Going to be really honest with you-I detest taking my car to the shop. Most of the time I have a child (at least one) with me whose Nintendo DS dies just as we sit down for the hour and a half long wait to have the brakes repaired. Or they decide they are hungry 5 minutes into the 45 minute oil change/radiator flush procedure. Or they totally flip out over the book they forgot to bring for the hour long tire changing routine. If I don't have a child with me then I'm sitting there, waiting ever so (not) patiently for my car repair to be taken care of while I think of the thousand other things I really should/could/ought to be doing...uncomfortable, hungry and cranky like as not.
Then, like a flash of light from heaven, I received an email that changed my life. Tire Discounters has created a "store of the future" and most of the changes they made were done so keeping in mind that their biggest clientele base is comprised of women. That's right ladies, someone is finally figuring out that We Run The World!
Check out some of the amazing changes they've made to their stores:
- Energy efficient glass used in the nearly all glass front store to reduce heat.
- Recycled rubber materials in flooring and landscaping
- LED lighting and reflective roofing
- Digital in-store presentations on the nice flat screen tvs will keep you up to date as to where your car is in line
- Complimentary Wi-Fi
- Refreshment bar
- Variety of television programming
- Child's play area and family restrooms with diaper changing stations
They had me at refreshment bar. Oh, and Wi-Fi. So, what they are saying is that you can finally do what your husbands think you are doing anyway: Sit on a comfy seat, eat refreshments, check your Facebook and watch t.v. while letting someone else do the work. Yippee! I wonder if they have bon-bons? Where do I sign up??
Tire Discounters have gone one better...they've given me a $25 gift card so that you can check out all of the good stuff for yourself! One lucky reader can take her kids (or NOT) and have the oil changed in comfort at your local Tire Discounters store! Woohoo!
Here's how to enter-
Tell me your worst "waiting on the car repair" story
Everyone has one of those 'I wanted to die of embarrassment' or 'I was about ready to go Kung Fu on that guy' stories. Let's hear it!
Extra entries, you say? Sure, why not!
- Check out the website and tell me which great service you'll be using your gift card for.
- Share this giveaway-Facebook, Twitter, email, phone....get the word out!
That's it! 3 ways to enter, 3 chances to win! Here are those pesky details: Must be 18 and a resident of the tri-state area to win. Please leave a separate comment for each entry. If your email is not attached in blogger please leave it along with your comment so that I can reach you when you win. Winner will be drawn and notified by email and on our Facebook page on Friday, May 31 at 5 PM. Winner will have 24 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.
Good Luck and thanks for reading In A Galaxy!
disclosure: In A Galaxy was provided with 2-$25 gift cards-one for my personal use so that I could try out the coolness that is the new Tire Discounters for myself, and one to share with my readers. All opinions contained herein are 100% my own.
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