Valvoline = botique brand?

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You know, I was just realzing that all the brands of motor oil available are owned by gas stations, i.e. Mobil, Castrol-BP, Pennzoil-Shell, etc etc.. All but Valvoline and Supertech without saying. So is Valvoline now considered the botique oil?
I was under teh impression that gas station branded oils used to be considered botique oils. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
 
"Boutique" implies a small outlet of elite or fashionable products. Valvoline is neither small, elite or fashiony. It's a stink-normal, widely available run-of-the mill mass product like Mobile, Shell and all the others, including aMsoIL.
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Valvoline is a product of Ashland Inc., which is a additive maker. I would not put Valvoline on the same level as Amsoil.
 
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Valvoline is a product of Ashland Inc., which is a additive maker. I would not put Valvoline on the same level as Amsoil.




Are Valvoline products made to meet ISO 9000? How about AMSOIL? Hee-hee-hee.
 
They are a "blender", much like Castrol. I consider boutique to be of higher quality and not available at the retail level.
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I'm using Valvoline. Valvoline products are mass-produced and as such they are run of the mill as opposed to a "boutique" oil. I didn't say or imply that run of the mill products were inferior or maybe not even better than boutique products. "Boutique" implies exclusivity which in itself has nothing to do with performace but is about perception.
 
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They are a "blender", much like Castrol. I consider boutique to be of higher quality and not available at the retail level.
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"Boutique" has nothing to do with quality. A boutique oil might be superior, but it could be also total garbage.
 
Really? I thought I was guaranteed the absolute best when buying anything boutique?
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Really? I thought I was guaranteed the absolute best when buying anything boutique?
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You're right though.




You make an excellent consumer, buster. I got some very exclusive boutique peanuts that can sell you for only $29.99 a pound after you purchase membership in my very exclusive peanut shoppe. Get on the waiting list after depositing a $150 membership application processing fee.
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Valvoline is a product of Ashland Inc., which is a additive maker. I would not put Valvoline on the same level as Amsoil.




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Adhesives & Sealants
We are a leading supplier of components used in high-performance adhesives and sealants, serving such markets as industrial, structural, construction, converting industries and more.

Automotive Care
Serving more than 100 countries around the globe, Valvoline is a leading marketer, distributor and producer of quality branded automotive and industrial products and services. Products include automotive lubricants including MaxLife, the first motor oil specifically formulated for higher-mileage vehicles; transmission fluids; gear oils; hydraulic lubricants; automotive chemicals; specialty products; greases, and cooling system products. In the automotive appearance category, Valvoline offers Eagle One car care products for automotive cleaning and maintenance. Valvoline also operates Valvoline Instant Oil Change, the second largest quick-lube chain in the U.S.

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Think they are more than an additive company. Just me....
 
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Really? I thought I was guaranteed the absolute best when buying anything boutique?
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You're right though.




You make an excellent consumer, buster. I got some very exclusive boutique peanuts that can sell you for only $29.99 a pound after you purchase membership in my very exclusive peanut shoppe. Get on the waiting list after depositing a $150 membership application processing fee.
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Tell me more about those peanuts Mori.
 
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Valvoline is a product of Ashland Inc., which is a additive maker. I would not put Valvoline on the same level as Amsoil.




Are Valvoline products made to meet ISO 9000? How about AMSOIL? Hee-hee-hee.




Yeah well there are plenty of IS0-9000 plants in China making garbage. From my years of auditing, I am NOT impressed by ISO-9000 and the registrar racket.
 
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Valvoline is a product of Ashland Inc., which is a additive maker. I would not put Valvoline on the same level as Amsoil.




Are Valvoline products made to meet ISO 9000? How about AMSOIL? Hee-hee-hee.




Yeah well there are plenty of IS0-9000 plants in China making garbage. From my years of auditing, I am NOT impressed by ISO-9000 and the registrar racket.



Just got back from buying sunscreen, Pablo. Anyway, unless AMSOIL is having their oil made in China I fail to see how industry standards like the ISO 9000 series are irrelevant. I guess what you are really saying is that AMSOIL products are not ISO 9000, eh? If I were an AMSOIL customer I might care.
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You make an excellent consumer, buster. I got some very exclusive boutique peanuts that can sell you for only $29.99 a pound after you purchase membership in my very exclusive peanut shoppe. Get on the waiting list after depositing a $150 membership application processing fee.




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Valvoline is a product of Ashland Inc., which is a additive maker. I would not put Valvoline on the same level as Amsoil.




Are Valvoline products made to meet ISO 9000? How about AMSOIL? Hee-hee-hee.




Yeah well there are plenty of IS0-9000 plants in China making garbage. From my years of auditing, I am NOT impressed by ISO-9000 and the registrar racket.



Just got back from buying sunscreen, Pablo. Anyway, unless AMSOIL is having their oil made in China I fail to see how industry standards like the ISO 9000 series are irrelevant. I guess what you are really saying is that AMSOIL products are not ISO 9000, eh? If I were an AMSOIL customer I might care.
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I'm saying it's irrelevant. A company can have a perfect quality system without paying a registrar. If you think being ISO-9000 makes the quality of an end product better, you are perhaps not the best informed consumer either.
 
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