So I was getting tire mount and balance quotes for various shops in the area for future reference. I was describing a scenario where I am moving tires to a new set of wheels. The guy is like "well normally it's $35 per wheel for mount and balance, but because you're moving tires to a new set of wheels, it's an extra $10 per wheel for the dismount."
"Why the extra charge? Aren't you dismounting old tires normally with a regular mount and balance? In both cases you're taking 4 tires off wheels and putting 4 tires on wheels."
"Yes but you're keeping these tires so it's different."
"Maybe I'm not getting it. Isn't it actually a little
less work since you're not storing and disposing the old tires? Is there another part of the process I'm missing?"
"............ I'm not really sure. This is the pricing I have."