This review is a extremely overdue!
As I sit here doing my taxes, my Firestone bill from September 2021 crossed my desk, I remembered I still needed to write this very overdue review. So let me start at the beginning;
Last Labor Day weekend, my husband, 70 pound puppy which we just adopted a few months earlier from the pound and I set off on a journey camping along the coast. It was fabulous! After so many months of lockdown it was beyond description actually enjoying the outdoors again. Sunsets on the coast, cooking with a little propane stove, taking far too many pictures of our awesome and amazing super hyper and full of love puppy dog, we were having the best time ever!!
The morning of September 6, we left early to get a jump on traffic going back south to our home in the LA area, a nine hour drive was in our sights. As we were going through the pass, just a few hours from home, my air-conditioning just cut out. I immediately took the next exit off the freeway. And as expected the check engine light came on, yikes!!! It was late afternoon and I knew most mechanics would be closed for the holiday or close to ending their day. AND, of course, gas stations don't have those attached mechanics garages anymore. Yes, I know I'm dating myself but in the day, a gas station pumped gas and worked on your car. Fast forward to today, gas stations have gas and they have mini marts. I mediately pulled up Yelp to see if I could find a garage. Closed, Closed, Closed - ugh- panic started to set in - 5th call, a human answered!!!!! I was told to drop off the car and they would check it tomorrow. Now real
Panic set in! Our dog eats a raw diet that I meticulously make for her. We had no more meals as we were headed home. So not only we're we going to have to find a hotel room that would allow us to have a 70 pound moose, I was going to have to figure out her meal.
I mean, I couldn't blame the Firestone guys for wanting to end their day at closing time ESPECIALLY today as Labor Day weekend is know for BBQ's fun and family time!
The gentleman I spoke to on the other end of the line could hear the stress in my voice. I was trying to stay calm but he could tell I was very worried. He said just bring the car in and I'll look at it. I won't close until you get here. Long story short, all the guys at the shop loved our big moose and told us stories about their dogs. They freely gave me advice on how to raise a pit mix and gave lots of recommendations of which I was extremely grateful because my last dog passed on 35 years ago. They could tell I absolutely loved this dog. She was family, not a pet. I cannot begin to tell you how grateful I was when they said they were going to take care of my car right then and there. It needed some major work, the radiator blew so they had to replace it. They had one at the fire stone across the way. These guys bent over backwards in such a way that they gave up partying with their families for a few hours longer so our dog could get home. To this day, I know they did it for our dog more than they did it for us and I am so deeply grateful.
Thank you to the gentleman who gave up their time with their families for a few hours. Thank you for the gentleman who advised me on tips and tricks for my dog. Thank you to the guys at fire stone for fixing my car beautifully. I didn't realize customer service like this still existed. Here I am four months later still deeply grateful to the gentleman at Firestone, Newhall California. You set the customer service bar very high. And for that we are deeply grateful! read more