It's soooo typical for the Crappy People to lie and misrepresent just about every topic that comes around.
Let's start with blaming customers for the poor choices being made by the Crappy Tire stores for returned goods.
Do the customers say, "Please put this into a landfill, instead of repairing it and re-selling it as used or refurbished"?
No, of course not. Once the customer has received their refund for the piece of crap they were sold (in accordance with the law), or at least an exchange (if Crappy Tire hasn't cheated them out of that, too), it's entirely up to the Crappy Store to decide what to do.
And what does the store decidet? All on their own, they apparently decide "the old one GETS JUNKED!".
But do they accept responsibility for their poor environmental choices? Do they apologies, clean up their act, and start being good corporate citizens?
Nope. They just blame the innocent consumer, and in fact use this as an excuse to deny refunds, deny exchanges, and continue to rip off customers.
Besides which, it's the Crappy People who agreed to stock the crappy pieces of junk from Yard Works, Simoniz, and Job Mate, which are doomed to break quickly, and will end up in the land fill sooner rather than later. Nice job, Crappy Tire! god environmental management!
But whose fault is that, according to the Crappy People? Why, their customers are to blame, naturally! For having agreed to buy what Crappy Tire was selling in the first place!
Nice job, Crappy Tire! Good Eco-Business, there!
So, does their devious "repair only" return policy "preventing landfill build up"? Absolutely not! Instead, it simply attempts to push responsibility for the junk Crappy Tire sold onto the shoulders of the innocent consumer.
Can the item be repaired? Maybe, but that doesn't mean the customer should be asked to abandon their rights, just because Crappy Tire will then behave irresponsibility.
Oh, and regarding "illegal"? Don't forget that "against the law is illegal", and the "repair only" policy is contrary to the Sale of Goods Act and the Consumer Protection Act. Be sure and check out these threads for details:
https://www.canadiantiresucks.net/general-canadian-tire-complaints-chat/707-sale-goods-act.html
https://www.canadiantiresucks.net/g...pair-only-warranty-no-refund-no-exchange.html
Nice job ripping off consumers, Crappy Tire! Well done! You've outdone yourself by attempting to blame it all on the consumer, yet again!