The Nemisis has an ally....

So I'm due for an oil change this afternoon and stop by the Wal Mart for an oil change and tire rotation. My wife and I had purchased a lifetime balance and rotation package for our vehicles. I was informed that the company which did the service work at WM was bought by WM and they would no longer honor these packages and that it would be $30 for my rotation and balance. I held back the comment about them rotating something somewhere and asked to speak with the manager. I presented this man with a receipt for my lifetime package, and wanted either a refund or for them to honor the agreement. He said since the company I bought the agreement from was now owned by Wal-Mart that he didn't have to. I said if the company was now owned by Wal-Mart and was not dissolved, then it still existed enough to rotate and balance my tires. He agreed and said this would be the last time. I expressed this would be my last visit to his center.

So now I'm stuck at Wal-Mart for the next two hours waiting for my car to be serviced. Let me tell ya, wandering around Wal-Mart without money sucks.

Wal-Mart managed to detain me until it was too late to apply my new best friend, the "Malathion PLUS". Hopefully its just chocked full of bug killing goodness. Now Wal-Mart and the Bag Worms have joined forces, I am not amused...

Freaking Worms
Freaking Global Retailers