What has happened to the Forest Lake Jiffy Lube I have been going to since 2006/2007?
I was greeted right away by Daniel, prior to pulling in the bay and explained to him I was going on a road trip, needed spark plugs and fluids topped. He said he had to check with his manager Gage on the spark plugs, after checking with Gage he told me to pull my car in the bay.
Upon doing so, I was greeted by Gage. Told him what I needed, he said my car would have to cool down, and then they would change the spark plugs. This was at 10:30am.
At 11:15 I stuck my head out the window and asked how much longer the wait would be. (I was very polite) Gage said he would check. He and Daniel were under the hood, at 11:35, the hood closed, and without any further discussion he started waving me out the bay. I explained to him that I would need to pay for the spark plugs, he's very rudely stated he didn't change them. His exact words were "we didn't change them because you said you were in a hurry". I was on the telephone and told somebody I had been waiting 45 minutes and wasn't sure what was going on but I would ask... I can't imagine they heard my conversation, but nowhere did I ever say I was in a hurry. As a matter fact my exact words were "I'm going on a road trip, and I typically have you guys check everything over before I go, and the last oil change Tyler said "next time you come in get the spark plugs done".
Gage said "you asked me to check your spark plugs, and it's still too hot. I took one out, didn't like how it looked, so I put it back in and shut the hood." I said " How long does it typically take to cool down", he said 30 to 60 minute. I asked if I wait here another half hour will it be cool enough to do I've already been here 45 minutes, I might as well just wait? "He said "no, you asked me to check the spark plugs you never said anything about replacing them, we can't do that today". (after me sitting in my car for 45 minutes mind you).
He knew exactly what I was asking for, he told me the service would be provided, and then he changes it 45 minutes later and says "you just asked me to check them and I don't like how they look so I closed the hood".
I have never since 2006/2007 dealing with Jiffy Lube, been treated with such unprofessionalism, disrespect, and quite honestly if you take something out of my car, don't like how it looks, and put it back, I deserve more of an explanation than that. Now I'm wondering if my car is OK to drive. (it's a nice car, I imagine it is just fine, but he took a spark plug out, said he didn't like how it looked, and put it back in? What is that about?)
I will never step foot in the place I've been going to for all of these years, based on the fact that you replace quality general managers with the likes of what I dealt with this morning? Somewhere in his training He left feeling like it was OK to treat customers like this. I feel sorry for Kevin. He's the only one left there that I can recognize, he's an amazing mechanic, and to have to work with coworkers having such horrible attitude, lack of professionalism and the sketchy attitudes I dealt with this morning, will no doubt affect him, too. That kind of unprofessionalism and rudeness, isn't just a bad day, this is clearly who this person is. Now I'm driving around in my car after he took a spark plug out, didn't like how it looked, and closed the hood. We were going to have no further conversation according to him other than waving me out of the bay? What is that?
Thank you Jiffy Lube. I wouldn't trust him with my bicycle.
I've been asked to "come back later" before when they were extremely busy, but never have somebody have me wait for a service in the bay, for 45 minutes, and then turn away my business with a wave of the hand. Literally.
I guess that's good for Jiffy Lube that they're doing so well, they can turn away business and treat customers that poorly.
As I was getting ready to post this I noticed there was a review left from a different customer 22 hours ago that was treated the same way... in my opinion, putting somebody in charge of peoples vehicles that speaks and acts like the new general manager at Forest Lake, is dangerous. That kind of behavior, comes out in the work done or not done, and puts people in danger on the roadways. read more