I received very unprofessional customer service from various company representatives in response to a mistake made by the company itself.
On Thursday, December 28, 2017, I contacted American Limo to reserve transportation for myself and guests on December 31, 2017. I ordered a 14 passenger Mercedes Sprinter to pick us up at my home at 9:30 PM and bring us to several different locations and then return home by 3:30 AM. The shuttle arrived, and it was not a Mercedes Sprinter as ordered. I had not been notified of a change in the type of vehicle ahead of time. I did not mention the change to the driver, as I was excited to get on with our New Year's celebration. However, we immediately noticed there was no heat in the vehicle. The driver was unsure of how to turn it on and in 17 degree weather not having heat was not an option. The driver had to contact the company to get instructions on how to operate the heat. He was able to get the heat running. This delay, however, already had put a us behind schedule. We left my home and were headed to our first destination - Martin's East. Within 10 minutes of leaving, the driver had to pull the vehicle over to the side of Rt. 40. When I questioned him, he responded, "The Engine is having issues, I am calling it into the company." Once he got off the phone - he stated that he would move us to a nearby parking lot to wait for a new vehicle to be delivered in a few minutes. A "few minutes" turned into 20 minutes which put in jeopardy of missing our dinner reservation. The driver decided to chance the drive and get us to our destination in time for dinner. The driver told me that vehicles would be switched while we were inside having dinner and by the time we were to head to our next destination, it would be a working Sprinter. He called me while we were eating to let me know they were sending a shuttle vehicle - again, not providing us with the vehicle that we had originally ordered. I let them know I was disappointed we were not getting the vehicle type I originally ordered. He gave me the number to Carlo - a manager for the company. When I reached out to Carlo, he questioned why I was calling him and he stated that by now this issue is in the owner's hands.
Ultimately, the vehicle was not delivered during dinner, and we had to wait additional time for it to arrive. Once it arrived, delivered by the owner and a mechanic, I spoke to the owner in person. I told him I was disappointed, to say the least. He stated, "I don't give a shit, you can walk home or we can shuttle you home" I was shocked at his response and questioned if this was how he spoke to a all of his customers. He replied, "I have thousands of customers", and that he was sick and shouldn't have to be there in the first place. He told us that the shuttle that they delivered was our only option and that we would touch base on Tuesday. We were anxious to continue our night, though we were completely off schedule, and I agreed to speak to a company representative on Tuesday, as he would not be available. Please note, the replacement shuttle did not have ice, or glasses, and had all forward facing seats - like a school bus. I ordered the Sprinter initially because of the wrap around seating, which encouraged guest interaction. These changes, and the fact that there were huge delays, made us unable to attend nearly all of the functions we had planned and ruined our New Years celebration.
On 1/2/18, I received the receipt for payment. I noticed it was discounted slightly, however we had not discussed the issues further, as indicated. When I reached out to Carlo, he stated there would be NO further discussion or discounts. Being in the service industry myself, I have never been so appalled by the so-called "customer service" provided by American Limo. read more