It's all about the weight!

No, I'm not talking about human weight, diets or anything like that. This is an update on the tire situation. You see, like any savvy shopper I decided to check out all the deals available to me before spending $500 on the purchase of four new tires, so I went to Sam's club and this is what happened:

Me: Hi, I'm here to price some tires, here's what I need.
Tire Guy: Okay, the cheapest ones we have are $65 each.
Me: I didn't ask for the cheapest - I actually want Dunlop, the same ones that came with the car, I don't want cheap because that's what got me in trouble to begin with.
Tire Guy: What do you mean?
Me: They told me that the fact that I have one different tire is what's making the car shake so much.
Tire Guy: Well, not necessarily. Let me take a look at your tires, you may not need to buy all four.
Me: Are you sure? They told me that they were not good and I should replace them.
Tire Guy: I don't work on commission, like those other guys. Regardless of whether you buy tires or not, I still get paid the same so I have nothing to gain by scaring you into buying new tires.
Me: Okay, I'll pull over.
Tire Guy: Hmm, they look fine to me - let's check the weights, I have nothing to do right now so let me balance them and check the weights. It will cost you $15 and if the problem persists and you need to come back for the new tires then we'll deduct it from the price.
Me: Okay!

So I went shopping while they did this, which too less than 1/2 hour.

Tire Guy: You're all set, the weights were off in a couple of them and I cross-rotated them. You should be fine now, plus you have a least 6,000 miles to go before you need to replace these tires.
Me: And you don't think I'll have a problem.
Tire Guy: Drive it today and if you still have a problem come back tomorrow and we'll change the tires.
Me: Okay, thanks for your help, here...
Tire Guy: No Ma'am, we're not allowed to accept tips. There's no need for that, thanks is all I need.
Me: But take it, you've helped me immensely and nobody is looking!
Tire Guy: No Ma'am, thanks is all I need.
Me: Well, thank you very much then!

And guess what? I've been testing the car and it's back to normal! So I didn't need new tires after all! How sad it is to be misinformed and have people take advantage of you. Good thing there still are honest people out there.