There is a reason those places exist and it for convenience and to make money. They change oil and rotate tires cheaper than home grown places but make up for it on selling other products. Especially to the women folks. We as men just have to teach them not to fall for it and bring it back home to be taken care of. That is unless you don’t want to fool with it.
If it will save me $250 and cost 1.5 hours of my time..I’ll do it myself. I’m not a mechanic and never claimed to be but I can do the basics. A basic brake job is in my wheel house.