LINDA GETS A FREEBIE!

Since Linda does a lot of around town driving (and loves to hotrod her cars), after a couple of years she needed brakes again. We informed her of this one day while we were changing her oil. She said,"Well, at least I can get a freebie this time!" I have a lifetime warranty on my brakes from Alfred Discounting Tires Plus a Lot of Other Stuff. They may have charged me a lot last time, but now I can save some money.

The next time I saw Linda she was really FUMING!!. "Alfred Discounting Tires Plus a Lot of Other Stuff charged me $1000 for the front brakes again!!!"
Linda had the bill for her latest front brake job. This time there was no charge for the "Brake Job." In fact the very first line said:
"LIFETIME BRAKE JOB WARRANTY: NO CHARGE".
HOWEVER, They had once again charged her
"EXTRA CHARGE FOR SEMI-METALLIC PADS AND SHOES: $50.
Once again, That's more than the pads for her car cost. Moreover, all cars made after 1980 have semi-metallic pads, so it's hard to see what kind of car could get out of there without incurring this extra charge.
In addition they had again sold her
new rotors ($145 x 2 = $290)
new drums (90x2 = $180)
new bearings ($35 x 4 = $100)
new grease seals ($25)
rebuilt calipers ($125 x 2 = $250)
2 new wheel cylinders ($55 x 2 = $110)
I was amazed at this. Her brakes had not been "metal to metal", and there was no reason not to turn then and put pads on them. All the rest of the stuff they replaced had supposedly been done by them only a couple of years ago.