I was really excited when I booked my car rental, it was a really good price and I had a discount thing through work. It also didn't put some unreasonable 300$ hold on my bank card until I returned the car.
So I got it all squared away online. I had prepaid for it so I was supposed to be good to go when I got there. That is until I actually got there..
We got there at the time on our reservation and were immediately hit with complete disrespect from "Brian" I believe his name was. The attitude he had when he said all this was very "I really don't give a sh*t about you or what you have to do, I'm just here for a check" and I get it, we've all been there, but it just went down hill from there. Another woman also got there shortly after we did. When we walked inches were standing there chatting, they acted surprised like oh, there are people that are coming and need cars??? What?? They said that they didn't have any cars ready for anyone and it would be able 30 minutes till something was ready.
It was a pain but fine, whatever it's a half an hour. He called me in and said it was ready. I was giving my license and the credit card that was used to pay, my friend that was going with me paid using his card not mine. Nothing popped up and said that was a problem, so I didn't think it was. Well apparently it was. And Brian's annoyed with his life tone went from that, to condescending and belittling. I have never been talked to like that by anyone. Ever. He told me that it's somewhere in the terms and conditions, he could set me up with a new reservation but the price was going to be more Bc the price I had was bc I had booked it in advance. It wasnt too too much more, like 20$ I said fine again. He asked about insuring the car I declined, (I had called and talked with my insurance agent before I had booked the initial reservation) he shamed me for not doing it. And wouldn't let it go, saying things like well I hope you have 300$ to replace a tire if that happens. the tone of course was incredibly condescending and talking to me like I was really stupid.
He told me that I would have to call and cancel the first reservation and they would charge me a cancelation fee, Even though I was there ready to go and he couldnt just transfer it to be in my name. I imagine this happens somewhat frequently. I asked for their number (this was the first time asking for it) he ignored the request and kept going with all the things that could go wrong and how I'd have to pay a deductible. Then because I was making this new reservation in person, there was a 200$ hold that would be put on the card. I was leaving for my trip right then, already budgeted all the money I would need and didn't have 200 to just have sit somewhere. I said I didn't think I was going to be able to do it. He said fine.
I asked for the number again ( second time) he literally walked away from me to look at a car or something for another customer. We asked to speak to a manager Bc he wasn't doing anything to help, he just said that I'd have to call the customer service line but they'd still charge merit her way. I asked for the number so that I could call to cancel the reservation (third time) he told me that I just feel like I should be first and that's why I was upset and he'd give me the number later. It had nothing to do with being first last or in between, he had called me over to help me.... He was supposed to be helping me, not a matter of being first or last, more a matter that we had already paid for this and weren't able to get it, that's why I was upset, not about my place in line..??...
So he never gave me the number I had to look it up online and call them. They said that because of his complete lack of any customer service they would refund the entire amount and not charge the fee. That's going to take a few days, so I guess I'll see. That'll make the difference between that specific Avis branch and Avis in general... read more