Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
That's bizarre, as they most certainly ARE owned by SHELL, and with a franchise there are usually rules regarding spec products dictated by the parent.
https://www.jiffylube.com/about/history
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Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Jiffy Lube® International is a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Shell Oil Company. Jiffy Lube service centers are 100% franchise-owned. So despite being a national corporation, each location is locally owned by people living in your community.
Also found this:
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Obligations and Restrictions: A franchised Jiffy Lube service center must be under the personal supervision of franchisee, or under the personal supervision of a manager who has successfully completed the operations training course. The franchisees cannot sell or offer to perform any product or services that would detract from the Jiffy Lube concept. That is, the franchisee cannot offer major engine overhauls, transmission overhauls, muffler installation, automobile painting, or any other services that are not related to the services approved by Jiffy Lube. The franchisee cannot sell or offer to perform a lube-only service, or a lube-oil-filter only service, or an oil and filter only service other than as approved under the VOCP service. The franchisee cannot sell any automobile parts or supplies that are not related to the services Jiffy Lube offers, or any non-automobile related products or services, unless the parts or supplies or products or services are approved.
Anyways, thanks for the correction, that's quite surprising!
I was surprised also when I opened a jiffy lube offer in the mail and it included a non-major brand "synthetic blend" as the bulk fill. That is when I found out jiffy lube franchises had the choice to offer other lubricants. I believe one member in the Northwest stated his local jiffy lube offered Amsoil SS as the synthetic fill option.