A few days before Thanksgiving I was in a car crash where someone t-boned me in downtown Providence. Due to minor glitches in the police report, the repair time and insurance liability took longer than expected which led me to a mental breakdown each time I would get into my car. Needless to say, it was a solid month filled of back and forth bantering with both insurance companies before I found myself walking in the doors of the Enterprise location on Quaker Lane in Warwick, RI.
Once I am notified that I am able to pick up a rental car, I was ecstatic. Side note, we have now fast tracked to 12.29.2015 because of how long the insurance process took. On this very day, I had work in Trumbull, CT from 6am-3pm, then had to stop at Inskip to drop off my Mini Cooper and sign papers with the Collision center before 5pm, then head over to Enterprise to sign papers there in order to get a car to then drive back 2 hours home to CT for work at 4am!
Anyhow, we first start with Andrew who was such a delight and very helpful with getting me into a rental! Everything was done in the blink of an eye and I was out of their office within minutes and on my way over to Inskip for more paperwork! Andrew was able to get me into a 2016 Fiat 500x which was similar to my Cooper and BRAND NEW! I was pretty pumped about this but since they just had taken it off the truck, they needed to add gas and such so he said that they would be more than happy to drop off the vehicle fully ready to go for me over at Inskip within 30 minutes! I was totally cool with that and headed over to my next stop; Inskip.
Okay, so now we have fast-tracked to 01.20.2016 where I am driving home from work in CT on the Merritt Prkwy/Berlin Trpke juncture going North bound when I hit a massive doe in the middle of the highway! If any of you are from CT or familiar, you are fully aware of the Merritt and especially the deer epidemic that goes on over in those neck of the woods!
Back to my main point, now I am not sure if track practice was in session in deer country or if Santa let Prancer and Dancer out for a night of drinking and reckless activity now that the holiday season is over; however these two dare-devils had a different agenda... They were fascinated by the pearly white Fiat and needed a closer look; therefore, they insisted on jumping over the guard rail and running directly in front of my car leaving me ZERO seconds to react... Due to the lane I was in, the amount of deer, pitch black roads, Oh! and the speed limit being 55, I was almost forced to hit Bambi or I would have just ended up hurting myself by trying to swerve in any direction possible.
Cue the waterworks and emotional melt down for the following reasons:
1. BRAND NEW RENTAL CAR - I was literally having a panic attack over it, I probably asked the cop 45 questions about rental cars and he actually had to tell me to zip it so he could finish the paper work. Basically, I felt TERRIBLE about the car and was mortified to call the branch in AM to let them know I hit a deer!
2. Are they going to be mad at me?! Am I in trouble? Am I going to get yelled at?
3. Still pretty down about killing Bambi....
Now we have arrived to this very morning on a freezing cold day in Newington, CT where I am left stranded with no car in my apartment, mascara all over my face from crying, and 8 numbers that I am hesitant to call about the series of unfortunate events that unfolded after my amazing day of work yesterday. (Funny how the world works...) Needless to say, I thought i was doomed...
I get in contact with Enterprise first and they weren't even concerned about the car and more concerned about my own safety! That was their 2nd brownie point (remember, Andrew was the first). They walk me through a few policy procedures and ask typical questions about the incident and then inform that I should notify my insurance company asap. I had more information for them but needed to call back and when I did Dwayne, the branch manager took the call which later led to him being the 3rd brownie point for this review!
On the phone with Dwayne was a breeze and the first thing out of his mouth was, "Miss. Palfy, are you okay?" I love the consistency and the caring environment that this branch has displayed for such an unfortunate situation! He then asked me if and when I would like to pick up another car. I kind of laughed but then I notified Dwayne that I was located in CT and he said, "Thats one of the many perks of renting with Enterprise, you'll be able to pick up a similar car under the same reservation as the initial car prior to accident. All you need to do is call them and notify the branch and if they have ANY issues, tell them to call me personally!" Honestly, the look on my face was priceless and then the waterworks started up again and not from anger/frustration but from pure joy and happiness to how the Warwick Branch handled the situation! Thanks everyone! You've been amazing and uber caring! read more