dirty broken equipment. employees smoke weed in the "work trucks" rented tables and chairs for a party and multiple chairs were broken. The place is run down and dirty. Employees are rude. Owner must think he owns Tarentum. Just plain disgust and waste of money. Wouldve been better buying my own brand new clean tables and chairs! read more

Rented a 4" wood chipper. Great price, nice equipment which allowed us to get the job done well. Unfortunately, the driver accidentally drove over our stone walkway and broke one of the 1'x1' stones. The driver was real nice and readily admitted fault, although it was just an accident. When I called the owner Bill, however, he was extremely dismissive and refused to accept responsibility. The beauty of it, is that I have the entire incident recorded on security video. Be wary of this company. read more

We rented two 20x20 high peak tents, tables, and chairs for a grad party. Delivery, set up, and removal of the tents were on time and the staff was very courteous. I stopped in to make my reservation and ensure the tables and chairs were what I wanted. When they were delivered, they were exactly as I expected with no problems whatsoever. We will definitely be back for the next big party we host. read more

Rented from Bill today and it was a horrible experience. He is made the experience painful and difficult. On top of that requesting personal information that had nothing to do with the rental process. This was the closest place to us but we will be driving past A-1 in the future to go any where else and will happily pay more! Beware if you use this place! read more

I'm very disappointed in a-1 rental. I called about getting a tent for a party that was going to happen within two weeks. Sent in my deposit for the full amount of the rental. Unfortunately one of the family is going to the party came down with COVID-19. Called a week in advance and let them know I wanted to cancel and they would not give me a refund only a store credit. Stay away! read more

Rented tables and chairs for our Wedding and they were supposed to be there between 9-10am they didn't show up until noon... when we were all supposed to be getting hair and make up done. We called to try and get a discount but they weren't willing. Would NEVER use this place again and don't suggest you do either!!! read more

A-1 Rental - Party Supplies Near Me - Tarentum, Pennsylvania

I rented a drum sander from A1 Rental in Tarentum to sand my deck that I built around my pool. I called a few days prior to picking it up, looking for options that I had to sand the deck down. Bill, the owner, is who I talked to and he recommended the drum sander to me. A few days later, I picked up the sander. I don't even think I used the thing for a whole 20 minutes, but within 20 minutes, the bar and screws that hold the sanding belt on broke. The bar twisted and the screws broke. I wasn't very happy about it, so right then and there I returned the sander to Bill. I told him how it broke and that I wasn't very happy about it. Right away, he started jumping down my throat about breaking his bar and screws and he continued to say, "I knew this was going to happen, I told you this was going to happen." He, in fact, did not tell me that this was going to happen, plus, is this not what this machine is intended to do? I replied to him and told him that the machine was old and it was garbage. Well, he didn't like that, so then, he started accusing me of not tightening the screws the whole way. Let me tell you a couple things about myself - number 1, I'm a machinist, and number 2, I'm a huge gear-head. Tightening is what I do A LOT of. Yes, I tightened the bolts. Yes, I rechecked the tightening of the bolts every minute or so. Yes, the bolts were tight. Anyways, we got into a pretty foot argument where voices were raised, and choice words were said. I'm not sure where he got this from, but he started putting words in my mouth and told me that I said that the machine was already broken when I took it from him earlier. I did not say that, ever, nor did I think that the machine was broken when I received it. I do think that the machine is old, not maintained and has lived it's life at this point - not a machine that I believe Bill should be renting out. At this time, I just wanted a refund for the extra sand paper and bags that I did not use. I would have liked to see a total refund for the garbage equipment that he rented me, but I knew I wasn't going to get that with how rude Bill was being. I received a phone call during our little argument and Bill proceeded to argue with me and ease drop on the conversation I was having on the phone. I would be talking to the person on the phone and Bill would constantly have something smart to say in return, even though I wasn't talking to him. He also refused to issue me my refund since I was on the phone. He went as far as to walking away from me since I was on the telephone and said, "I'll give you your money back once you get off the stupid phone." It literally took me almost a half hour worth of pointless arguing to just get my refund issued to me. I will NEVER AGAIN rent from A1 Rental in Tarentum, and I would advise as many people as I can to do the same. Extremely unprofessional And extremely rude. I don't quite understand how this guy is allowed to run a business. read more

I needed to rent an aluminum brake for a few hours on Saturday. I called, they had it available, the price was right and I drove 30 miles to the store to get it. Coming from Pittsburgh, it took me a good 1 hour to get there and I got lost trying to find the place. It was 11:30AM by then. It's generally accepted with rentals that you do not get charged for days when the business is closed, so Sunday should have been free. I had rented from them before and was not charged for Sunday, per their policy. Plus, while waiting for my turn, I overheard another cashier rent out a compressor to another customer and telling him "No need to rush back today, return it by Monday 9:00 for no extra charge..." When my turn came, I was assisted by another cashier. The rental was 2x as much as quoted over the phone, so I asked him why and he said it's "For 2 days!' I asked him since when they charge for Sunday, and why the other customer's compressor was only 1 day, and he rudely came back with 'That tool is rented out differently than what you need. Take it or leave it.' I really needed that brake, the roofer was waiting on me to come back with it, plus I drove 30 miles to get there, or I'd have walked out. But never again! read more

The place should be called A hole rental! I called because I needed an air nailer to attach quarter round to my baseboards. I was told the tool would cost $30 a day to rent. I reserved it for Sat am. So I show up and the guy working there is in the office when I walk in and doesn t even say hello or acknowledge I m there.... Then, when he gets ready to get the tool for me...he asks... Do you have a compressor? As if! D I look like I own a compressor? Did he tell me on the phone the day before I needed a compressor? Noooooo. So now he wants to charge me an additional $30 for that as well. I thought he quoted me a price that included what I needed to do the job. A-hole. $60 for a nail gun and compressor for a day= rip off. I drove 80 miles to my parents house and borrowed my dads air compressor and nail gun ..... Which my dad purchased at Sears for $69. Wasted half a days work. And this was not my first a-hole encounter with this business. But it was my last!!!! read more