> Who decided to name it Jiffy Lube?

Who decided to name it Jiffy Lube?

Posted at: 2015-01-07 
Really though, what were they thinking?

The same people that have the policy to rip customers off by charging them and not doing the work named it Jiffy Lube. "Bend over and grab your ankles" is more like it.

The Parent Company, Shell Oil

Jiffy Lube consists of more than 2,000 franchised service centers throughout North America and Canada, serving approximately 24 million customers each year. Jiffy Lube service centers are 100% franchise-owned, independently owned and operated by 252 entity groups. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Jiffy Lube is a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of the Shell Oil Company.[citation needed] The company was ranked first on National Oil and Lube News 2011 Tops in the Fast Lubes Industry Rankings] Also, Jiffy Lube was ranked number 15 in Entrepreneur Magazine’s 2012 Franchise 500 and number 73 on Franchise Times 2011 Top 200 Franchise Chains by Worldwide Sales.

Jiffy is a period of time. It equals 1/100 of a second. They used the name as hyperbole to indicate they are fast.

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