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    Is Canadian Tire Putting Consumers at Risk and What You Can Do About It

    Is Canadian Tire Putting Consumers at Risk and What You Can Do About It Every year Canadians purchase bicycles from Canadian Tire Stores. But exactly who is putting these bicycles together and exactly how safe are these bikes once they leave the store? STORY I purchased a 29" Phantom Super...
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    Is Canadian Tire Putting Consumers at Risk and What You Can Do About It! Store #144 at 60 Elizabeth Avenue

    Is Canadian Tire Putting Consumers at Risk and What You Can Do About It Every year Canadians purchase bicycles from Canadian Tire Stores. But exactly who is putting these bicycles together and exactly how safe are these bikes once they leave the store? STORY I purchased a 29" Phantom Super...
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    Government inspections

    Is it customary for Canadian Tire to have various employees use customers private cars brought in for government inspections to go for "test drives" that take longer than half an hour and use up a quarter tank of gas even when these employees are not the certified inspectors? While watching...
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    Canadian tire auto techs wages suck!!

    Canadian tire pays there mechanics 1000 bucks every 2 weeks or commission ..that's 12.50 an hr.. so you wonder why they try and rob you..
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    Sarnia Canadian Tire Sucks

    My husband worked at Canadian Tire Sarnia for 10 years ..and would never rip you off. A new manger came aboard and he became stressed out. Long story short..my husband ended up having a stroke at work and THEY SENT HIM HOME..in his truck. He worked 6 hrs not being able to get his cars on the...
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    CT Sucks at: Customer Service

    Another way in which the Canadian Tire stores suck, is in Customer Service. Perhaps a few stores try to make their customers happy, but the chain is notorious for poor service. With un-trained teen-aged floor staff, grouchy returns clerks, and abusive management, there can be little that the...
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    Grudges, Complainers and Other Retailers: Canadian Tire Still Sucks!

    One of the tactics used by the Canadian Tire Defenders, is to claim that the tsunami of complaints against CT is meaningless. Often this is just a 'brave face they put on', in response to the many floods of complaints, often on their very own Facebook page. (And often triggered when they pay...
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    Canadian Tire Bank Lawsuit

    Anyone ever had issues with Canadian Tire Bank? I'd like to hear about their collections and Master Card issues as I am in the process of putting a complaint in to FCAC and preparing a suit against CTFS.
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    Canadian Tire Sucks at: Tools (Repair Only, Warranty not honoured, No Refund or Exchange)

    A lot of Canadian consumers are still in the dark about Crappy Tire's policies on tools. Back in the good old days, you could count on CT to stand behind their 'lifetime' warranty. But recently, there are reports of refusals to exchange defective tools, sometimes because the customer didn't...
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    Funny but True Canadian Tire stories

    I thought we should put ridiculous Canadian Tire stories here. I have three, the first one sounds like a joke but it was not. 1) When mosquito magnet first came out, Canadian Tire was a dealer. I was curious, even though they were costly. I asked the local manager how well they worked. He...
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    Good news

    I had many problems with a bicycle I had brought... With unhelpful repairs with 2 locations I called the head office. They offered me a refund. Thank god I'm never buyin a bike from Canadian tire again...
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    Canadian Tire is sloppy and frustrating!

    I got a bike from Canadian tire. 4 days in the chain broke. Took it to get repaired. Got repaired and then another problem arose. I got home and saw that the pedal was loose. I found it fishy but just decided to tighten the nut. After a few blocks of riding the pedal came loose again. Stranded...
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    Canadian Tire Mclaughlin Brampton ON- Poorest Customer service experienced in my lifetime

    Went to this store last week on 17th May 2013, at around 12.35 pm to get my battery tested and if needed replaced. The only person on the desk told me that I had to wait for another test to be completed before I could start my 1.5 hours testing/diagnosis. Waited an hour and then finally my...
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    Facebook page

    I have now made it my duty to be a thorn in Canadian Tire! Who's with me? Sign up: https://www.facebook.com/CanadianTireDontCare
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    industrial espionage

    just a thought folks.we have all heard of industrial espionage.im wondering whether the ceos and directors of canadian tire are secretly employees of either wal mart or costco,and are totally wrecking the once glamorous company from the top?just a thought...
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    Job Application

    Well, I came across this board while looking to make a official complaint to Canadian Tire head office but since they apparently don't have a means of doing so I'll vent here. I work 9-5 but I am desperately in need of evening and weekend employment. There is a Canadian Tire right across the...
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    consumer relations and suggestions

    I have worked at a CT for 5 years now in western Canada, and I have seen the good service and the crappy. I musy say, the store I work at is quite good at honoring and correcting customer complaints regarding price discrepancies, flyer stock being in stock, rainchecks honored months after...
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    CT Home Installation - Run far away!

    Canadian Tire Home Installation (Ontario) does garage door openers, heating and cooling installations. We did the garage door installation. People, DON'T USE THEM. Run away! The garage door installation is hanging by an extension cord. Whaaaa? Now we need an electrician to complete the work...
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    Canadian Tire Sucks at: Pre-Sales Customer Service - Where are they? Can't They Help?

    There are an awful lot of stories on this site and others that describe the terrible experiences of customers trying to get help in Canadian Tire stores, even BEFORE they buy something. To get the thread rolling, here's an interesting blog. It's a couple of years old, but it's still true today...
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    Canadian Tire profit drops two per cent in last quarter

    Canadian Tire continues in a downward trend. Stock price drops again to $ 67.31 from a high of $ 87.39....and Target hasn't even opened yet. "TORONTO - Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. (TSX:CTC) has reported a small increase in fourth-quarter revenue, but also an almost two per cent drop in net profit...
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