Oil Change Prices
11 chains — Jiffy Lube, Valvoline, Take 5, Midas, Firestone, Walmart, NTB, Grease Monkey, Meineke, Goodyear, Pep Boys — real ranges by oil type, plus the coupon reality each chain doesn't advertise.
See oil change prices →Haircut Prices
10 chains — Great Clips, Sport Clips, Supercuts, SmartStyle, Cost Cutters, Fantastic Sams, Hair Cuttery, plus Floyd's 99, Roosters and Cookie Cutters — adult, kids and senior cuts, and the app deals that beat the price on the wall.
See haircut prices →Car Wash Memberships
10 chains — Mister, Quick Quack, Zips, Take 5, Tommy's Express, GO, Whistle Express, plus full-service Autobell, Crew and Delta Sonic — unlimited plan tiers, the break-even math, and the auto-renew traps.
See car wash prices →Gym Memberships
11 chains — Planet Fitness, EōS, Crunch, Chuze, Blink, Gold's, 24 Hour, Snap, LA Fitness, Anytime and luxury Life Time — the real annual math including the fees the ads leave out.
See gym prices →Storage Units
10 chains — Public Storage, Extra Space, CubeSmart, U-Haul, SmartStop, Prime, Simply, Storage King USA, StorageMart, iStorage — by unit size, and the post-promo rate hikes to budget for.
See storage prices →Massages · Tax Prep · Pet Grooming · Urgent Care
Same treatment, one category at a time: observed prices, dates, sources, monthly refresh.
Why trust these numbers?
Three rules: every price shows when we observed it, every price shows where it came from, and everything gets re-checked on a monthly cycle. We now track more than 50 chains across five categories. When chains hide their menus (several do, on purpose), we say so instead of inventing precision. Full methodology →