Recently visited this place to buy cables to jump start a friends car. Will be brief because we were on a mission so I didn't stick around to check everything out. We didn't even ask for help but I guess that speaks volumes. A) Canadian Tire is pretty set in it's layout. I just walk in and kinda know where things are. B) There are never really a lot of sales staff near the entrance to assist you, but I have to think there are customers walking in there who don't know their layout.
We were beset though by Canadian Tire promo people, running a promo. It involved a ticket where you input a bunch of info at one station of 10, only to then find out the game to "win 5000 in Canadian tire $$" was actually at another stand where they had only 3 stations. I want to say its a scam to get your info but really, I should have seen it coming. Got impatient and left the place before I got to the 3 station section...i'll never know if I would have won and now its just eating me up inside...so you lose some stars for that Canadian Tire!
I had the conversation with the friend who's car needed to be boosted about whether being Canadian or having Canadian in their name, makes Canadians more prone to shop there...I'm of the opinion that it doesn't matter...they could change their name to tire, it wouldn't impact the majority of consumers. Am I wrong?