About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Jiffy Lube, a delivery driver once reported that every time he pulled in for an oil change, his truck’s radio would randomly tune itself to the same oldies station. Employees shrugged it off as a coincidence until customers started noticing the same thing happened to their cars too. Finally, one day, after a customer complained that her vintage cassette player started playing only Barry White songs during the service, Jiffy Lube technicians decided to investigate. They found nothing but a small, dust-covered transistor radio hidden under the counter, tuned perpetually to an oldies station. Since then, whenever someone mentions Jiffy Lube, everyone smiles and jokes about the ‘classic hits’ they might hear next.
2. At Jiffy Lube, a little boy followed his dad into the waiting area and suddenly pointed excitedly at something on the ceiling. ‘Daddy,’ he whispered, ‘is that a spider or is it just really big dust?’ His father looked up, squinted for a moment, then laughed out loud. 'Son,' he said, 'it's neither a spider nor dust—it's just an oil filter!' The boy pondered this for a second before breaking into a giggle, happy to know there were no creepy crawlies lurking above.
3. At Jiffy Lube, on particularly foggy mornings, customers claim they can hear soft laughter coming from the service bay. Nobody’s ever seen anyone there. One day, a delivery driver mentioned hearing the same laughter and asked if anyone else had noticed. Suddenly, everyone in line started laughing along—turns out it was just the mechanic, Mr. Jenkins, warming up his voice for the day ahead. Everyone agreed it sounded like he was practicing for a stand-up comedy gig.
4. At Jiffy Lube, an anxious poodle named Max follows his owner into the waiting area each time he pulls up. But one day, as the mechanic bent over the engine, Max tilted his head curiously—then started barking at thin air. Suddenly, a delivery driver walked in and scratched his head, pretending not to notice anything unusual. Max stopped barking, looked around confusedly, then sat down obediently next to his owner. The mechanic finished his work, smiled at the relieved customer, and whispered to himself, ‘Must be another one of those days when Jiffy Lube gets visited by the local canine mechanic.’