything went right in the end, the process has soured me enough to say that no more MasterCrap for me.

My opinion, I think the employees and managers are being brainwashed or threatened with job security that "as is " and " all sales final" is the real CTC policy and piss off the customer in process.

To whom it may concern

Yesterday I went to the Hanover Canadian Tire store to pick up some shock absorbers that were on sale. After taking them up to the cashier the price came up at the regular price so off I went back to the parts counter. There I was greeted by a nice young man who went off to find the order on them. I had already phoned the night before and was told they were in. The young man double checked to make sure they were the right ones for my truck. Indeed they were. In the mean time this older gentleman Ron asked me twice whwhere my bill was and did I pay for them yet? I said I didn, t have a bill and did not pay for them yet because of the price difference. Ron remarked gruffly that they wouldn, t be in the flyer because they weren't on sale. Thrugh some time everything came up that the shocks were indeed on sale and was told to take the bills to the check out.Ron just tossed the bills to me without an explanation or appaulogy.
I might add that this too place before and after11:am yesterday. Also the cashier was very friendly and mentioned that "maybe the low end shocks were on sale and possibly not the high end Monroes.

I think I was treated very poorly by Ron who was I would say ignorant to me and topping it off by almost throwing the bills at me. If I didn't need these shocks I would have left them on the counter.
This man gives Canadian Tire a bad name.
All three people I dealt with here were genuinely people persons.

Thanks,

Brent Somerville

Hi there,

I am contacting you today in regard to the worst customer service I have ever received in any store in my life.

Saturday, June 13, 2009 I went to return a SuperCycle I purchased in your Squamish BC store in early May of the same year. I paid $99.99 plus tax for it, and was excited that I was going to ride a bike again (it had been almost 15 years since I rode a bike, and was quite the novice). I went to Canadian Tire, because I have been raised with it's quality products and service and figured for someone with not a lot of money, and new to mountain biking. Simple would be the way I would go in case I wasn't keen on riding.

After four rides (no more than 5km's each), I have been through 4 back tire tubes, one even exploded when I sat down immediately after being replaced (I am 5"9 and 110 lbs so it wasn't weight)...My boyfriend and I discussed the fact that there may be a spur in the wheel rim, and I should return it for a more expensive albeit still beginner bicycle. I went back to the Canadian Tire in Squamish BC, to return and upgrade.

I had my receipt on me, my warranty mailed in, and the bike (with the exception of a blown back tire #4), clean and in perfect condition. Not only was the manager the rudest man I have ever met...He wouldn't exchange anything..wouldn't repair the tire, the tube, or allow me to spend more money in the store on a more expensive model. I was told that because I used the bike I was not allowed to bring it back. I said to this "manager" that of course I used it - how else was I to know it was defective (at this time I would like to point out, in my frustration that I swore...I am not a rich person, and the fact he was giving me attitude and no solution, I got very upset)... I live in Pemberton and his response to my tire was that I never should have ridden it after the first tire blew. I then re-explained I was a novice, and thought it was my fault...It wasn't until the 4th tube I realised there was something wrong.

I told the manager I would walk to the back of the store, spend close to $300 more if he could help me out by exchanging (I was even looking at a simple repair by then), he said no. Flat out NO. So what did I do? In my sheer anger and frustration that a multi million dollar company wouldn't help out a novice cyclist with a $100 bicycle, I left it there at the "customer service" desk, and told him and the clerk, to donate the bike to a less fortunate child but to fix the tire first... I then told him to enjoy my $100 of hard earned money. I got in my car, and went and spent close to $1000 dollars at a Corsa Cycle.

I have been telling everyone I meet, EVERYONE, that this manager wouldn’t help me out...That he wouldn't take it back and allow me to spend more money there...That he was rude, and unwelcoming... The word on the street? Apparently, this is typical behaviour for the store. A Canadian Tire I’ve spent $1000's of dollars in the last year and a half (new tires included), has the reputation in the Sea to Sky Corridor of having poor customer service and managers with attitudes.

I guess you do get what you paid for...Crap service, and a crappy SuperCycle.

I only wish I knew the managers name... But I was in the store between 1-2pm Saturday June 13, 2009 Squamish BC. I won’t describe him, because there wasn't anything nice to say about this man...But check your schedule. Only one man dealt with an absolutely frustrated and angry woman who left a bicycle behind and went somewhere else.

I will NEVER shop in Canadian Tire again. NEVER. I wish I still had the receipt to include in this fax, but I left it on the counter along with the manual. I may be $100 poorer, but it’s worth it to leave a place with such dissatisfactory service.

My name is paul d. I Worked in canadian Tire store for 15 years and Last store i worked was six years.Corporation changed owner thee times in six years and every time they change dealer, dealer changes policy either cut employee or terminate them because it is matter of the owner whether dealer like the employee or not.Canatian tire employee do not have job security at all.Corpotaion do not have any polity to protect employee.The last owner came to the store, I worked for him only three month and one day he called me and said, here is your six week pay and we let you go.I have lost my job after six years of hard work only being worked for three month.How much he will know me such a short period of time.
This is the policy they have in their business as like as the warranty of products.If you call head office, they will tell you that store is responsible for it not the head office because store is owned by dealer.
This is the delima of Canadian Tire ...shame .I stayed in Canadian Tire such a long time and this is the mistake I made.It is never too late.I am thinking to go Home Depot and start all over again and our "Ametican Brother will give more protection than our oun Canadian Company.

Pdessa1062@aol.com

Here you can read my complaint :

COMPLAINT to Canadian Tire, Hunterhorn Drive, Calgary

On August 23 – 2008 I dropped a tire for repairing on front-right side. It was only deflated. Next day I came back for picking-up the tire and I went to Black Diamond, where I stayed one month to work. Next day I installed the tire back on my car and my steering wheel vibrate a lot. I couldn’t come back right away because I was very busy to my job in Black Diamond .
One month later I came to Canadian Tire to tell them they forgot to balance my wheel … They check it and they said : “Yes it wasn’t balanced”. After that my tire didn’t vibrate any more my steering wheel …
Now I ‘m asking you how is that possible to pay for repairing and balance my tire, and actually to not balance my tire … ?
On December 19 – 2008 I came again to Canadian Tire for a different tire, on rear-back side. I felt a big hopping (jumping) on my rear side of my car … I dropped my tire and I came back on December 21 to pick it up. I asked that person if it is something bad and he said “ It’s all right now …”
I installed it back on my car and … I felt the same big jumping … nothing changed …!
Next day, on December 22, I came again to Canadian Tire to ask what is happening …
I met Mr. WANE and I asked him why my tire it is not fixed and why they said “Your tire it’s very good now ? “
He said “It’s not our fault and maybe it’s something wrong with your car …
I said my car is good because I changed that “jumper” wheel with a different one and everything it’s good, no hopping …
I asked him why they didn’t check better my wheel and to tell me cannot be fixed ?
In that moment he became irritated and he told me “I have to deal with many people in every day, I am exhausted to explain to everybody …
I said “ I’m computer technician for a big store in Calgary and I’m dealing like you with a lot of people in every day, and If they have a complaint I have to explain them WHY and HOW ….
He became nervous and said : “ I’m not coming to your job to tell you what you have to do ! “
I said : “ If we cannot fix a computer we are not charging any penny and we explain why that computer cannot be fixed …. We never charge for a bad work like you, and then to lie that everything it’s OK … “
And anyway I never been nervous with a customer like you …
He started to talk loudly with me and he asked me if that tire is installed on the car …
I asked him why he is more nervous than me and why he talk louder that me …
In the next moment he said “ GET LOST “ and he left me slammed the door hardly ….
I was shocked … I never seen something like that in Canada …!

If I would be only half rude, nervous and impertinent like this guy I would be fired immediately
I cannot understand how you can have this kind of employees, incompetent and aggressive … This non-educated guy should go work hidden in a warehouse, not to work for you in a customer service position …
I think your standards and requirements regarding hiring people are very low …

Theodor Stoica December 23 - 2008

Canadian Tire Flin Flon - Crystal McKay a clerk at Canadian Tire, uses her position to get other's people's boyfriend's names and add them to her facebook.

I called in and reported it to the store manager & he wanted to know what it had to do with his store. Duh, she works for him. Crystal clearly knew he was my boyfriend and clearly knew he was new in town.

If you have a handsome husband or boyfriend, do not place a special order in this store where your name will be given, he may be added next.

The reason that Canadian Tire has a strict return policy on lawn trimmers is because people figure that they can "rent" them. I'm not saying you, but others are more than happy than to buy a lawn mower, cut their grass and then return it. As for the exchange, it should be no problem within 7 days for all products. However, products carried by Canadian Tire may carry seperate manufacturer warranties after the initial 7 days. The customer service representatives have access to the warranties to all products carried in the store. If you, the customer is not satisfied with the product within the 7 days and do not want to exchange it you can expect an in store credit, again to prevent those who "rent" products.

If you shop at Canadian Tire you should check the warranties on the following products before purchasing:
Tents
Batteries
GPS
Video recorders/cameras
Lawn Mowers
Barbeques
Bicycles

Yesterday
- I went shopping for a cordless hedge trimmer. Ispotted one i thought i would like, it looked well made, felt right in the hand. Inspired my interest. Asked two ladies that were working in that dept, more info on the product. they both tried to accomadate my question's. They too were disappointed in this product marketing protocall. The product in Q. was the YardWorks 22in, 18Volt, cordless hedge trimmer.
- here are the shortcomings for this product, for a consumer to buy.
1) Hedge trimmer in box, but WITHOUT ; rechargeable battery and without the battery charger. dah! what is wrong with this picture?
2) each item is sold seperately, from the trimmer. you should check out the price for those two individual items, you will probably give your head a shake.
- needless to say, they never recieved a sale on this item from me. If i was stupid enough to purchase one.
not to mention they never even had a battery nor charger, in stock, to fit this item.
Sa La Vee
potential customer
Joe Hipfner

totally agree, there is no customer service at Canadian Tire...bought my dad a an electric Dethacher a week before Father's Day...gave it to him on his dad, tried it the next day...works for 5 seconds, off for 5 mins and works for 5 seconds..keep shutting itself off...used my neighbor's before, hers work great. took it back for an exchange...can't, because it has past the 7 days, now I have to go through warranty repair...who know how long we have to wait. The purchase was made less then 2 weeks...any other retailer would have made the exchange. I have to go through all the same frustration as all of you have. I work in retail myself and should have known better, I feel sorry for their employee who have to deal with their crappy products and their policy.

They do not stand by their product...of course we can return anything within 90 days, if you never use it...how are we suppose to know it is working property if we don't use it? If if I knew it was defective, why would I buy it in the first place? Idiots!

I will not shop at Canadian Tire again, unfortunately, I still have to deal with this warranty repair.

F**** f****** holy **** mother ******. I'm Romes and I am two years old and have the vocabulary of a dead snail. Did you add enough oil or even bother to check if you did or did you just assume it would run. Anyway hope I have taught you some new words idiot.

Dude these guys are a bunches of f***ing ###s, all they are basically doing is steal your bloody cash that you worked so hard for. I f***ing bought a new house the grass wasnt moved for a month so it was about a foot tall...I never purchased anything from canadian tire so i decided to buy my first lawn mover from them...followed the instructions etc... set it all up filled the proper amount of oil and gas and started it then i used it for not even 30 minutes and it stopped took it back the next day to change it and that f***ing motherf***er said that i cant change it so he was gonna send it to the factory to get it fixed waited for 3 bloody weeks and they come back to me saying that i didnt put any oil in it so thats why it stopped working! I started laughing sooo hard cause it took them 3 weeks to come up with such a lame excuse, anyways dont ever buy anything from them to get to the bottom line, they are thieves stealing our hard earned money

1000% agree!

I also faced the same problem in Becxx Hill (a new opening shop in Calgary NW) last night (at 20:20). The warranty policy, quality of service, attitude and culture are all wrong. I don't intend to write a long story about what happen to me -- it's about a defect (DOA: Dead on Arrival) $299 bicycle kept me back and forth CT 3 times during two weeks (20 minute of driving for one trip + carrying the bicycle, including some long raining days in Calgary). They told me: no return or exchange (by the time it's still within 7 days of purchase) only repair, but the repair work is poorest I have ever seen in the world. They don't even fix and just left it for you to find out (I found once in the store right in front of mechanical) then tell you that you're out of return or exchange period. The second time malfunction, I almost fall from the bike because the chain stock. There are serious scrach causing by the chain and foot paddle. What I am gonna to say is -- the thing happen even lead me a sleepless night due to the rude customer service oficer (The Front Desk Manager, Whitxx). She does not listen to customer / unable to handle the issue due to lack of knowledge -- even don't want to walk out the counter to check the defect but ask customer to fill the form for the problems / dosen't want to escalate the issue but want to be the boss and left the higher managers in behind / discriminate and tell customers no service tonight & see you tomorrow -- we shall tell people take serious conderation prior to buying from CT because of the non-reasonable warranty policy, poorest quality of service, unfriendly attitude and brokon Canadian Tire culture.

A New Residence in Calgary Since end of Many 2008

I bought an A/C (Simplicity 5000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner) for $299 from Canadian Tire.

I am very disappointed because it has a very little tray to collect the water; the water has to be manually disposed several times a day. I can live with that but my problem is that putting the bucket back is a real nightmare.

Every time the hose inside gets stuck with the full bucket switch so the A/C won't start working again.

I brought the A/C back to Canadian Tire and they say they can not take it back because it has been used.

The manager was very arrogant. I definitely won't buy anything worth more than 99 dollars from them again.

I hope this board can help other people to be aware about Canadian Tire unfair return policies.

Please NEW HOME OWNERS beware of purchasing big ticket items at Canadian Tire. I purchased my new home last year and was looking forward to putting in my first garden so I bought a Yard Works Electric Tiller. After asking the salesperson about the return policy, I was told I had 90 days to return it. When I went to start it -- it made a "poping" sound and died. I think the fuse blew. I followed the directions and made sure the outet was ok. Long and short of it is... I lugged it back to the store to return it and they refused to take it back... now I have a tiller that I can't take back and is a "straight to warrenty repair". PLEASE do not buy lawnmowers, tillers, any large items there. You will be out hundreds of dollars and still won't have what you need.

I bought a golf set from Canadian Tire and two of the heads from the golf club broke and almost hit my kids. Canadian Tire would not return the product saying that it is used. Canadian Tire would not even acknowledge that it could be a potential for an accident where the heads to fly off hitting someone. Most arrogant Canadian Corporation

Well, it does say on the back of the reciept that returns will be made to a customer if the product is UNUSED and IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING within 90 days. If you took it out and used it, then CLEARLY it is no longer in the original packaging and it has been used. DUH! In that case, then the Manufactures Warranty would apply. The Manufactures (people who make the product you're buying) have set out there own warranties on how they want their so call "defective" products will be handled. It is almost always not Canadian Tire who will have those policies. If Customer Service returns it for you and gives you your money back, then the store will not reimbursed for it and the CUSTOMER SERVICE EMPLOYEES will have to answer to it for you. It also says that Canadian Tire will take things back, "To their discresion." There are signs posted in the store and it's on the back of your flipping receipt. If you're making a large purchase like that, then most people would check the return policy at customer service... I know I would if I was making a purchase that large at any store. It's just common sense to protect yourselft.

Candian Tire policies are no different from Ontario to Newfoundland.
My wife and I purchased a $2000.00 Troy Built snow blower from Canadian Tire in Stephenville Newfoundland. We have a about 300' of driveway to plow out. We are seniors and felt that this machine would help us get through the winters here. We were originally from Ontario.

The first snowfall it worked ok. Next snowfall a cable came off and the wheels wouldn't turn (self propelled). When I went to Stephenville Canadian Tire I was told to bring it in and they would repair it. Well we got it back and it worked for one more snow storm and the wheels wouldn't turn.
At this point we have used this new $2000.00 Troy Built snowthrower less than 4 hours.

I phoned C T and complained once again, The manager, said that they would pick it up for repair but that we would have to pick it up to get it back home. If I could get it back home, I would have been able to get back to C T for repair in the first place.

It will cost me $25.00 to get it back home .

Since this $2000.00 Troy Built snowblower has been in a state of repair, My wife (over 65yrs) and myself have had to shovel our 300' drive by hand five times and today we have another storm that has filled our drive.
Given the location," Newfoundland" you would think that C T would have had a loaner until our new $2000.00 Troy Built snowblower came back from repair.

Come spring my wife and I will be buying a garden tracktor, all new garden tools possibly a Quad. I figure that we have another
$10,000.00 to spend on equipment for our new home.
We will deffinetly not be going to CTC anymore and we will be giving second thoughts to buying TROY BUILT products.
I will also find another place to have my car serviced.

The people who work there at Canadian Tire in Stephenville Newfoundland are having to work to the Canadian Tire way.
These people are wonderful and have done there best to help, but then they have to live by C T C policy.
Since this has happened to us we have heard nothing but negative reports about C T C. , and we have discovered a Sears outlet.
Canadian Tire Stores are the "PiTs" no matter where you go.

Well here we go out to shovel the driveway again. I pray each time that we live through this.

Canadian tire has the worst service of any company have ever met, they say you cannot use something, find out it doesn't work and return it? THEN WHAT'S THE POINT OF HAVING A RETURN POLICY?

Where did they exchange it? I am driving around with the same useless reel mower in a box in my truck unable to return it.

I would like to amend my above comment. Canadian Tire has agreed to exchange my lawn mower!

I purchased a Yardworks Cordless Reel mower part [protected] at Canadian Tire. The only thing worse then the lawn mower is the service I received after the purchase.

I used it twice and had to take out my old lawn mower to actually get the grass cut. It is a very expensive lawn ornament!

The service from both Canadian Tire and Yardworks is horrible. After talking to both companies, I took my lawn mower in for servicing and was told there was nothing wrong with it so it couldn't be replaced.

Buyer beware takes on a whole new meaning when you have to add a national institution such as Canadian tire to the list of companies who won't back what they sell.