Poor kid was just trying to keep his job. Boss says no tires under 3/32" tread. Yours were. Boss may not always be right, but he's always the boss. If you wanna skirt the rules, go to the local guy that you've known since high school.
BTW, "big box" stores have to be more careful than "mom and pop", because big box outfits have much deeper pockets, and seem to bring out the litigation in people. You'll sue the big box in a heartbeat, but not the local guy that's married to your cousin.
On the subject of torquing the lug nuts, we've got a regional tire outfit here called Les Schwab, that's been wildly successful. Les started it up in the '50's, in eastern Oregon. They have hundreds of stores now. They use an impact set real low to snug it up, then a torque wrench to finish tigtening. If it clicks without moving the nut, they gotta back it off and start over. That's the RIGHT way to use a torque wrench on lugs.
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