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    1.5 (61 reviews)

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    Two employees at Budget but only ONE checks people in, despite a long line of customers

    The car was great and the price was very good, BUT the checking in / getting your key process was LONG - despite there being only 4 people ahead of me, I waited over 40 minutes to get my keys. Two employees were at the desk but only one was checking people in while the other did paperwork (I asked).

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    Jemellee S.

    This one is located near Seattle Airport. First expect to get in line for a shuttle bus to get to the rental place. Then get in line to get your rental. The line was ridiculously long on this Monday Morning! I've never experienced anything quite like it except when I was stuck due to snow (everyone wanted a car). Anyways, they had multiple and I mean like 10 plus registers (computers) but only with 2/3 customer service representatives. That seems unacceptable especially when the like had over 30 people. (That's not an exaggeration). I don't know what happened. Whether they were short staffed or whatever the cause, it was not a good day. We waited over 2hours in line. And there was no kind of remedy for this long line. One plus to the long wait was, we needed a larger car. They granted it with no charge. Still can't make up for the time loss but it was something. I hope in the future they have a better plan as I am sure they knew how many people reserves cat for the day.

    Nikki B.

    We had to walk a bit far to catch the rental car shuttle. There were two staff collecting luggage and loading it on to the luggage section of the shuttle. Thank you for that courteous and efficient service. The shuttle drops you off and you find your rental company. We had reserved through Budget. I was EXTREMELY GRATEFUL for the chairs as my mom stood in line... 45 minutes to get the car!!! When we headed down to the garage she said there was a sign on he counter reading: 190 cars weren't returned yesterday. I told her: I hope that's not an indication that returning is a bigger headache than renting! We had to walk outside to fetch an elevator down to Express Assignment Service. As we again waited w more than a half dozen other travelers I joked "they're using that Express word pretty loosely" The two valets started offering everyone an upgraded rental for the wait. When my mom returned the car the following Friday she had forgot her kindle. She returned for it and a girl went to fetch it. My mom asked her if she could give her this, handing her $5? The girl said she didn't have to. My mom replied: well you didn't have to go look for and find my kindle. Service was friendly but I'm not sure what they need to do about executing all the reservations? Maybe talk to the nearby agencies....that all were able to process through people @ a much quicker rate than Budget.

    There are 30 people behind me in line and early 125 in front of me.  AVOID Budget/Avis at SeaTac at all cost!!!

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    hire some people! It's Monday morning, the line is long and you have only 2 people working

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    Had reservations and they had no cars. Not acceptable to fly in and have no transportation. I hate budget, Avis and Payless car rental

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    Waited over 2 hours in the longest line I have ever been in at Sea-Tac airport. will never book a car with them again.

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    Waiting in a long line with only 2 agents...my flight was faster than this wait. Absolutely ridiculous. Never again!

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    Will not rent from Budget again. Hidden/extra charges were 50% of the orginal quote. Very pissed.

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