The check in attendant was not at the desk, she was hiding in the back room. I had to call the number on the front desk for the manager (who was out washing cars) to tell her I was there to pick up my rental, at which point the attendant heard me and came out front.
They tried to charge us extra than the online price because I'm under 25. The manager was defensive about this policy and told us "that's what everyone's policy is because you're a high risk driver". First off, the attendant should have known why we were being charged more and informed me why. She was not going to mention the price increase but thankfully I questioned it. And secondly, there was no reason for the manager to be defensive about this. I was simply asking why the price was more than anticipated.
I then asked if my mom drive, if the rental would be the online price. Instead of simply switching us out, the manager told me it would be more, because then we would have to pay an additional driver fee. The employees should have worked with us to meet our needs as customers. Instead I had to keep asking about alternative options. The manager repeatedly told me only my mom was allowed to drive the car, because that's what we paid for. This could have been told simply once, but instead she had to speak down to me.
We were given no information for the return procedures. When I went inside to ask the desk attendant (same as the day of pick up) she was on her phone. If you're going to pay an employee to be at the counter all night, they should be doing work. The return and drop off process was longer than it needed to be. I cannot imagine renting from this company in a larger airport.
The "Maintenance Required" light was on almost all of our drive out, and all of our way back. I could have called, but we did not have time to come back for a new car, or to stop and trade it out. We were on a tight schedule for job interviews. Rental cars need to be ready in every aspect when they are picked up, it's more than a clean interior.
And finally, the car did not have cruise control. Does Dollar purposefully buy cars without it to save them money? The car we had was a 2016 model and it was not equipped with cruise control. I didn't think they made cars without it passed 1990. We drove over 700 miles both ways without cruise control.
Although it was annoying, the cruise control issue was minor in the scheme of things. We probably won't rent from the company again. Your prices are barley comparable to your competitors, and your customer service cannot measure up at all. read more