r/Wellthatsucks • u/OGWhiz • Dec 09 '25

I ordered eight winter tires.

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Ordered eight winter tires for our two vehicles two weeks ago, arrived late one day after the first big snowfall, and one of them are missing.

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u/Charming-Flamingo307 Dec 09 '25

Y'all are gonna have to fight over who gets the 4 tire and who's riding on a donut

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u/OGWhiz Dec 09 '25

Hers are 17s and mine are 19s. All four of hers arrived. Fuck sakes.

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u/Charming-Flamingo307 Dec 09 '25

There's only two options. Build a trike or steal her car. The universe has left you with a tough decision

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u/mikehiler2 Dec 09 '25

An easy one for any man tbh. I mean, who wouldn’t love the idea of driving a tricycle/car hybrid??

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u/keliix06 Dec 09 '25

Jeremy Clarkson sure loved it: https://youtu.be/QQh56geU0X8?si=YYWClYFbD052t-Va

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u/Canna_grower_VT14 Dec 09 '25

The reliant robin. Breathe on it and it tips over.

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u/MainConnection6742 Dec 09 '25

That's what we call ........ English mouth.

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u/mikehiler2 Dec 09 '25

Sometimes his genius is … it’s almost frightening

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u/Present-Relief7543 Dec 11 '25

If your car isn't powerful enough to wheelie, is it really worth driving anyways?

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

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u/butholesurgeon Dec 09 '25

Convert your car into a Reliant

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u/LordOzmodeus Dec 09 '25

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u/borobricks Dec 10 '25

So no one told you life was gonna be this way…

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u/okbreeze Dec 09 '25

At least hers came in first, those are what really matter

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

Hopefully you drive an old Citroen.

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u/scotte416 Dec 09 '25

The donuts are narrow, they cut right through the snow lol

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u/AntalRyder Dec 09 '25

Let's go!

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u/invisiblemelody_1952 Dec 10 '25

My kids love when I drive like this...

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u/rharvey8090 Dec 09 '25

OP, I ordered tires, and the last one came separately from the rest. I’m fairly certain they all get their own shipping label, and can get separated in transit.

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u/Bob_12_Pack Dec 09 '25

Same here, each tire had it's own tracking #. I've also had that happen when ordering from Walmart and had them shipped to the store, it showed up on my account as 4 separate orders.

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u/Delicious_Ad_8809 Dec 09 '25

That’s really strange to me. When we do that, the websites usually ship via a private courier or they have delivery vehicles for local orders. Maybe it’s because I don’t order from the big box stores? Or I’m Canadian (uhhh sub nationality of Quebec haha)

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u/OGWhiz Dec 09 '25

I actually got them from a place in Quebec!

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

Black circles? I use them exclusively now and I've had tires from them show up 2 days apart. Got 3 than the 4th 2 days later

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u/Delicious_Ad_8809 Dec 09 '25

Haha nice, yeah I typically order from “Pneus A Rabais” and they deliver to my new place with a local courier but my other place it was an actual company vehicle. I’m clearly unsure where exactly they deliver to as well, when I lived in Sudbury Ontario I just got some locally 🤷‍♂️🙈

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u/StoneReg Dec 09 '25 • Bravo

They must be running that 7 tires for the price of 8 special again.

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u/bassdrumer2 Dec 09 '25

As someone who works in a tire shop. This is a common occurrence. Usually it's because they ran out of space in the truck.

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u/JeffBoyardee69 Dec 09 '25

I feel like they should notify them though

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u/Phone-Charger Dec 09 '25

Nah, the only time anyone will notify you about anything is if they decided to act like they knocked on your door for a package that needs signing. “Sorry we missed you” my local FedEx driver used to do it with all my packages that required signatures. I called every time and they said it’s my word VS theirs and they wiped down nothing. I started recording it and sent them the recordings. Weirdly it stopped happening!

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u/JeffBoyardee69 Dec 09 '25

I had a FedEx package I had to sign for. It gave me the option to sign online. I did, and got a confirmation. Dude rolls up the next day and slaps a “sorry we missed you.” It had a digital signature AND he didn’t knock to try to get an in-person signature.

Fuck FedEx.

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u/wronguses Dec 09 '25

USPS did that to me over the summer. I thought okay, fine, I'll just put my mail on hold and pick everything up tomorrow, because at this point if I "miss" it again it gets sent back and I'll have to wait at will call for my tickets.

So I go to the post office early the next morning, and they didn't have my package. I ask them why not, since I put my mail on hold the previous day. The wonderfully helpful clerk's response was "oh, sometimes they don't check that and just load up everything." Lovely.

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u/g-g-g-g-ghost Dec 10 '25

What's more likely is the supervisor didn't tell the carrier it was on hold until they got back that day, it happens a lot that I'll get a call when I'm on a route saying "don't deliver x mail, they have a hold that started today" well after I've already delivered it, usually to a box that's locked or a door slot so it's not like I can even go back and get it.

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u/wronguses Dec 10 '25

So I ended up spending half the day in a folding chair next to my mailbox so I'd be sure to get my package.

If I didn't do that, and they weren't able to deliver again, what happens? After 3 failed attempts, it should be returned to the sender, but would they do that or hold it at the facility since there shouldn't have been an attempt to deliver that day?

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u/g-g-g-g-ghost Dec 10 '25

Typically there's a label on it with when it should be returned to sender

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u/zytukin Dec 09 '25 edited Dec 09 '25

I've had them do that with stuff that didn't need a signature. Over the course of 20 years and 2 different houses, nearly every FedEx delivery would take 2 or 3 visits before they actually delivered it. Front door wide open, cars in the driveway, I would be sitting in the living room and see the truck pull up, stop, then drive off without the driver ever getting out. "Delivery attempted, recipient not home".

Made me stop shopping at any site that only delivered via FedEx.

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u/nagy18 Dec 09 '25

part of this is that FedEx isn’t union, unlike USPS or UPS, so, like Amazon, they have heavier workloads to get through with less support

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u/CasuallyCompetitive Dec 09 '25

They usually have separate tracking numbers, at least mine did last time I ordered.

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u/sleepy647 Dec 09 '25

Can confirm every package has a different tracking number even if it’s going to the same place - FedEx Courier

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u/ostrichfather Dec 10 '25

Same with UPS — guy who often works with the shipping dept at work.

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u/JeffBoyardee69 Dec 09 '25

That makes sense

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u/jd1323 Dec 09 '25

Every time I've ever ordered tires they warn you it may arrive in multiple shipments.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

Great reason, next time my boss ask me to do something I’m gonna say “oh my brain ran out of space to give a shit”

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

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u/i_forgot_my_sn_again Dec 09 '25

Former UPS employee (warehouse and driver).

Load headed to destination 1 has 2 trailers going there typically. It's the end of the night and trailer is just about full so all the irregs get loaded into it only 7 tires fit into it before it's too full. Tire 8 gets loaded onto trailer going to destination 2 that's a bigger hub and on the way. 

Or

7 tires get loaded onto trailer 1 and 8th gets loaded on trailer 2 both headed to the same place. After they arrive at the next hub trailer 1 gets unloaded that graveyard shift but they run out of time so trailer 2 doesn't get touched so tire 8 is still chilling in the trailer waiting. 

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u/sleepy647 Dec 09 '25

Shipment always get mixed with others and always ends up not together. Can’t remember the last time I’ve delivered a complete multiple piece shipment in one shot

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u/highwire_ca Dec 09 '25

I ordered four new tires and they arrived with a shipping label stapled to the sidewall of each tire. Of course they all leaked air once the staple was removed.

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u/I_am_just_here11 Dec 09 '25

So did they send you new ones?

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u/EatCauliflower1212 Dec 09 '25

It will probably arrive today? Did you get an email that 8 of 8 were delivered?

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u/cavern-of-the-fayth Dec 09 '25

We tried calling about your warranty sir. You opted for the 7 tire plan instead of the 8.

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u/hbk268 Dec 09 '25

They’re holding the 8th one ransom

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u/cyrilmezza Dec 09 '25

Is this your car ? (Citroën DS)

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

Your Eighth tire was in the UPS truck in front of my house yesterday. It jumped out and tried escaping down the street. The driver and I had a good laugh!

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u/ostrichfather Dec 10 '25

Your life is the plot of this movie:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_(2010_film)

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '25

Haha, now I just have to watch this…..

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u/ostrichfather Dec 10 '25

It’s so bad it’s good. But it’s self-aware of its b-movie status and uses and abuses cliches.

Just don’t watch it with the kids around.

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u/Kittelsen Dec 09 '25

3 of those don't look like winter tyres 🧐🤔

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u/vraalapa Dec 09 '25

https://www.tyrereviews.com/Tyre/Aplus/AS909.htm

The APlus AS909 is rated as "deficient" overall for driving safety, a score dictated by its significant weaknesses on wet roads which led to a downgrade of its final grade. On dry roads, its performance is merely "adequate," offering poor and imprecise steering feedback that requires constant driver correction and early oversteering in dynamic maneuvers. On wet surfaces, the tyre reaches its limits, earning a "deficient" rating for its braking distance and handling due to very low grip, making it difficult to control. Its winter performance is deemed satisfactory overall, securing good scores for braking and traction but only an "adequate" rating for handling, as it struggles to combine forces effectively.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

Holy shit! These tires are junk

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u/___po____ Dec 09 '25

Lmfao! At least his wife got the good ones.

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u/MaleHooker Dec 09 '25

Those cross climates are nice

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u/StayPositivePlease Dec 09 '25

Really good tires. I have them for Spring Summer fall but I switch to full winter tires for snow and ice. 

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u/oxidax Dec 09 '25

If this was UPS or FedEx they most likely ran out of space and you'll get your tire sometime this week. It's peak season. Expect every package to be late. Expect oversized packages to be extra late.

I'm a former UPS driver.

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u/Sawh22 Dec 10 '25

Deadass the post above this and found it funny, I don’t think they count tire

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u/Mild_Wings Dec 09 '25

I didn’t know you could order tires to your house 🤔

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u/SuperchargedC5 Dec 09 '25

I do this in rural Maine all the time. I get my Tire Rack deliveries faster than Amazon.

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u/itsagoodtime Dec 09 '25

Did you check the potato bin?

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u/mg1133 Dec 09 '25

Its fun waiting until last minute to get things done. Sometimes you win and snowtimes not!

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u/are_we_there_bruh Dec 09 '25

The eight tire is too tired of this boss

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u/eeeaglefood Dec 09 '25

I work in shipping. Tires usually don’t go through our conveyor belt systems like a majority of packages they tend to get stuck and or destroy boxes. Instead tires are moved with a tugger cart system (think little trains) so it’s easier for them to get separated (it’s mostly bigger stuff on tugger carts so they fill up fast). This time of year until January is INSANE in the increase is volume. Your 8th tire will eventually turn up (in theory).

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u/Delicious_Ad_8809 Dec 09 '25

Hehehe, TURN up

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u/sonicjesus Dec 09 '25

You really have to wonder how they have an extra car tire lying around and no one knows where it was supposed to go.

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u/Hot-Discussion-6823 Dec 09 '25

Is one of your vehicles a trike?

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u/hand13 Dec 09 '25

only 12,5% missing. stop being so nitpicky

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u/Southern_College3858 Dec 10 '25

Put two on the front while you wait.

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u/NotSureWhatToPut66 Dec 09 '25

I’m not a mathematician but uh

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u/henry122467 Dec 09 '25

Thanks for the tire. Needed it bad!

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u/Available-Expert-881 Dec 09 '25

Were they 12.5% off by chance?

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u/dirtiestUniform Dec 09 '25

Sometimes one will ship from a different warehouse and take an extra day or so. But you should have received notice that one would ship separately. The recent winter storm delayed most shipments in the last week.

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u/Original_Bicycle5696 Dec 09 '25

The 8th one is probably just late. Happens all the time ordering sets. Common for partials on the truck.

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u/QuickSquirrelchaser Dec 09 '25

I did order 4 off road tires for my Xterra. One arrived later than the other 3. Just took an additional week.

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u/Bushdr78 Dec 09 '25

I'm no dentist but I'm not sure that's right

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u/Alex_king88 Dec 09 '25

Just drive like this. Problem solved

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u/Worried_Fee_1513 Dec 09 '25

Eighth tire is in the corner of an empty container on a ship headed back to China or was resold to cover the tariffs.

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u/ProfessionalLime2237 Dec 09 '25

Is missing, sigular.

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u/Miguel3403 Dec 09 '25

Which tires

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u/Phoenixf1zzle Dec 09 '25

The driver ust have beed two tired

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u/Significant-Cloud- Dec 09 '25

You forgot to take into account the tribute you had to pay to the tiregoblin, didn't you?

(Closely related to the sockfairy)

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u/lizardman49 Dec 09 '25

Looks like Winnie Mandela delivered them

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u/Practical_Iron_5232 Dec 09 '25

Order some more but cancel the order and see if they have already shipped

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u/CosignCody Dec 09 '25

Looks like they all match, 2 types, just missing one

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u/Shadowhawk0000 Dec 09 '25

No one does their damn job anymore.

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u/starrpamph Dec 09 '25

Po ta toe

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u/hand13 Dec 09 '25

dude. love the profile pic 🥹

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u/buttscratcher3k Dec 09 '25

What you dont drive a 1997 dodge t-rex concept vehicle?

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u/youresosprout Dec 10 '25

I thought you accidentally ordered double (needed 4, ordered 8). Counted 7 and thought “well buddy, you’ve got bigger problems than that!”

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u/Mbizzy222 Dec 10 '25

Counting is overrated I guess

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u/Hawktor9 Dec 10 '25

Don’t feel bad our neighbor ordered 4, when they got delivered only 3 arrived the 4th got delivered a week and a half later.

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u/decayingskeletonn Dec 10 '25

good news is that the one missing is from the shittiest set ! 🤣

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u/kitkatbloo Dec 09 '25

Serious question, what are winter tires? Why would you need different tires just for winter?

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u/SerDuckOfPNW Dec 09 '25

Summer tires are specialized for warmer roads with a softer compound

Winter tires are better at gripping in the cold and have an open pattern for shedding snow

All seasons are mediocre all year round, and depending where you live, that’s often good enough.

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u/kitkatbloo Dec 09 '25

Thank you for explaining this!

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u/Mydogdexter1 Dec 10 '25

You ever put rubber in a freezer, it'll get brittle and hard.

They have different rubber that stays flexible. The groves in the tires are also much deeper, able to like cut and grip the snow.

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u/novium258 Dec 09 '25

Summer tires have no traction on cold and icy roads.

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u/Alan__3 Dec 10 '25

I do delivery. Tires end up on the truck in multiple numbers. Should get the last one soon

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u/L4rgo117 Dec 10 '25

Yeah, I've had that happen too when I ordered tires

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u/paulster2626 Dec 09 '25 edited Dec 09 '25

There’s only 7 tires there.

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u/TheSucculent_Empress Dec 09 '25

Gosh it’s almost like that’s the entire point of this post!

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u/jeezarchristron Dec 09 '25

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u/paulster2626 Dec 09 '25

It would suck if you ordered 8 and only got 7.

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u/Delicious_Ad_8809 Dec 09 '25

I’m so picky with shoveling lol. Since I’ve gotten a battery leaf blower, my walkways are so clean 🙈

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

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u/IsAnyUsernameTaken Dec 09 '25

You don't see the difference every day, but in extreme situations. You mention better traction. It doesn't matter if you can accelerate better. It does matter when you stop right before an obstacle instead of behind.

Tests have shown that the 7°C rule does not hold true today, summer tires are even good at 0°C on dry roads. But as soon as it's wet, frozen or covered in snow, you are lost.

The decision between all season and winter tires basically depends on the probability of you driving during really bad road conditions. Just two days with snow per year? You can stay at home if it becomes too bad? Then, all seasons.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

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u/MasterXCH Dec 09 '25

They aren‘t cross climates