Tired of tires

The priority activity of the day was tire recovery (thanks to my recent trouble). I hit the dealership first, but they couldn't help me. They were booked through tomorrow. So I went to a nearby tire center instead. I explained that I needed my existing tire checked for damage and then it needed to either be patched or replaced. I was promised it wouldn't take long, but literally more than an hour later they were calling me to tell me that the tire was not recoverable and would have to be replaced. Problem was, they didn't have that model of tire on hand. So I asked if they could get it and they said they could call another store and have it brought over and that would only take ten minutes. But another hour later and I was still sitting there. Fortunately I brought my laptop in and could work on some things. Almost three hours and $150 later I was finally out of there with my new tire. The great part of all this? The tire that was replaced was the newest tire on my vehicle. It was only a year old and I paid $200 for it at the dealership last year when I had a sidewall problem with the original tire. So I'm out $350 over the last year for essentially the same problem. I'm definitely NOT liking this whole expensive tire thing.