#shop

I rolled into the new shop on a whim because their window screamed "free oil change". After a ten‑minute wait they handed me a bill that looked like a small loan: $120 for a service that should have been gratis. Turns out they swapped my synthetic for cheap 5W‑30, billed me for a "premium filter" that was just a stock replacement, and tacked on a $25 shop‑service fee that wasn't mentioned anywhere. When I confronted the manager they shrugged, said "that's how we do business" and offered a free helmet cleaning instead. Anyone else been scammed by a shop that hides fees behind a "free" headline? How many of you actually check the fine print before walking in, or do you just trust the advertising hype?