Terrible customer service and rude associates. The hours do not accommodate working individuals. I'm told one day they stop talking cars at 4:00, the next 4:15, than again at 4:30. I rush to get there for the cut off time and each time it's different. This last time the guy stated they stop taking cars at 4:30. I told the guy it wasn't 4:30 yet and it was 4:25. The other associate shut the door to the car wash while the other guy said the were closed. Stopping taking cars at 4:30 means to me you take cars until that time. They need to have a consistent cut off time and stick to it. It was not like there were tons of cars in line waiting to get washed, there was one car that they just finished up and I would have been the next. So I called the car wash the next day, thinking that the manager or owner must leave before closing time and he/she would be there during the day. An associate answers the phone and I ask for the manger. First, he stated the manager isn't around. After I insist to speak to a manager he states he's the manager. So I tell him my problem and he's blowing me off. He stated the car wash was broken and that's why they stopped taking cars, but his employees didn't know to tell me that because he was the one to shut it down. I told him that's probably information his staff should know and then I asked about the other times I was turned away at various times. He stated they don't post hours, but I told him when I google them it says 9:00-4:30. After beating around the bush with me and after I called him out on his lies and inconsistent stories, he slipped out that they close between 4:00-4:30 it depends on if they have cars or not. So,if it's 3:30 and they haven't had a car in a while, they will close at 4:00. He proceeded to state that sometimes the staff just wants to go home a little early. He told me to come on Saturday and I said that the line is wrapped around the building and waiting hours for a car wash is ridiculous and my whole point was if they had a consistent cut off time I'd know when to be there. However when I'm told a different cut off time every single time I go there, it's kind of hard. He said that's too bad and he doesn't make the hours, but it seems to me they make up whatever hours they want and he said I'm the only one who has complained and they've been there for 20 something years. Well just because no one else complains doesn't mean they're happy with the way things are. Since this "manager" was all across the board with his stories, I asked who the owner was. He told me he was. So as a business person myself, I ran the numbers on his missed opportunity, by just not having me as a customer (about $1,200 a year) and I asked how many more people this must happen to and he's losing money because they change the cut off times everyday. The numbers and this conversation went completely over his head, which this would not happen to an owner/co-owner or true business person. So I called him out on another lie of his and I told him I could find out since it's public record and then he told me he's half owner and the other half is owned by Bowers and Burrows Oil.
So I called Bowers and Burrows Oil and spoke to a pleasant lady, who was sympathetic to the situation. She stated they are the owners (there's no co-owner... another lie) of the car wash, however the gentleman I needed to speak to was not in today, which I do understand. I told her all of the problems with staff and the inconvenience and inconsistencies that I've gone through. She put me through to the gentlemen's voicemail and stated she made a note for him to call me back. I left a voicemail to describing a little bit of the situation and asked him to call me back when he had a chance. I did not receive a call back.
Suggestions:
Clean house and hire staff that is willing to work and perform basic level customer service (don't lie and be rude).
Have a consistent cut off time and make sure that it is posted for customers to see ( "Last car taken at...")
Make sure hours are followed by staff.
If the car wash is broken, all staff should be informed.
Offer some sort of extended hours, even if it's 1-2 days a week. People who work during the week can not make the hours that they semi-follow. So that explains why it's so backed up on the weekends.
Unfortunately, I can't comment on the job they do because I can't seem to get my car wash there, but this is the only full service car wash in Henderson, so there's no other choice for this type of service and I'm forced to conduct business there if I want a full service wash. If and when I hear of another full service car wash I will be taking my business there, mainly because of the attitude of the staff. read more