On Wed, 1 May 2019 05:30:58 -0700 (PDT), trader_4 wrote:

Yeah, save half an hour, then go home and have to spend that much time
anyway jacking up the car and putting the wheels on. Plus, most people
don't have another set of wheels to begin with and while the tires are
being mounted, you can be shopping at Costco, having your pizza, eating
their free food samples, etc.

Hi Trader,
I thank you for bringing up the fact that Costco now mounts non-Costo
tires, which changes the equation, and where I fully agree with your logic
that the extra two dollars Costco charges to remove and replace the wheel
from the vehicle is inconsequential in the scheme of things.

So I didn't note specifically the two dollars, which I agree with you that
most people would pay, where I simply assumed those two dollars you're
speaking about are in the noise level of the calculations.

Given everyone but three folks on this thread have likely _never_ done the
job at home, and even two of those three may never have done it "at" home,
most people are talking out of their ass when they make nonsensical lame
excuses for why they can't do anything at home that will get their hands
dirty such as something as trivially simple as mount and balance a tire.

Adding in the two dollars you seem to be complaining about, there are both
viable options for a homeowner who actually doesn't mind getting his hands
dirty.

OPTION 1:
1. Save about 1/3 the price purchasing online and then by mounting &
balancing at home (you can save hundreds of dollars per set).
2. If desired, pay $22 for Costco to triple-check the balance.
NOTE: The additional two dollars means you drive to Costco and leave the
vehicle with them for them to remove the wheels from the vehicle, check
your balance, give you a detailed report (if they'll do that for you), and
then put the wheels back on.

OPTION 2:
1. Save about 1/5 the price by purchasing online
2. Then drive to Costco to pay $60 for the lifetime balance & rotation

I agree with you, once we add the two dollars you were complaining about,
that both options are perfectly viable, where option 1 is more fun, but
option 2 isn't bad and works best for most of the folks here who are afraid
or who don't know how or who can't store the tools, or who complain that
the tools are ****ty, etc. (all of which are simply lame excuses for the
simple fact that they don't like to get their hands dirty doing this type
of job, which is so easy to do that anyone who thinks otherwise has clearly
never done it at home themselves).

Most people who posted, save for two, have never likely changed a tire in
their entire life, which is why they're filled to the brim with those lame
excuses.

In short, I agree with you on the extra two dollars being worth it for
Costco to remove and replace the wheels on the vehicle when triple-checking
the balance, while you go shop or eat their $1.50 soda or $2 pizza.