Oh, that's funny! Glad to hear you wrote to them. WE need to lean hard on every Frahnsh company--perhaps forever.
I bought Les Schwab top-of-the-line 80K guaranteed all weather tires about four years ago and they are truly super. About $500..with free balancing and rotating for life of tire. The tires are superb in snow, rain, and on dry hot pavement. I have had many sports cars, including a Lotus Elan, so I'm reasonably clued about these things. You don't need Michelins.