Avis offered a competitive price when we reserved our mid-size car, but unfortunately that's the only positive thing I can say about them. Not only did they not have a car ready for us when we arrived at their front desk, but the manager, Samm, was rude and dismissive and did not seem to care one bit about providing decent customer service. When we asked what she could do for us, her response was, "We'll try to find another car; it'll be at least half an hour to find one and clean it out." Maybe they could please upgrade us to the Chrysler 300 that's on the specials board? "No, we don't have anymore of those." Maybe we could upgrade to something else? "It'll be full price to upgrade. We can give you a pickup truck," she says, ignoring the child seats and children that we have with us. I thought we had a reservation? "Well, you *were* half an hour late," she says, ignoring the fact that she has our flight number and should've known that it was delayed. "That's just the nature of air travel," she concludes, rather flippantly. No apologies, no sympathy, nothing. It boggles the mind that someone so obtuse could be in customer service.
Nate, the new guy behind the front counter, was very kind and wanted to help us, but told us he was new and his hands were tied, and that he couldn't do anything without Samm's approval. I feel sorry for the guy to have to work in such a stifling environment.
Next time, we'll be going with a different rental company. read more