Originally Posted by ofofhy
Even easier than using another bike is to turn the wheel around in the fork, so that the old front of the wheel is now in the rear. If it is the wheel that has issues, it will now be closer to the other side of the fork.
No kidding... Much easier than finding another bike!
And if it was a problem seating in the dropouts, which is corrected by simply double checking everything, the wheel will be centered, and you are done! (Assuming the tire is not a directional tire, but even then returning it is another simple step)