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Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:12:28 +0000

[...] about it. I’m really glad these guys were confident enough in their service that they took an out of the ordinary approach to building a customer base.Here’s where I put a little spin on things. I was reading online about oil changes for some [...]

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Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:05:57 +0000

[...] got a safety inspection (which was discounted $10 due to my awesome coupon book that came with my Bulk Oil Changes) and renewed my registration at the same time. They even had the registration sticker there on the [...]

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Personal Finance Firewall » Blog Archive » Monthly Progress April 2009 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:45:25 +0000

[...] We also had a few surprise expenses such as some tuition for my schooling that wasn’t covered by financial aid, and our oil change purchase. [...]

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Sun, 17 May 2009 04:10:04 +0000

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Sat, 09 May 2009 12:04:34 +0000

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Fri, 08 May 2009 06:24:53 +0000

[...] Jesse Michelsen created an interesting post today on Selling Oil Changes Door to Door? | Personal Finance FirewallHere’s a short outlineThere are many signs of the down economy right now. One that I didn’t see coming came knocking on my door a couple weeks ago. I answered and it was a door. [...]

By: Jesse

Jesse — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:45:40 +0000

So there really is a good answer to the “why pay more” question huh. Taking the car out of the picture, would you buy something else, say..yard maintenance, or plumber services, in bulk from a door to door salesman? (if you own a yard or toilet)

By: Debt Ninja

Debt Ninja — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:33:30 +0000

I had a guy come to my door and offer a similar service. I declined the discounted oil changes because I always take my car to the dealership for maintenance. I know the dealership is probably the most expensive place to have work on my car done, but it is still pretty new and I want to keep it in tip top shape. It is also still under warranty so by taking it to the dealership it ensures I wont break my warranty terms. In a couple years when my car is over 5 years old then I will for sure consider doing oil changes at at other shops.