I wanted an oil change. My philosophy is that if the oil is dark brown, regardless of the brand, it…read moreis dirty. So the technician approached me and then I showed him the Grease Monkey price list I got off the web:
--Conventional oil change: $29.99
--High Mileage, or Synthetic Blend: $49.99
--Mobil Super™ Full Synthetic: $69.99 (this is the one that I wanted)
--Mobil 1 Full Synthetic: $79.99
The man told me, "Those are THOSE Grease Monkey prices, they are not OUR prices." What? Why not? Won't you honor your own prices? Nope, he said. So I drove off and went to Jiffy Lube, where they had a Pennzoil Platinum oil change for $85.99. It was not the price so much at Grease Monkey as it was the technicians attitude, like he was pissed that I would even ask. That's a bad way to treat ANY customer.
I will admit that I have not seen a $30 oil change advertised anywhere lately, but that's not what I needed. I figured $50 was fair for a synthetic blend, but it is too low compared to the advertised prices, which seem to be wrong.
Like I said, attitude is everything, even more than the cost. I don't like feeling like the interruption of ANY business, as the customer.
(P.S.--Grease Monkey's actual prices at this location are $30 higher for each service above).